Lewis County Sheriff Deputy dies from injury with ELK

[Yelm hunter]

Here is a link to that horrible accident with the Sheriff.
REST IN PEACE Sir
THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY THE TIME THAT YOU DID.


Come on WDFW see this as a area were you should allow us to HUNT!!

The Links.....

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/53632167.html

[denali]

Link worked fine.

Our thoughts and prayers for his wife and kids.


Thanks for your service, rest in peace

[JBR]

Here's an attachment from the "Officer Down Memorial Page" on Dep. Gallagher....

http://www.odmp.org/officer/20040-deputy-sheriff-stephen-(mike)-gallagher

Thank you for your service, Dep Gallagher - may God be with your family. 

[DUGANDEER]

SAD DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT!!! HORRIBLE NEWS TO HEAR!!! MAY GOD BE WITH HIS FAMILY.

[Huntbear]

R.I.P. Officer.

Prayers sent for family and friends. 

[Machias]

So very sad, left a wife and two young kids.   

[BC CHASER]

Thoughts and prayers to him and family.  Thank you for your service!

[wints13]

  Thank you for serving us! RIP

[elkaholic]

Very sad and unfortunate.

[georgia redneck]

R.I.P his family will be in me and my family's prayers.

[rasbo]

I wonder if we as a group could send something that way...God bless his family

[PolarBear]

That sucks big time!  What a great loss.

[BC CHASER]

I wonder if we as a group could send something that way...God bless his family

 

[Buckrub]

Here is the statement from Sondra Jonker wdfw:

The Elk Problem

    The Cowlitz Valley area, especially around Packwood, is historically an elk habitat, said Sandra Jonker, the region 5 program manager for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

    After complaints regarding high elk population and property damage, a specialized hunt began Aug. 1 that allows enlisted hunters to use private properties that owners have signed over after their complaints. Jonker said.

    “Unfortunately there are many vehicle-wildlife collisions across the nation, and this is absolutely a tragic accident,” Jonker said. “Some areas have become very habituated (with elk), but there’s not much we can do in town, on highways or around residences.”

    Still, crews are working to create animal crosswalks on roads and address property and crop damage issues, she said.

    The hunt ends Sept. 7, and hunters need a special permit to get on the private grounds, she said.

What an absolute JOKE! An Elk crosswalk???

[runniNgunnin]

actually ive heard of these before, and from what ive heard the animal "cross-walks" work pretty good.

sad to hear about the loss of an officer like that....

[Buckrub]

You would have to have a three mile crosswalk unless you high fenced the entire town and more.