THE National Park Service is looking for volunteers to help kill hundreds bison in the Grand Canyon’s National Park.
Applications from the public are open from 12am, local time, on May 3 and close at 11.59pm on May 4 with the job starting in September 2021.
A total of 25 jobs are up for grabs, 12 of which will be chosen using a random lottery system.
Those selected will be contacted by the NPS by May 17.
Anyone wishing to apply must be a US citizen; 18 years of age or older with valid identification; be able to purchase and pass a background investigation; have no criminal or wildlife violations; self-certify a high level of physical fitness ability; have a firearm safety certification and pass a marksmanship proficiency test; provide equipment; be available for the entirety of one of the assigned lethal removal operational periods; and meet additional requirements listed on the NPS FAQ page and application.
NPS would select the age and sex of those targeted, and the number of bison allowed to be shot per team which would depend on the number of skilled volunteers, each of whom would be able to keep one carcass, though not necessarily the one they shot.
The NPS wrote it was “concerned about increased impacts on park resources such as water, vegetation, soils, archaeological sites and values such as visitor experience and wilderness character” given the “current distribution, abundance, density and the expected growth of the bison herd on the North Rim.”
I find it odd these things they are concerned about
increased impacts on park resources such as water, vegetation, soils, archaeological sites and values such as visitor experience and wilderness character”, doesn’t apply to the Southren border
straining resources the invasion is causing seems to be of little interest
to the health & well being of America
I don’t find these to be good excuses for killing the bison
“visitor experience and wilderness character”
when harvesting a deer there is reason I have sis do it up
she’s very good at it & I know it’s beastie I harvested
not someone else’s
which happens at some processors
Lots of people do eat the buffy meat UP here
so it’s handy to have buffys right?
Here’s BOSS Susan
the ranch hand
Orv Kabat – Owner/Operator
notice something about those 2?
He’s outside doing the outside stuff which he likes doing
flying patrol, wolves and such, checking fences while
Boss Susan takes care of the orders and other important inside stuff
it’s the natural order of things