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6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 Decoys: Plastic coyotes idea came from former Gov. Kulongoski Continued from Page 1A on the golf course. We love the elk. They’re beautiful. But for a small town, it seems like an awful lot of them.” Sometimes the herd will be “polite” and gently walk across the golf course and skip the greens, Bangild said. “But I can’t tell you how many times they’ve completely ruined greens. Obviously that’s a big pain in the neck for the main- tenance crew. And a huge expense.” Elk droppings are probably the easiest of elk-related con- cerns, Bangild said. Those can be scooped up. Great Selection Great Friendly Service Great Low Pricing! Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Decoys designed to look like coyotes will soon be deployed around the Gearhart Golf Links to try and deter a herd of elk that have been passing through the course for years. change his plantings, erect elk- proof fencing and spread pred- ator animal scents like those being tried at the Gearhart links. “We’ve tried different sprays to see if it discourages the elk,” Brown said. “Noth- ing’s worked.” Beware of elk While attracting sightseers, Gearhart’s Roosevelt elk — the largest of America’s larg- est subspecies — can endanger people and their pets. What you don’t know can hurt you. “The residents are pretty much savvy to them,” Good- ling said. “They know to stay away from them. It’s all the vis- itors that come and stop. They love to watch them and gawk and take pictures. Last year, when the herd was on the 18th fairway, people came out of the hotel to look at the elk. One guy let his little boy run down to the elk. I yelled, ‘You’ve got to get your boy away from there!’ These are wild animals. If something scares them, they’ll start stampeding.” At Gearhart Golf Links, staff received a hazing permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife allowing use of blow horns and water can- nons — neither of which staff tried. “They say you can deter the elk with paintball guns,” Ban- gild said. “They get used to that real quick. They’re such big animals it doesn’t do anything.” Another option was fenc- ing, which would prove costly and ineffective. “I don’t think Kulongoski’s concept Submitted Photo Notice sent to Gearhart homeowners this week. anybody in the town of Gear- hart wants that — nor do we,” Bangild said. More drastic measures like culling the herd “can become a huge political nightmare,” Goodling said. “We don’t want to eliminate all the elk, we just want them controlled,” he said. “Twen- ty-fi ve, 30 head is fi ne. But when it’s more than that is where we really see our dam- age. The elk fi nd strength in numbers and they become less afraid of everything.” Gearhart Mayor Matt Brown, the PGA golf pro at the neighboring Highlands course, said he’s received suggestions for keeping his course clear of the herd. He’s been advised to The idea for plastic coy- otes came from former Gov. Ted Ku longoski in a conversa- tion with Gearhart Golf Links owner Tim Boyle, Bangild said. “I G oogled ‘fake coyotes,’ and there are lots of them,” Bangild said. Four small ones arrived Wednesday and four larger ones are scheduled to arrive today . Bangild and Goodling plan to sprinkle the ground around the decoys with coyote urine. If that doesn’t work, they’ll up the dosage with bobcat urine. The decoys will be placed around the perimeter and moved every couple of days, Bangild said. Depending on precipitation, the urine will be replaced as needed. If the Gearhart Golf Links coyote decoy plan works, “Pretty soon everybody will have a coyote on their lawn,” Bangild said. 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