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At least 457 Yellowstone bison killed

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Bison Slaughter, Stephens Creek Bison Capture Facility
In this undated file photo, National Park Service workers move bison into a hydraulic chute where biologists determined the sex, weight, age and took blood samples from about 60 bison before they were loaded on trailers and sent to slaughter at the Stephens Creek Bison Capture Facility.

RACHEL LEATHE/BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE

At least 457 bison were killed this winter, a total that falls shy of a removal goal as most hunting seasons and capture-for-slaughter operations end.

Of those, 347 were shipped to slaughter after being caught in Yellowstone’s Stephens Creek Capture Facility and 106 were killed by hunters, according to a report from the park. The number taken by tribal hunters will likely increase because final harvest totals for several tribes haven’t been reported yet.

The report was compiled late last week as park officials shuttered the trap for the year. Park officials…

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