No one really knows how many bison there were in pre-Columbian times. 50% more than estimated, is not a big difference, especially since our confidence interval

No one really knows how many bison there were in pre-Columbian times. 50% more than estimated, is not a big difference, especially since our confidence intervals are very, very wide about historical numbers. That being said, there's no going back to the 1400s. Farming and ranching are here to stay.