I hope Graykeeper will take the time to become educated about the history of wood bison in Alaska and NW Yukon. There is not one statement in this comment that is even close to being correct. The most current information on wood bison history is readily available at : Stephenson, R.O, S. C. Gerlach, R. D. Guthrie, C. R. Harington, R.O. Mills and G. Hare. 2001. Wood Bison in Late Holocene Alaska and Adjacent Canada: Paleontological, Archaeological and Historical Records. Wildlife and People in Northern North America. Essays in Honor of R. Dale Guthrie. S. C. Gerlach and M. S. Murray (Editors). British Archaeological Reports, International Series.    It is painful to see someone embarrass themselves so thoroughly and unnecessarily. Some study would serve you well. Glad to see that most everyone gets it. I hope Smokin' Joe might also find time to actually look into Alaska history and science....."very few people in Alaska more than a hundred years ago,"......   say what ?  Not true.