(GV answered in between. )

Not exterminated, "near extinction" means nearly but not 100% exterminated. I can't remember how many was the lowest estimate, 100 or 400? Nowhere near endangered now. Maybe a North American member can contribute.

Art/Ripp, has a neighbour with a domestic bison herd. There are many. Most hunting is pedestrian. Hamish animals. There are reportedly herds that are wilder and better hunting. Mountain herds? I'd like to hunt one of these herds one day. Shooting a "milk cow" bison standing in a paddock isn't of interest.