Gordon Forgey

One life-long resident of Colfax loved to hunt as a young man. In those days, he had to travel to central Washington to hunt. There just were not any deer around here.

Now, deer are everywhere. They are on roads and in gardens. They hold up traffic and, worse, cause serious accidents. Vehicle/deer collisions are common. Near misses are much more common. Many encounters go unreported so the real danger to drivers can only be guessed at.

The special hunts around Colfax to reduce the number of deer reportedly have had some success, but some residents claim not to have seen much of a change. The r...