Tagged: Olympic National Forest

6:03pm

Mon October 1, 2012
problem goats

Rangers say hazing of aggressive mountain goats is working

Originally published on Mon October 1, 2012 9:38 pm

HOODSPORT, Wash. - Forest and park rangers on Washington's Olympic Peninsula say they've reduced the risk from aggressive mountain goats. They did it by hazing the animals for much of the summer. Olympic National Forest reopened a popular hiking trail Monday.

For the past three months, the steep trail up Mount Ellinor has been closed. The reason for that is that multiple hiking parties reported feeling threatened by insistent mountain goats.

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7:45am

Thu August 30, 2012
Hiking woes

Gang of goats closes Olympic National Forest trail

HOODSPORT, Wash. — Olympic National Forest officials are keeping a popular trail in Mason County closed because of aggressive mountain goats.

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