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[Eric]

I tend not to think it was a hack, posting a series of hunting photos that reference names and veteran status seems a bit too on topic. A rogue employee seems more likely, particularly since the vaccine mandate deadline was Monday for federal employees. Someone on the way out the door anyway (won't be terminated until after 11/22) has nothing to lose but had social media account access and an axe to grind wants to get across a message with sub-text. And knew that other USFS staff would be offline since yesterday was a federal holiday so not likely to take it down immediately as might otherwise happen.

[Kim Brown]

Someone upthread said the names on the photos didn't come up on the staff search (which is public). They would have had to have some mighty HR access to get veteran status, and I don't think that's even available at the Forest level.

[fourteen410]

I received the following response from a USFS member: "Thank you very much for reaching out to us regarding the recent posts on social media. I want to personally apologize for the content featured on our page. While we don’t condone hunting on National Forest lands, we do understand the inappropriate nature of what was put out. The posts were done by a ‘very’ new intern who has since been instructed to clear any social media content with staff before posting. The majority of the posts were deleted and we want to once again offer our sincerest apologies." Edit: I think they meant condemn, not condone?

[treeswarper]

Whoever it is, they are Legend now. Right up there with the infamous Auto Mechanic outreach.

[Kim Brown]

Still seems fishy. A "very new intern" wouldn't have access to any staff records to get veteran status, and the outreach to ask for hunt-specific photos and veteran status of all MBS staff would have been noticed. As said upthread, if this is an intern or staff, they're in the wrong career, or any career - too dumb to think things through, apparently. No reasonable thinking person would have come up with this. Whatever it was, it is over now - except for on NWHikers.

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[Kim Brown]

I'm with you; it didn't happen the way they say. Sure makes for good rainy day back-and-forthing though.

[Tom]

[kitya]

[Pyrites]

I’ve caught Atlantic salmon, lake fishing on the Olympic National Forest. Same with golden trout on the Gifford Pinchot. Now I want to try catching halibut on the MBSNF. Any water recommendations? Or too much like the bear hunter who showed up here instead of doing his own scouting?

[Sculpin]

[treeswarper]

I ate the best smoked salmon ever, from a little store in Port Wing Wisconsin a couple months ago. I want to go back and get more. So good. It was most likely the farmed, Atlantic version. Whitefish was also available but I went for the salmon. I don't think there are any halibut to be had in Lake Superior, but maybe in the future? Yummmmm.

[Cyclopath]

You wouldn't know any of those people were veterans of the word veteran wasn't printed next to their photo. The pictures sure don't say it.

[texasbb]