ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOOSE, Wyo.
– An annual elk hunt has just begun in Grand Teton National Park.
Wildlife
managers have authorized 375 permits for this year’s hunt, which began Nov. 2.
They will
allow hunting in an area mainly east of U.S. Highway 89 in the southeast part
of Grand Teton in western Wyoming. Hunting in two different portions
of the hunt area will end on Nov. 25 and Dec. 8.
Hunting
typically isn’t allowed in national parks but the 1950 law authorizing Grand
Teton allows elk hunting in the park. Park officials call the hunt an “elk
reduction program” intended to cull animals in the Jackson elk herd.
Hunters must
abide by several rules that often don’t apply outside the park. They include
requirements to carry bear spray and use non-lead ammunition.
