45,000 hunters apply to kill 12 buffalo in Grand Canyon Natl park.

[powderman]

   
45,000 hunters apply to kill 12 buffalo in Grand Canyon Natl park.
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45,000 hunters apply to kill 12 bison in Grand Canyon National Park
Volunteers will not be able to use motorized vehicles to transport the bison
By Jesse O'Neill | New York Post

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Hunters are going ballistic for a chance to help thin a herd of bison in Grand Canyon National Park.

Some 45,000 people have applied for just 12 spots to kill one of the massive beasts each in the September slaughter.

The ideal candidate to "protect the park ecosystem, resources and values," will have no criminal history, be physically fit, have firearm safety certification and be able to "pass a marksmanship proficiency test," government officials said.


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Only 15 percent of the 45,040 applicants were from Arizona, as sharp shooters from coast to coast vied for the volunteer gig, according to officials.

"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. "You can’t win unless you play."

The Arizona Game and Fish Department will pick 25 names through a lottery and then pick the 12 most qualified out of that group to kill and harvest an animal.

"I just thought it would be a cool experience," said Vasko, a 27-year-old who works in real estate and farms in Omaha, Nebraska. "I’m an avid fisher, hunter. Going to Grand Canyon to hunt bison would be absolutely awesome."

Volunteers will be working under grueling conditions at high altitudes, and will be banned from using motorized vehicles to transport the bison they slaughter, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds.

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The park has removed about 90 animals so far and transported them to Native American tribes, in line with a 2017 environmental review.

Parks workers want to reduce the size of the herd by several hundred to decrease impacts on park resources and improve the experience of park visitors.

This story first appeared in the New York Post.

[Ranger99]

I can understand not allowing any
people to ride around in motor
vehicles for hunting unless with a
disability,  but to not allow them
for removing a carcass is pretty
silly. Especially something that's
buffalo sized

[Doublebass73]

That's worse than the New Hampshire moose lottery. 15000 applicants for 50 moose permits. Back in the 90's they were giving 600 to 700 permits a year but the population has dropped by a huge amount. They really should close the moose hunt until the population recovers but they don't want to give up that money.

[Dee]

Wow! If I were a buffalo living there, I'd sneak outta there as soon as the sun went down.