What methods did Native Americans use to hunt? What did they hunt and trap?

Answer 1

It's a proven fact, the movies have glorified on the Red man, riding his horse with the rains in his teeth, his bow in his hands and at great speeds, riding the Bison down and killing one or two for his family.
No greater myth is alive today among anthropologists. Many places in the Southwest have proven the Indians stampede great herds of Bison over cliffs. One story handed down through a certain tribe states they herded a giant herd over the cliffs at night, using fires and charging them with firebrands.
Literally hundreds of Bison were wounded in this manner and it took a full day for all the tribes members to walk among them cutting throats and killing the wounded.
The bones today of these animals and in other places show the Indian did not kill "just what they needed" but, killed mercilessly.
Although the Bison and the American settlers were conceived as killing off the Bison, no doubt they had a hand in it but, all the blame cannot go directly to them alone.

Other animals, the beaver, otter, etc, all were almost eradicated in the same manners as the people needed them.
Trade with the settlers brought on more killing through trade goods that were needed. Living off the land was becoming easier if one trapped and traded with the settlers.

Answer 2

Again why the past tense?, we are not talking about cavemen are we?
Lets say "Historically,what traditional methods did Native American use to hunt.", also what region of Native America?
The Planes?, Northern Woodland?,Southern Woodland?, Northwest Coast?, Northeast Coast
Just a few from the Southern Woodland.
River cane fish traps.
Devil's Shoestring is a root ground and distributed in the water to stun freshwater fish, then gathered.
Throwing sticks were used for small game,rabbits etc.
Blunt arrows were also used on small game.
River cane blowguns also for small game.

Answer 3

Here in california we used nets for A LOT of things.
Elk and Deer were caught with nets by their antler and walked back to camp. Salmon and other fish were taken with 'dip nets' Basically a net stretched between 2 poles.

Rabbits, birds were taken in willow cage traps.

we did manage to keep most animals in pens, and corrals. They were bred for meat.

Being we were a Stationary Tribe, we did not "follow the herds"