I really hope the WDFW gets a lot of heat from this story. Controlled hunts are needed from time to time, but the elk herds need better management throughout the state. They are not being pushed out of their natural habitat, they are being over-crowded by poor wildlife management. Elk are migratory by nature and they will seek food sources where ever they can.

Because high-powered rifles yield the best killing percentage when used correctly, over archery or black powder methods. This was on a farm/ranch. The farmer/rancher should have asked the WDFW to do a controlled hunt on his property until the problem was resolved. The state then should've announced the special hunt on their website, and specified that it be only open to modern firearm hunters. The WDFW has mismanaged the elk herds in Washington for a long time. They let the St. Helens herd get too big and a bunch of them starved to death. They limited the Colokum hunt this year to "true spike" only, which compelled hunters to leave their illegal killings in the fields. Wildlife officials will vouch for the huge increase in recovered dead animals near the Colokum this year. Now we have this story. These elk were moved from the St. Helens area. And the kicker here is that as long as I've hunted in Washington, I have not been drawn for a special hunt yet! They need smarter biologists making decisions about the elk herds.

Although the hunters may be liable for their actions, I put this on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. This should NEVER have been open to an archery hunt. This should have been a controlled hunt through a special drawing, and only open to modern firearm (high-powered rifles or firearms). This was a very poor decision by the WDFW. If you agree, please let them know with your comments to Wildthing@dfw.wa.gov

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Capitalism at it's finest.

Miscommunication? Are you kidding? The officer was supposed to have Kim leave and didn't. He was supposed to have an interpreter and didn't. The only miscommunication is the officer not doing his job, and his superiors making sure that he did his job. Sounds like the F.W. police department needs to take its job more seriously. A hefty lawsuit should correct that.