# Buffalo Hunter's Footwear

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-hunters-footwear/150789>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 25, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-hunters-footwear/150789 "2003-01-25T02:20:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Rodney\_of\_Texas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Rodney\_of\_Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodney_of_Texas)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-hunters-footwear/150789/1 "2003-01-25T02:20:09Z")

</div>

I need to know what kind of shoe/boot did the typical American plains buffalo hunter of the late 1800’s wear. Leftover civil war boots? Indian moccasins?

Also, how about pants? Jeans? Chaps? I’m thinking that he dressed differently than the cowboy of the same era, but would appreciate some info.

Thanks.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-hunters-footwear/150789/2 "2003-01-25T03:37:37Z")

</div>

Scroll down to pictures. Looks to me like he has boots on, not moccasins.  
[http://www.finepaintings.com/stobie\_main.htm](http://www.finepaintings.com/stobie_main.htm)

You could also look around for pictures of Buffalo Bill, see what he’s wearing.  
[http://www.nps.gov/jeff/mus-hunters.htm](http://www.nps.gov/jeff/mus-hunters.htm)

> [@](#):
>
> Also known as Buffalo Bill, William F. Cody, perhaps one of the most successful buffalo hunters, is said to have killed 4,128 buffalo in eighteen months working for the railroads. Some buffalo hunters killed more than that, perhaps an estimated 150 in a day. A great demand kept the hunters in business.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-hunters-footwear/150789/3 "2003-01-25T15:04:33Z")

</div>

Buffalo hunter footwear is an odd thing to ask about. Are you going to a rendezvous?