Elk Are Dangerous

That's the title of a letter to the editor in today's Peninsula Daily News. Referring to the horse that got gored by an elk a few days ago, the writer said: "Someday, it may not be this year, but someday, an elk is going to kill a human being. All of the elk in the world are not worth the loss of one human life."

He goes on to say that we need to get the elk herd out of here, "either by moving them or by some other means."

And this person lives in Sequim of all places. He's entitled to his opinion obviously, but why does he live in an area famous for its local elk herd? The elk were in Sequim a long time before it started turning into North Silverdale.

This person could always move to Seattle, or even Port Townsend or downtown Port Angeles, and he'd never have to come into contact with any of those icky animals.