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 Bootlegger Trail Site

"Finally, in late February, a sufficient number of bison appeared on the plain about the kill. The hunters slowly hazed the herd, mostly cows and young bulls, downhill onto the large, flat terrace. Once on the terrace, the bison began to break up, but many turned to the northeast, toward the kill." "Once they had the animals contained, the hunters proceeded with the kill; arrows flew until the last animal dropped...." "The Bootlegger Trail archaeological site contains the debris and remnant architectural features created by the activities of a prehistoric bison kill and the processing of products that resulted from the kill." "[With] an artifact assemblage typified by an armory of small, side-notched projectile points; implements devoted to the processing of meat and hides such as stone knives, scrapers, stone and bone choppers, bone awls; and a variety of other bone tools. Other items that occurred less frequently but with sufficient regularity as to offer no surprises include ornamental items, smoking pipes, and a smattering of ceramic sherds." Excerpted from the site report The Bootlegger Trail Site, A Late Prehistoric Spring Bison Kill Tom E. Roll and Ken Deaver October 1978

Artifacts from the Bootlegger Site