Yellowstone bison migration minimal; hunter kills down, trapping paused

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  • BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com
  • Apr 4, 2021UpdatedApr 5, 2021
  • 4 min to read

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Fewer Yellowstone National Park bison migrated out of the park this winter meaning hunters had fewer chances for success and the park staff decided not to trap any for slaughter.

  • RYAN BERRY, Billings Gazette

The remnants of a bison hunt outside Yellowstone National Park near Gardiner lie in the sun after being picked clean by birds and at least one grizzly Wednesday, March 31.

  • RYAN BERRY, Billings Gazette

A Yellowstone ranger and an employee from the Department of Livestock watch from a cliff overlooking a herd of elk near the Yellowstone National Park boundary as tribal hunts near Gardiner continued.

  • RYAN BERRY. Billings Gazette

A post marks the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park near Beattie Gulch, signifying one edge of the area where bison hunters can take down their prey.

  • RYAN BERRY, Billings Gazette

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