I’ve been writing about what is going to happen in the Rocky Mountain National Park where elk numbers need to be reduced but Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has a similar problem. Once again park officials don’t know what to do. There will be two public meetings where citizens can offer some input. Feb. 21 a meeting is scheduled in Medora and on the 22nd in Bismark.
It’s a no-brainer from what I can see. Solicit a waiver to allow hunting in the park from the federal government, set up a hunting program for the elk and let the process begin. Hunters are willing to pay and if the state requests that all funds generated from the sale of elk tags stay in the park, the money can be used for habitat improvement.
I’ll keep an eye on this story.
Tom Remington
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