elk

“An elk is a lot more intimidating than a cow,” Griffin said.

Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.

Even as the elk moved in, many ranching families were beginning to chafe at what they said was government red tape that made it hard to run their operations.

Myers’ vision for the area included reintroducing animals that had once been native inhabitants, including tule elk and bighorn sheep, and obliterating man-made intrusions, such as a rock quarry, petroleum waste pits, fences and roads.

The law, initially passed in 1969, was intended to protect both Sasquatch and elk hunters with particularly large beards, according to the Skamania Chamber of Commerce.