American Buffalo

 is an animal found in Red Dead Redemption. Like all animals found in the game, the can be hunted and skinned for profit or sport. Unlike other animals in the game, the Buffalo can be completely wiped out. They will not respawn once you get the Manifest Destiny achievement, so be sure to collect the skins of any buffalo you kill.

Alternative: You can use Throwing Knifes to kill the Buffalo. One throwing knife will kill a Buffalo regardless of where it hits them, which is extremely useful for quick kills against the herd if you do not want them to disperse.(This technique is also very useful against bears found at tall trees)

Note that there has been issues with buffalo not respawning if they have fallen into the river even though the achievement/trophy is not unlocked.

You can also unlock a buffalo mount in multiplayer, which allows you to ride a buffalo insted of a horse.

Location & Hunting Tips
You can find Buffalo's in the Great Plains, but commonly roaming around the centre of the area. There is only one herd of Buffalo in the game, consisting of exactly 20 buffalo and they quickly disperse after you begin shooting so using Dead Eye targeting system and aiming for multiple headshots is recommended.

Despite there being only one herd of buffalo, there is a random event in the Great Plains where you may see a buffalo being chased by a hunter, this event can occur after getting the achievement for killing all 20 buffalo in the herd.

There is a rare unique encounter where a shopkeeper is chasing a buffalo. After killing it the shopkeeper becomes upset and stares at the body. It is unkown if this buffalo can count towards the achivement but you can actually kill 21 buffalo.

=Skinning= The Buffalo is the second most valuable animal. Combined, the skinning products of a buffalo can deliver up to $90, but then again, there is a limited number of buffalo.


 * Buffalo Meat
 * Buffalo Skin
 * Buffalo Horns

Achievement/Trophy
The player must kill an to successfully complete the following achievement:
 * Unnatural Selection: Kill one of every animal in the game in any game mode.
 * Manifest Destiny :Kill the last Buffalo in the Great Plains in Single Player.