One of the best reads was as they entered Manitoba off the barrens of by Joe Robinson of them tagging barrenground caribou in the late 40's-50's . A very large population of first nations in northern Manitoba depended on them passing through. As they entered the lakes to swim across the canoes would paddle up and dispatch with a knife/spear . The winter hair would float the animal and as they washed up on a distant shore the animals would be bound up with rocks to sink below the surface. As winter progressed they would chop out and pull the animals up as needed. Many peoples perished as the bou changed migration because of fires during this time period. Oskar Mallory ( Wildlife Director Manitoba 1930-50's) spent many a hour telling of some of the stories over many a pot of tea.

A very good report was from a Phd student that put cameras on the bou neck region in the Thompson area in the winter and these went into the barrens of NWT just above Man/ Sask boarders. This was to see what they were eating for 9 months. The collars released and sent a sat location for recovery. ( cant remember her name at the moment)a