In 1877 after the Nez Perce Indians crossed the Firehole River while fleeing General O. O. Howard's troops, they traveled up a stream which was later named Nez Perce Creek "to commemorate General Howard's pursuit of that tribe of Indians, who followed up the valley through which the stream runs".
 
~ Lee H. Whittlesey, Yellowstone Place Names

After all these years, wild Yellowstone Buffalo management continues to be a contentious topic in the greater Yellowstone area. While we are largely missing current images of dead slaughtered buffalos as seen years ago, the managed killings are still happening but in a hidden, more quiet low-key way.

Current buffalo killing and hazing status reports are available from the Buffallo Field Campaign link below.