The buffalo hunting technique allowed hunters to corner the herd near a cliff and fire at close range. This describes which practice?

• A. Build fences
• B. Corner the herd near a cliff while firing at close range
• C. Use nets to capture alive
• D. Stalk on foot

Answer: (B)

The situation describes buffalo jump hunting—the coordinated drive of a herd toward a natural barrier, like a cliff, so escape routes are cut off and a large number can be killed at close range. In this tactic, hunters exploit terrain to funnel the animals, making a mass kill more efficient and safer for the hunters than pursuing individual animals. The emphasis is on cornering the herd near a cliff and then delivering close-range kills, which is precisely how a buffalo jump works.

This differs from building fences, which is about creating barriers for containment rather than driving a herd to a brink; using nets to capture alive, which aims to take animals alive rather than produce a mass kill; or stalking on foot, which involves stealthy pursuit of individual animals rather than a coordinated herd-driven maneuver near a cliff.