Chasing Bison on Snowmobile in -20 degree weather

Perhaps it is time for the Government to exercise eminent domain to flush these Landowners out of the Park!

Food this time of year is hard enough for Bison to find even without having to deal with being chased on Snowmobiles to keep them away from a DUMBASS Ranchers Horses. Bison do not have this kind of energy to expel at the demands of a Rancher that shouldn’t be there in the first place!

A herd of close to 50 bison break through to Highway 89 near Triangle X Ranch in Grand Teton National Park this morning as Wyoming Game and Fish Department employees use snowmobiles to drive the animals south to avoid conflicts with horses.

Update 3:40 p.m.: Drivers are being asked to slow down for bison on the highway north of Snake River Overlook in Grand Teton National Park.

Park biologists, rangers and roads crew worked with Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel to move wild bison from private land to areas in the park with better forage. At this point, the bison are still near Highway 89/26/191, the park service warned.

Update 11:45 a.m.: Traffic is moving both directions between Moose and Moran after authorities closed the highway to allow a bison drive this morning.

Original: Grand Teton National Park closed Highway 26/89/191 early Friday to push a large bison herd south. Wyoming Game and Fish Department staffers used snowmobiles to assist in herding the animals.

The herd was driven east of the road near Hedrick Pond and snowmobiles cut a trail for them heading south.

Bison have gored “multiple horses” on private land within the park, officials said when explaining the need for the operation.

“Wyoming Game and Fish personnel have been working with the landowner and have made multiple attempts to haze the bison away,” a park statement said. “However, the situation continues and includes approximately 100 bison.”

The deep snow is part of the reason rangers and Game and Fish staffers are using the plowed highway for the drive.

For safety, the park did not allow anybody to use the highway during the closure, due to the number of bison, snow depths and high snow banks. Emergency vehicles will be exempted.

Park road crews are plowing a portion of the Antelope Flats Road to funnel the herd to the east once they reach Blacktail Butte.

Source: Beware bison on Highway 89 near Snake River Overlook | This Just In | jhnewsandguide.com