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Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 18 2010 1:44 pm
by Jeffshadows
Associated Press | Posted: Monday, October 18, 2010 12:44 pm |
A mountain goat that fatally gored a hiker over the weekend, then stood over the man and stared at people trying to help, has shown aggressive behavior in the past, Olympic National Park officials said Monday.
Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles, died Saturday after he was attacked by the goat while hiking on...
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Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 18 2010 1:48 pm
by Jeffshadows
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 18 2010 2:10 pm
by chumley
But it took nearly an hour before rescuers could reach Boardman because the goat stood over him as he lay motionless on the ground, according to the Seattle Times.
"The mountain goat was terribly aggressive," Jessica Baccus, who was hiking with her family, told the Times. "It wouldn't move. It stared us down."
This would be an instance where I would likely use my gun. I would take no joy in killing a goat, but an attacked/injured hiker is a good reason to get involved. Not sure it would have been safe with it hovering over the hiker though.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 18 2010 2:27 pm
by Jeffshadows
chumley wrote:But it took nearly an hour before rescuers could reach Boardman because the goat stood over him as he lay motionless on the ground, according to the Seattle Times.
"The mountain goat was terribly aggressive," Jessica Baccus, who was hiking with her family, told the Times. "It wouldn't move. It stared us down."
This would be an instance where I would likely use my gun. I would take no joy in killing a goat, but an attacked/injured hiker is a good reason to get involved. Not sure it would have been safe with it hovering over the hiker though.
I would probably have done the same thing. You'd need to make sure you got a clean shot, absolutely...
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 18 2010 10:52 pm
by fotogirl53
Makes me wonder if the park service at the Grand Canyon will be doing something about "The Stalker", the ram on the south rim that is not afraid of hikers on the Bright Angel.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 8:34 am
by azbackpackr
Well, that is a sheep on the BA, and the other was a goat. Different species, but probably equally capable of hurting someone.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 8:51 am
by Jim
Goat roast anyone?
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 11:00 am
by azbackpackr
I'll bring the tortillas and salsa! Jake can bring the beer!
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 1:36 pm
by maxpower
Somewhere I have a picture of that sheep, sitting on a ledge above Bright Angel and staring disdainfully at the passing hikers!
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 2:19 pm
by Jeffshadows
maxpower wrote:Somewhere I have a picture of that sheep, sitting on a ledge above Bright Angel and staring distainfully at the passing hikers!
That would be cool to see!
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 11:19 pm
by maxpower
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 19 2010 11:39 pm
by big_load
That's quite a beast.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 22 2010 8:44 am
by Jeffshadows
That's one disgruntled ram!! If he wanted the trail, I'd let him have it!
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 26 2010 6:17 pm
by BrettVet
GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY.
No it is not photo shopped and I did not shoot the sheep. I did not post it to my Pecos trip because it was a tad politically incorrect. I did e-mail it to my hunter friends and told them that the hardest part of hunting bighorn sheep is packing the body out.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 26 2010 8:30 pm
by JimmyLyding
That doesn't look too sporting
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 30 2010 7:49 am
by Jeffshadows
I think I would have been pointing a camera, instead, but to each his own...
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 31 2010 1:01 pm
by snakemarks
Jim Lyding wrote:That doesn't look too sporting
This looks like it's more about self-preservation than 'sport'.
jeffmacewen wrote:I think I would have been pointing a camera, instead, but to each his own...
Ideally, for sure. But, I think if I was the one standing this close to three rams, I'd much rather have the gun... just in case.
Re: Goat that killed Wash. hiker known as aggressive
Posted: Oct 31 2010 1:03 pm
by snakemarks
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