National News
May 6, 2021
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) More than 45,000 people are vying for one of a dozen spots to help thin a herd of bison at Grand Canyon National Park.
The odds aren’t as good as drawing a state tag to hunt the massive animals beyond the boundaries of the Grand Canyon, but they’re far better than getting struck by lightning or winning the Powerball.
“Just keeping my fingers crossed that I’m one out of 12,” said Rich Dawley Jr. a 29-year-old farmer outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who applied. “You can’t win unless you play.”
The National Park Service opened a rare opportunity for skilled shooters to kill bison at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim where officials say they’ve been trampling on archaeological and other resources, and spoiling the water.
Opening Up Hunting in a Jewel of the National Park System Would Be Harmful Precedent
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, May 6, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Animal Wellness Action and partner organizations called on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to halt plans for the National Park Service (NPS) to open up a hunting season in the coming months for bison in the northern part of Grand Canyon National Park. The NPS this week conducted a lottery to select hunters to win the opportunity to shoot the bison in the fall and leave with the carcasses and trophies of the animals. In a letter to Haaland sent yesterday, AWA president Wayne Pacelle asked Secretary Haaland to “terminate a thinly disguised public trophy hunting program within Grand Canyon National Park.”
Outdoornews
May 6, 2021
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. More than 45,000 people are vying for one of a dozen spots to help thin a herd of bison at Grand Canyon National Park.
The odds aren’t as good as drawing a state tag to hunt the massive animals beyond the boundaries of the Grand Canyon, but they’re far better than getting struck by lightning or winning the Powerball.
“Just keeping my fingers crossed that I’m one out of 12,” said Rich Dawley Jr. a 29-year-old farmer outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who applied. “You can’t win unless you play.”
The National Park Service opened a rare opportunity for skilled shooters to kill bison at the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, where officials say they’ve been trampling on archaeological and other resources, and spoiling the water.
A health care executive vowed to follow COVID rules then led a 153-person Grand Canyon hike, rangers say
By The Washington PostUpdated May 6, 2021, 5:35 p.m.
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The South Rim of the Grand Canyon.Alex Pulaski/For The Washington Post
When park rangers caught wind of Joseph Don Mountâs plan to lead a 153-person hiking trip through Grand Canyon National Park last fall, they tried to warn him against it.
The large excursion, which Mount had been advertising on Facebook and collecting $95 fees to fund, would violate the parkâs rules against hiking groups larger than 11 people, Ranger Timothy Hopp warned in an Oct. 8 phone call, according to a federal affidavit filed on Tuesday.