This Saturday marks the beginning of the annual elk reduction program in Grand Teton National Park. Read the article.

For the third year permit packages includes information encouraging hunters to use non-lead ammo. Craighead Beringia South studies have linked the use of non-lead ammo with a decrease in blood lead levels of eagles and other scavenger birds. In 2010 32% of hunters used non-lead ammunition. This resulted in a 45% drop in the lead levels in eagles. 

Hunters with tags in zone 75, 77 or 79 (GTNP and the National Elk Refuge) can receive one free box of non-lead ammo for this falls hunt. Order forms were sent with the GTNP permits. National Elk Refuge hunters can pick up an order form at the Jackson Game & Fish office or print one on the National Elk Refuge website. 

Hunters without permits in these zones 75, 77 or 79 can find non-lead ammo at local shops and online:

• Jack Dennis Outdoors - Town Square at 50 East Broadway (307) 733-3270
• Pawn Shop & Sporting Goods - 560 West Broadway by the Exxon (307) 733-5152
• Teton Arms - 852 West Broadway behind Chinatown (307) 733-3395
• Sportsman's Warehouse - 2909 S. 25th E. Idaho Falls, ID 83406 (208) 542-1900
• Cabela's

For more information on lead and wildlife go to our information page.