Fill in the Blanks SurvivingOnline version LL Comp Build Know, Settling In, Surviving by Stephanie Turner 1 They through were game enough TO survive , the settlers in the West had to grow crops . also had to hunt for meat . They would hunt deer and trap small . On the vast plains , they found many herds of buffalo . These big beasts gave meat to get the settlers the winter . The hides made into coats , boots , and mittens . These buffalo gave the gift of life to the settlers .