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Probably one of the bigger outdoors news stories of the year is the US Dept of Interior Secretary Kempthorne visiting North Dakota and revealing he supports the use of qualified citizens in the effort to reduce elk herd of TR National Park.

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fficials at the park have been debating how to deal with a growing elk herd. The animals have few natural predators and hunting is not allowed in the park. Moving the surplus elk is not an option because of fears they could transmit chronic wasting disease.

Kempthorne said he did not see any elk during Tuesday’s visit but said he is a “proponent of using the talent and skills of local citizenry to help us with the culling of the herds.”

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