During winter the Plains Cree near Carlton House (Fort Carlton), Saskatchewan, used a buffalo pound. Horsemen forced the herd towards the pound. The diameter of the fence was about 100 yards. The man in the tree sang to ensure succes. The animals were killed by gun or bow and arrow.
Drawn by George Back. Engraved by Edward Finden
John Franklin: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. London, 1823