CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park officials on Wednesday announced several changes to the park’s annual elk hunt, including the closing of an area where a grizzly bear mauled an elk hunter in 2011 and where two elk hunters killed a grizzly that charged them last fall.

Grand Teton also will limit the amount of ammunition hunters may carry. The idea is to encourage hunters to pull the trigger only for well-placed shots that kill elk instead of just wound them.

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