Yellowstone photo album 19, page 187

TitleYellowstone photo album 19, page 187
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TranscriptionYELL194810-598 Weasels and crews watching elk returning into Park following hazing on Deckard's Flat. Men left to right are: State game warden, NPS Biologist Kittams, NPS Dist. Ranger Way, NPS Master Mechanic Robinson, NPS Ass't. Chief Ranger McComas - 1/18/54 - Watson 54-6; YELL28500 Frustrated elk just having broken back from herd being hazed across Yellowstone River near the airport - 1/30/54 (7:30 a.m.) - Watson 54-37; YELL28500 Distant shot of plane and 'copter (latter dub-iously extinguishable) being hazed around massed hunters near airport north of Gardiner, Montana (about 8:00 a.m.) - 1/30/54 - Watson 54-38; YELL33356 Area immediately above highway near airport north of Gardiner where hunters slaughtered 53 elk just hazed out of Park by helicopter and plane - 1/30/54 - Watson 54-39; YELL28501 Hunters sliding slaughtered elk down steep slope above highway near airport north of Gardiner - 1/30/54 - Watson 54-40; YELL28501 Hunters gathered around elk carcasses at slaughter area near airport north of Gardiner 1/30/54 - Watson 54-41

LocationsYellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, United States(44.59644,-110.5472)
Gardiner, Park County, Montana, United States(45.03188,-110.70577)

TopicsParks--Employees
Hunters
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses
Animal carcasses
Yellowstone National Park
Elk
Mountains
Snow
Wildlife management
Tracklaying vehicles
Game wardens
Biologists
Park rangers

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