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That hunt is not history?

I thought the Gardiner late hunt was history.

Apparently not.

According to a recent story in the Chronicle, hunters from the Nez Perce Tribe killed about 25 elk near Gardiner this winter.

That’s far short of the number of elk harvested back in the day when more than 1,000 late season tags were issued to hunters. The Nez Perce, however, didn’t even have tags. They were in the area to hunt bison, and taking advantage of an old treaty, decided to harvest a few elk, too.

Local hunters and outfitters are understandably upset. After all, there hasn’t been a late hunt in years, and the numbe...

 

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