▁follows : ▁For ▁cow ▁h ides , ▁$ 3 ; ▁b ull ▁h ides , ▁$ 2 . 5 0 ; ▁year lings , ▁$ 1 . 5 0 ; ▁cal ves , ▁ 7 5 ▁c ents ; ▁and ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁getting ▁the ▁h ides ▁to ▁market ▁brought ▁the ▁cost ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁$ 3 . 5 0 ▁($ 8 9 . 6 8 ▁account ing ▁for ▁infl ation ) ▁per ▁hide . ▁ ▁The ▁h unter ▁would ▁custom arily ▁locate ▁the ▁her d ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning , ▁and ▁station ▁himself ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards / met ers ▁from ▁it , ▁shooting ▁the ▁animals ▁broad side ▁through ▁the ▁l ungs . ▁Head ▁sh ots ▁were ▁not ▁preferred ▁as ▁the ▁soft ▁lead ▁bul lets ▁would ▁often ▁fl atten ▁and ▁fail ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁sk ull , ▁especially ▁if ▁mud ▁was ▁m atted ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁animal . ▁The ▁b ison ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁drop ▁until ▁either ▁the ▁her d ▁sens ed ▁danger ▁and ▁stamp eded ▁or ▁perhaps ▁a ▁wounded ▁animal ▁attacked ▁another , ▁causing ▁the ▁her d ▁to ▁dis per se . ▁If ▁done ▁properly ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁b ison ▁would ▁be ▁fel led ▁at ▁one ▁time . ▁Following ▁up ▁were ▁the ▁sk inners , ▁who ▁would ▁drive ▁a ▁sp ike ▁through ▁the ▁nose ▁of ▁each ▁dead ▁animal ▁with ▁a ▁s ledge ham mer , ▁hook ▁up ▁a ▁horse ▁team , ▁and ▁pull ▁the ▁hide ▁from ▁the ▁car c ass . ▁The ▁h ides