See details of acquisition of this ledger from James H. Clayton's widow in "Northern Cheyenne Warrior Ledger Art: Captivity Narratives and Northern Cheyenne Prisoners in 1879 Dodge City," Kansas History 35.1 (Spring 2012): 2-25.

Although Wild Hog is the first man listed, others are referenced as well as "other Northern Cheyenne Indian cheifs [sic]."

Human figures in all four ledger art notebooks associated with Wild Hog and other Northern Cheyenne prisoners in Dodge City have this characteristic of hoof-like feet rather than moccasins. Other sources for the connection between the Northern Cheyennes and bison are Margie Ambler quoting Notame'hehe, "North Woman," in "Coming Home," from the book _We, The Northern Cheyenne People_ (Lame Deer, Montana: Chief Dull Knife College, 2008): 30 and James N. Leiker and Ramon Powers, _The Northern Cheyenne Exodus in HIstory and Memory_ (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2011): 118-19. The latter recounts Lucille Spear's story of the Northern Cheyenne journey 1878-9 from Oklahoma to Fort Robinson.

The charging bear has blood coming from mouth and neck wounds. Blood from the mouth indicates the mortal nature of the wound.