Trail War Against Aggressive Mountain Goats, The Forest Service gets tough with a pesky pack of animals that have scared off hikers. Forest Service wins Paintball war with aggressive mountain goats, The U.S. Forest Service has reopened a popular trail in the Olympic National Forest but not before it had to deploy Paintball guns in a war for dominance against several unruly mountain goats.
The Associated Press reports that Forest Service employee Kurt Aluzas was tasked with "teaching" the goats to avoid humans after the animals got a little too comfortable approaching humans on the trail.
"We just stand firm, stand up and face them. That's all you need to do," Aluzas told KING-TV.
In fact, the trail leading up Mount Ellinor had to be closed in July after a reported 20 mountain goats were said to be approaching humans in an assertive manner. And it wasn't by chance, either. The Forest Service blames the aggressive behavior on humans, who fed the goats or let them lick their hands and gear for salt.
The Associated Press reports that Forest Service employee Kurt Aluzas was tasked with "teaching" the goats to avoid humans after the animals got a little too comfortable approaching humans on the trail.
"We just stand firm, stand up and face them. That's all you need to do," Aluzas told KING-TV.
In fact, the trail leading up Mount Ellinor had to be closed in July after a reported 20 mountain goats were said to be approaching humans in an assertive manner. And it wasn't by chance, either. The Forest Service blames the aggressive behavior on humans, who fed the goats or let them lick their hands and gear for salt.
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