Posted on 10/20/2014 4:38:35 PM PDT by SJackson
HUNTING — A unique annual elk hunt in a national park began Saturday.
The Grand Teton National Park’s annual elk reduction program will run until Nov. 2.
Congress allowed the “controlled reduction” of elk when the park was created in 1950. Hunting is not allowed in most national parks, and the hunt in Grand Teton comes with restrictions.
The 650 Wyoming-licensed hunters are restricted to two areas of the park. They are allowed to hunt cows or calves — but not bulls — from three primary herd segments: Grand Teton, southern Yellowstone National Park and the Teton Wilderness area of Bridger-Teton National Forest.
The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports archery, hand guns and other non-center-fire ammunition rifles are banned, and artificial elk calls are also not allowed.
Some years ago I went on a blackpowder hunt in a State park, also restricted to certain areas to allow access to campers and hikers. Took the deer a few hours to figure out where the safe humans were. This, of course, is a much larger area.
They’re going to kill the babies ????????
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In Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado they shot the elk, stacked them up and burned them.
With the introduction of wolves, I’m surprised there’s any elk left to hunt.
They ARE better eating.
They aren’t gonna give them the new citizenship cards and voter IDs?
There aren't many anymore.
Elk is some mighty fine eating. A chef friend of mine once fixed me elk tenderloins with a blackberry sauce. Oh man, I almost married her after that meal!
They're already citizens because they were born here.
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So they're going to hunt them down and kill them.
Elkfersupper might be able to provide expert commentary, but he seems to be banned.
Culling only cows and calves is the way to reduce the herd.
A single bull can service a lot of cows, and the reason calves are taken is that it is not possible to determine their sex while hunting, and half ? of the calves are females.
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