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# Bison Hunters in the San Juans
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/episode/bison-hunters-in-the-san-juans-pc2wl6/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:59:26.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-10T11:08:38.000Z
- Description: While digging a pond on Orcas Island 10 years ago, a crew turned up some ancient bones.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Mossback's Northwest, Season 4, Episode 6, #ZZZ_Episode_f581045c-18b2-41d3-94b0-20c52ff1909b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_50744e68-2011-417f-9f73-f880b010d33f, #v1.16

While digging a manmade pond on Orcas Island 10 years ago, a crew turned up some ancient bones that turned out to be hugely important: 12,000-year-old giant bison bones that showed signs of butchering by humans.