Bison Killings Highlight Tensions Over Open Range Law

· May 6, 2010, 7:56 pm

In Park County, part-time resident Jeffery Hawn is currently weighing a plea bargain for a very unusual case. Hawn is accused of killing 32 bison belonging to a nearby rancher. The case is raising tensions between old and new residents and putting a spotlight on one of Colorado's oldest rules, the so-called 'Open Range' law. View story images.

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