Olympic National Forest Trail Closed By Aggressive Goats! - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

Olympic National Forest Trail Closed By Aggressive Goats!

Posted: Updated:

HOODSPORT, Wash. (AP) - Olympic National Forest officials are keeping a popular trail in Mason County closed because of aggressive mountain goats.
    
Rangers say hikers on the Mount Ellinor Trail near Hoodsport are to blame for feeding goats and letting them lick their hands or backpacks for salt.
    
The Peninsula Daily News reports (http://is.gd/TPMa0p ) up to 20 goats have been observed on the trail.
    
The trail has been off-limits since early July while rangers try to teach the animals not to approach people. Rangers are throwing rocks at the goats, shooting them with paintballs, sounding horns and spraying chemicals.
    
In October 2010 an aggressive goat fatally gored a Port Angeles man on a trail in Olympic National Park.

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Popular Stories

  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:07 GMT
    UPDATE: A male driver has serious injuries, the other driver, who's a female, has life threatening injuries.
    UPDATE: A male driver has serious injuries, the other driver, who's a female, has life threatening injuries. Authorities tell our Katie Steiner that the female was driving in the wrong-direction in the southbound lanes on Hwy. 195 when she collided with a male driver. GET THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE INVOLVED INSIDE>>>

  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:26 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:26:20 GMT
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:00:00 GMT
    KHQ.COM - Authorities in Idaho say a 21-month-old Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle. CPR was attempted but Elizabeth Randall was pronounced dead at the hospital.
    KHQ.COM - Authorities in Idaho say a 21-month-old Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle. CPR was attempted but Elizabeth Randall was pronounced dead at the hospital. READ MORE DETAILS INSIDE OF THE STORY>>>