More than 45,000 shooters have applied for opportunity to kill 12 bison during the first controlled hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon National Park received 45,040 applications for its first controlled bison hunt inside the perimeter of the park
The hunt is to reduce the size of the House Rock bison herd in the park
A total of 25 shooters from the 45,040 will be chosen through a lottery
Park officials say the first 12 to submit a complete information packet will be chosen for the official hunt
There are 400 to 600 bison in this heard, but only 12 will be killed in the hunt