Perhaps you are confusing musk-ox with buffalo.  Buffalo (Plains Bison) are not native to Alaska.  They are an introduced species.  The Buffalo are not being kept at a "restricted" level because of the "farms", but rather to keep the herd to manageable numbers and keep them from overgrazing the habitat.  Do you know Alaska hunting laws?  If you do then you will know that it is illegal to use aircraft to locate game during season.  Also much of the area that the buffalo inhabit is inaccessible by vehicle. 90 percent of hunting is locating the target, and of course they shoot at a standing animal, to shoot at a running one is both unethical and dishonest to the animal as the chances of wounding it and not killing it outright are high.  Are you saying that of the thousands of buffalo permit applicants each year, most of them are inept and have few hunting skills?  If you want to rail against farmers, go to it, but don't use the buffalo as a crutch.  Who did discover the oil?