WDFW announces mountain goat removal in Olympic National Park

[Skillet]

I've watched this with interest.  I won't apply, however, for a few reasons.

-I'm way too busy in September
-I don't agree with killing a bunch of goats that I don't think are a real problem
-I don't think I'd like to kill nannies and kids
-I think there are better people for this particular job out there that would be more effective

I do really hope the NPS is smart enough to select people that will do this right without trashing hunters' image by being selfish with taking pics/vids and sharing them.  You know there are some guys that are at this very moment trying to figure it how to get around their "No pics" rules.  If you could weed out those guys that need an IG or FB post to prove they exist, then this could be a great partnership between the NPS and the hunting community.
 

[Buckhunter24]

Is the primary issue damage to habitat caused by the goats or negative encounters with hikers?

[h20hunter]

A $1 gentleman bet says pics will be taken and get shared and out there.

[bigmacc]

I see both sides of this and if it were any of the other states that actually have a better track record for being more favorable to hunters I would be 100% behind it, having said that, this is Washington state, its backing and support for hunters has deteriorated drastically over the years and with that they have lost the trust and respect of alot of hunters in this state. This is a tool for the state to save money, thats it, if anyone thinks this is an effort to help repair relationships with hunters, well, I got a bridge for sale. If this turns into a hay day for the anti-hunting community(which IMO it has a very good chance of) I would be very surprised if this state would come to the defense of us as hunters. I think the state knows this is going to be horrible PR and they don't want to be in it alone, heres an opportunity to throw hunters a bone and have them be a part of a PR catastrophe and take some heat off of them, sorry, I don't trust this states politics one bit when it comes to us as hunters or as gun owners....

[BULLBLASTER]

This isnt being run by the state. Its all fed.

[bobcat]

This isnt being run by the state. Its all fed.

 

It's in the National Park. The state WDFW has nothing to do with it.

[HntnFsh]

This isnt being run by the state. Its all fed.

 

It's in the National Park. The state WDFW has nothing to do with it.

But those that will be screaming and hollering wont bother to differentiate between the entities. 

[bigmacc]

This isnt being run by the state. Its all fed.

Who announced this? WDFW?

Oh I know but the state of Washington and WDFW are part since it is happening in this state, the negative PR by antis will be pointed in this direction, as a hunter I wouldn't want to be looking down that barrel, especially as a hunter in this state. Just my opinion, from someone who has slowly witnessed the deterioration of support for hunters by this state, like I said, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana etc. I would be first in line, this happening in the state of Washington, well, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. Once again, just my opinion.

[bigmacc]

This isnt being run by the state. Its all fed.

 

It's in the National Park. The state WDFW has nothing to do with it.

But those that will be screaming and hollering wont bother to differentiate between the entities.

Yep!

[Pegasus]

WDFW is involved in a way and since it is in a national park there is all the more reason to fear the press. Being national it will become a national story. Just wait....it is coming. They won't even need pics, they will just fake their own of the poor lambs being slaughtered by the big, bad hunters. It is what they do and it will happen.

[bigmacc]

WDFW is involved in a way and since it is in a national park there is all the more reason to fear the press. Being national it will become a national story. Just wait....it is coming. They won't even need pics, they will just fake their own of the poor lambs being slaughtered by the big, bad hunters. It is what they do and it will happen.

  Bingo..... If anyone thinks the State of Washington will have the backs of we as hunters when this thing blows up, well then I not only have that bridge for sale but it also sits on ocean front property in beautiful Arizona!.......Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, no problem, this happening in THIS state, using we as hunters as the tools, big problem.

[bobcat]

I just don't get the concern over this. The people who are volunteering, are basically unpaid federal employees. The goats would be killed either way. Just this way the government is saving money by using people who are willing to do the work for free. And if some people get upset over it happening- well, too bad.

[kselkhunter]

I just don't get the concern over this. The people who are volunteering, are basically unpaid federal employees. The goats would be killed either way. Just this way the government is saving money by using people who are willing to do the work for free. And if some people get upset over it happening- well, too bad.

And the volunteers are wearing NPS gear in this project......they ask for your sizes on the application.

[hunterednate]

I just don't get the concern over this. The people who are volunteering, are basically unpaid federal employees. The goats would be killed either way. Just this way the government is saving money by using people who are willing to do the work for free. And if some people get upset over it happening- well, too bad.

And the volunteers are wearing NPS gear in this project......they ask for your sizes on the application.

Wait, you can get a free shirt out of this? I'm in! Adult Medium.

[kselkhunter]

I just don't get the concern over this. The people who are volunteering, are basically unpaid federal employees. The goats would be killed either way. Just this way the government is saving money by using people who are willing to do the work for free. And if some people get upset over it happening- well, too bad.

And the volunteers are wearing NPS gear in this project......they ask for your sizes on the application.

Wait, you can get a free shirt out of this? I'm in! Adult Medium.

Even better.  A "safety vest".