Howdy,
Seems like I struck a chord here. So sorry if I offended anyone, but I detected a bit of pomposity in the original post from "cowlitz's" letter to the sheriff's department. I am not a deputy, but I have a lot of respect for the work that they do every day, day in and day out.
I started out by saying that I could feel his pain, ie. the locked gate, but that he needed to direct his issues to the proper authorities, wdfw and his local representatives. I should have given him his due for contacting the wdfw folks, but I didn't. Sorry for that.
I felt that "cowlitz" made it "personal" when he dragged the deputies name into this bulletin board where said deputy probably doesn't visit to defend himself. This deputy may have had a bad hair day before he met with "cowlitz", it happens, I apologize on his behalf if he made you feel any less significant, really.
Access to fishing is important, I agree, but is your slammimg of deputy #2 really going to help? That is where you and I part ways on your tactics.
I do give you cudos for fighting for our rights, but when you publicly try to malign someone and they have no defense, I feel that someone needs to stand up for them, much like the way that our officers stand up for us in the face of all of those no-so-nice-guys out there.
Maybe he didn't . the "I's" and x the "T's" the way you wanted, but you did receive a call later in the day to let you know that the situation had been taken care of, didn't you? Is taking 30 minutes of his day off worth that much to you? Are you really that important? You got response, he may not have been friendly, but he was there. You got your access back. There was already a documented case file on the issue.
One thing that I gave you that you didn't give him was an opportunity to respond. I apologize for my negative comments, but you also now know why.