# Deadly goat incident at Glacier National Park **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731 "2010-10-20T02:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/1 "2010-10-20T02:16:33Z")
> [@](#): > > _A mountain goat that fatally gored a hiker over the weekend, then stood over the man and stared at people trying to help, had shown aggressive behavior in the past, Olympic National Park officials said Monday._ [Story here.](http://www.kirotv.com/news/25419506/detail.html) Man, that is pretty wild. I spent an evening photographing a family(?) of 10 goats at Logan Pass years ago. I made a point of keeping my distance, but they were determined to browse the vegetation where I was sitting. I tried to be as still as possible, and they made their way past me as if I wasn’t there. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/2 "2010-10-20T03:39:12Z")
Not that it makes a huge difference, but it’s Olympic National Park, not Glacier. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/3 "2010-10-20T03:51:22Z")
:smack: Of course! That explains it…the goats at Glacier are well known for having better temperaments! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/4 "2010-10-20T04:10:28Z")
Don’t mess with stuff with big ole’ horns an stuff! (I enjoyed 3 consecutive days at Logan this summer. One was hot, the next cool, and it snowed the third! No wonder the wildlife is pissed!) ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/5 "2010-10-20T05:26:47Z")
So they’re not native to the area? I say–Goat Meat! ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/6 "2010-10-20T05:32:11Z")
Are hikers native to the area of the park? ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/7 "2010-10-20T05:42:33Z")
The Blackfeet Indians were there long before the goats were. The goats were apparently introduced to the park some time ago according to the news article. It asserts the goats damaged the park’s vegetation and recently the Park Service tried to fly them out, but later ceased the Big Move. In this particular case, I don’t believe the goats should be in Glacier NP. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-goat-incident-at-glacier-national-park/557731/8 "2010-10-20T05:47:48Z")
In all seriousness I’m amenable to suggestions that non-native species be eradicated in some cases. I just don’t think killing a person interloping in the wilderness is a good reason for it.