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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Hunters have killed about 100 bison in Jackson Hole since the bison hunt season started Aug. 15.
Wildlife managers say the number is about a third of the record bison harvest a year ago in northwest Wyoming.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife biologists tell the Jackson Hole News & Guide (http://bit.ly/1OGBle6 ) that they would like to see 170 bison taken this year to keep the population stable.
The bison hunt season ends Jan. 15.
In collaboration with the National Elk Refuge, Game and Fish has tried to use hunting to drive the herd toward a population goal of 500.
Game and Fish considered extending the bison hunting season, but ultimately decided against it.
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