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In article <i9hstd0t0r@drn.newsguy.com>,
 Bob Berger <Bob_member@newsguy.com> wrote:

> I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
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> http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
> 
> The Morning Report
> Monday, October 18, 2010
> 
> Olympic National Park (WA)
> Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
> 
> Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday 
> afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a 
> mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation. 
> Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report 
> and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was 
> transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical 
> Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead. 
> Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the 
> goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be 
> transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis. 
> The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located 
> near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles. 
> [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger] 

I saw that in the Seattle Papers, yesterday, and almost did the same 
post as you, Bob.... Now folks have to worry about Grumpy Mountain 
Goats, as well as Psyco Loones with handsaws, when hiking around the 
country.

-- 
Bruce in Alaska   add path before the @ for email

On 10/18/2010 11:33 AM, Bob Berger wrote:
> I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
>
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>
> http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
>
> The Morning Report
> Monday, October 18, 2010
>
> Olympic National Park (WA)
> Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
>
> Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday
> afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a
> mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation.
> Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report
> and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was
> transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical
> Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead.
> Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the
> goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be
> transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis.
> The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located
> near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
> [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger]
>
Maybe if the hiker had been on a mountain bike, he would have been able 
to escape the goat.

-- 
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

On Oct 18, 9:33 am, Bob Berger <Bob_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
>
> The Morning Report
> Monday, October 18, 2010
>
> Olympic National Park (WA)
> Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
>
> Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday
> afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a
> mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation.
> Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report
> and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was
> transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical
> Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead.
> Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the
> goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be
> transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis.
> The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located
> near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
> [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger]

This seems really weird if the guy was a regular hiker and not a
climber.  Mountain goats tend to hand out on steep places where their
natural enemies can't get at them.  Sometimes they make human rock
climbers envious.  I wonder if the guy was really climbing.

I would guess that the goat was a male defending its territory or
maybe in rut.  I think the females tend not to be very aggressive.
Years ago a friend and his bride were hiking in the Olympics and
started to cross a ridge.  They looked up to see a nanny goat and her
kid at the other end of the ridge.  The goats politely waited till the
humans crossed, then the goats crossed the ridge, much faster and with
greater agility than the humans had.

<hlillywh@juno.com> wrote in message 
news:c26496db-c7fc-4c12-b828-69118bac85fd@g18g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 18, 9:33 am, Bob Berger <Bob_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
>
> The Morning Report
> Monday, October 18, 2010
>
> Olympic National Park (WA)
> Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
>
> Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday
> afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a
> mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation.
> Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report
> and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was
> transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical
> Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead.
> Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the
> goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be
> transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis.
> The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located
> near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
> [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger]

This seems really weird if the guy was a regular hiker and not a
climber.  Mountain goats tend to hand out on steep places where their
natural enemies can't get at them.  Sometimes they make human rock
climbers envious.  I wonder if the guy was really climbing.

I would guess that the goat was a male defending its territory or
maybe in rut.  I think the females tend not to be very aggressive.
Years ago a friend and his bride were hiking in the Olympics and
started to cross a ridge.  They looked up to see a nanny goat and her
kid at the other end of the ridge.  The goats politely waited till the
humans crossed, then the goats crossed the ridge, much faster and with
greater agility than the humans had.

Cross a ridge...er...bridge & Billy Goat Gruff comes to mind :-)

Jon~ 

In article <i9hstd0t0r@drn.newsguy.com>, Bob Berger says...
>
>I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
>
>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
>
>The Morning Report
>Monday, October 18, 2010
>
>Olympic National Park (WA)
>Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
>
>Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday 
>afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a 
>mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation.

<SNIP>

http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/

The Morning Report
Thursday, October 21, 2010 

Olympic National Park (WA)
Investigation Continues Into Fatal Goring Of Hiker

The park is continuing foot patrols on and near Klahhane Ridge 
following Saturday's incident in which a 63-year-old hiker died 
after sustaining injuries from a mountain goat. Rangers and 
wildlife biologists will be walking the Switchback Trail and 
Klahhane Ridge area daily through the fall, closely observing 
other goats for any signs of aggression towards people. 
Throughout the summer, rangers patrolled the Klahhane Ridge 
area four to five times each week. During these patrols, they 
monitored goat behavior and talked with hikers about their 
observations of goat behavior. Klahhane Ridge is about 17 miles 
south of Port Angeles and is a popular hiking destination. It 
is also home to approximately eight mountain goats, some of 
which are quite accustomed to seeing people. �We want to be 
sure that no other goat is behaving aggressively towards people,� 
said Superintendent Karen Gustin. �Saturday�s tragic event was 
extremely unusual and we are doing everything we can to learn as 
much as possible about it and to make sure we�re doing everything 
we can to prevent something like this from happening again.� The 
goat that fatally gored Boardman was killed shortly after the 
incident, following positive identification by the rangers on 
scene. A necropsy of the goat was conducted Sunday evening by a 
veterinary pathologist and tissue samples were collected for full 
analysis. A preliminary report is expected within about a week. 
The incident remains under investigation. [Submitted by Barb 
Maynes, Public Affairs Officer] 

"Lamblies" <Lamblies@Lambliesdown.com> wrote in message
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> <hlillywh@juno.com> wrote in message
> news:c26496db-c7fc-4c12-b828-69118bac85fd@g18g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 18, 9:33 am, Bob Berger <Bob_mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> > I couldn't resist posting this. Sorry...
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> > http://www.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/
> >
> > The Morning Report
> > Monday, October 18, 2010
> >
> > Olympic National Park (WA)
> > Hiker Fatally Injured In Encounter With Mountain Goat
> >
> > Hiker Robert Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles died on Saturday
> > afternoon after sustaining injuries in an encounter with a
> > mountain goat. The incident remains under investigation.
> > Park staff were on scene shortly after the initial report
> > and provided emergency medical assistance. Boardman was
> > transported by Coast Guard helicopter to Olympic Medical
> > Center in Port Angeles, where he was pronounced dead.
> > Rangers responding to the incident were able to locate the
> > goat, confirm its identity, and kill it. The goat will be
> > transported to a veterinary pathologist for full analysis.
> > The incident occurred on Klahhane Ridge, which is located
> > near Hurricane Ridge, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
> > [Submitted by Colin Smith, Chief Ranger]
>
> This seems really weird if the guy was a regular hiker and not a
> climber.  Mountain goats tend to hand out on steep places where their
> natural enemies can't get at them.  Sometimes they make human rock
> climbers envious.  I wonder if the guy was really climbing.
>
> I would guess that the goat was a male defending its territory or
> maybe in rut.  I think the females tend not to be very aggressive.
> Years ago a friend and his bride were hiking in the Olympics and
> started to cross a ridge.  They looked up to see a nanny goat and her
> kid at the other end of the ridge.  The goats politely waited till the
> humans crossed, then the goats crossed the ridge, much faster and with
> greater agility than the humans had.
>
> Cross a ridge...er...bridge & Billy Goat Gruff comes to mind :-)

Terrorism in a national park:  ...What they're not telling you is that the
Goat is an immigrant from the Middle East and is a practicing Muslim.  ;-)