Grand Teton officials say the national park's elk reduction program has harvested 28% fewer animals this year compared to the same time last year. Park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs says hunters killed 221 elk through Sunday, compared to 305 by the same time last year. Skaggs says that while the harvest is low compared to years past, "the numbers have definitely come up in two weeks." She also notes hunting on the National Elk Refuge and the Bridger-Teton National Forest, as well as grizzly bears, wolves and disease, will help keep the herd's population under control.
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