March 11, 2015
From JHNewsAndGuide.com
It’s usually people trying to kill rather than photograph animals who are fined for violating Grand Teton National Park wildlife regulations, at least judging by the citations that were handed out to visitors last year.
Hunters were the offenders in about two-thirds of the wildlife-related incidents that deserved tickets from Teton park rangers in 2014, according to a review of citation slips acquired through the Freedom of Information Act.
Citations went to hunters last fall for shooting from within 30 feet of a roads, for pursuing elk in the recently closed Snake River bottoms and for using lead ammunition.
Hunters in one party possessing Wyoming general season elk tags killed a bull outside of their permit area, illegally drove a truck to pick up the meat and then lied and tried to cover their tracks when confronted by rangers. The offense cost the party of Missouri, Michigan and Wyoming hunters thousands of dollars.