Ethan Ragain News Today

“Watch out for badger holes,” said naturalist Joe Lieb on the National Elk Refuge, “and does anyone have bear spray?” Without a cloud in the sky, the safety briefing kicked off a day of antler pickups on the refuge April 17, an annual tradition carried out by youth in the Boy Scouts of America Grand Teton Council to raise funds for the program and for refuge maintenance. Since COVID-19 canceled last year’s collection and forced the corresponding ElkFest auction online, ...