Citations issued, ethical concerns raised over White Gulch elk hunt
TOM KUGLIN
Helena Independent Record
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A herd of elk stands in an agricultural field on Friday, Nov. 7, near White Gulch. Game Warden Justin Feddes reported around 30 elk killed from the herd of nearly 500 opening weekend of 2014's hunting season.
Tom Kuglin, Independent Record
From a line of trucks, people watch a herd of elk near White Gulch on Friday, Nov. 7.
Tom Kuglin, Independent Record
A cow elk that a representative of the G-T Ranch said was shot in the face and wounded by hunters attempting to kill a bull in the herd on Friday, Nov. 7.
HELENA – On Oct. 26, the second day of Montana’s general big game season, dozens of hunters converged on a large herd of elk on a section of state land near White Gulch near Canyon Ferry Reservoir. While many of those hunters took clean shots, as the herd scattered other hunters reportedly shot into the herd, shot at running animals and generally displayed what some consider unethical hunter behavior.
A herd of elk stands in an agricultural field on Friday, Nov. 7, near White Gulch. Game Warden Justin Feddes reported around 30 elk killed from the herd of nearly 500 opening weekend of 2014's hunting season.
A cow elk that a representative of the G-T Ranch said was shot in the face and wounded by hunters attempting to kill a bull in the herd on Friday, Nov. 7.
