Bison Round-Up at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, 1948

10 Bison in the middle distance, being herded by two men on horseback - one in the right foreground, with his back facing the camera, and other in the background, on the other side of the line of running Bison. The men are dressed in chaps, shirts, and broadbrimmed hats. A fence line appears behind the man on horseback in the background. Visible further in the distance is a few hills ranging from mid- to large-size, and a grouping of trees.
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
10/01/1948
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Elmer Parker (left background) and Heck Schrader of the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge are driving a hard of Bison into pens where certain of the animals will be selected for slaughter. Men must exercise caution when driving Bison because some of the bulls will turn and attempt to gore the horses. Parker was an expert rodeo performer who worked at the Refuge. October 1948
Facility
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Species
Bison
Subject tags
History
Horse riding
Wildlife
Wildlife management
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service