Gentlemen:
My original intent in posting this thread was to invite constructive discussion on the reported event, the reporter himself, and State agencies involved (WDFW & WSP). Thank you all for your participation. As a next step, and to hopefully give our online efforts some legs in the field, I'll give Ms. Ainscough at WDFW a call on Monday to provide her with a link to this thread. I'd like to inquire as to any post-event shifts in agency policy. Given the WDFW press release posted above, I am particularly interested in discussing what violations of the cited "Hunter Code of Ethics" occurred and how the WDFW didn't also create a situation that would likely result in such violations. The participating hunters seem to be the sole scapegoats, and the hunting community at large are at risk of losing the privilege of hunting in the subject press release. I will also likely contact Mr. Clever's editor and discuss the article as reported and perhaps also write a letter to same.

We generally seem to agree that damage control/cull hunts are a legitimate game management tool, and exercise our choice to participate or not. I'd just like to see more forethought by all parties in the matter when such a cull occurs alongside a State highway, and the attending newspaper reporter and State agents are content in taking liberty with the facts....