Every so often on Facebook or Instagram, I see that one of my friends has gone hunting, successfully killing this or that forest creature. There are smiles all around as
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• Updated: 07/05/2021 - 15:58
Thousands of Americans have applied to a lottery in the hope of winning a chance of shooting bison at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Over 45,000 applicants vied for only 12 spots advertised by the US National Park Service (NPS). They will help cull the animals after the service reported their population had become too large.
Officials claim that the bison had been trampling on archaeological and other resources, and spoiling the water in the North Rim area.
“Skilled volunteers” were requested to shoot and kill the bison to prevent any more environmental damage from taking place. But the event is not being classified as a hunt as it doesn’t involve what they call a fair chase. Hunting is prohibited within national parks, but the agency has the authority to kill
More than 45,000 shooters have applied for opportunity to kill 12 bison during the first controlled hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon National Park received 45,040 applications for its first controlled bison hunt inside the perimeter of the park
The hunt is to reduce the size of the House Rock bison herd in the park
A total of 25 shooters from the 45,040 will be chosen through a lottery
Park officials say the first 12 to submit a complete information packet will be chosen for the official hunt
There are 400 to 600 bison in this heard, but only 12 will be killed in the hunt