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Elk Reduction brochure for Grand Teton National Park (NP) in Wyoming. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).
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Grand Teton
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Elk Reduction in Progress
Elk living in Grand Teton National Park are part of the Jackson herd, one of the largest
elk herds in North America.
The herd occupies parts of Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, and the Teton
and Gros Ventre wilderness areas.
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Grand Teton National Park
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
This migratory herd has a long management
history. Supplemental feeding began in
the early 1900s—allowing for a large elk
population with low natural mortality.
Today, feeding occurs on the National Elk
Refuge and three state-operated feedgrounds
increasing the need for active management
across the herd’s range.
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Due to the herd’s unusual circumstances,
Congress authorized an elk reduction
program as part of the 1950 legislation
establishing Grand Teton National Park.
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The program occurs most years during the
fall in hunt areas east of the Snake River
(see map). The National Park Service in
partnership with the State of Wyoming
oversees and regulates the reduction program.
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Every year the park and Wyoming Game and
Fish Department collect biological data that
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guide decisions surrounding the reduction.
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The program goal is to help support elk
management objectives while minimizing its
effect on other park resources and the visiting public.
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Elk Reduction Area 79
Elk Reduction Area 75
Closed to Public Entry
The program runs mid-October through mid-December.
The park’s legislation allows elk hunting only. No other hunting is permitted.
Hunt areas remain open to visitors. Please wear orange or other bright colors if
you plan to venture off the road in hunt areas.
For more information, please call 307-739-3399.