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Originally Posted by NHYRNUT  And Elk are plentiful still right. |
I can't vouch for the rest of WA, but the elk walk right past our town of Sequim. In fact, they walk to the field where I walk our dogs. The field is very large, and abuts on a farmer's field, where the elk (unwelcomely) graze on crops.
Since elk are wild animals, we don't try to get too close. However, without realizing it, the dogs and I walked within 100 feet of 3 bulls, each with large racks. They quietly drifted, behind some trees. They were magnificent. We quietly retreated.
The Sequim elk herd is not tame, and they are potentially dangerous, like all wild animals. However, they are so used to humans and dogs, that they aren't fazed, at all. Hunting them would be like hunting a herd of cows.
The mayor and town council of Sequim are real estate developers. Since the elk aren't compatible with development, they are trying to get rid of the elk. The mayor suggested that they be shot, and the meat given to the food bank. I think this is a <unladylike term> idea.
Wendy