Idaho Panhandle Fire Closures

[joshmo]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices/?aid=30247

 

[coop2424]

Yep sure does suck.. Thought we were going to be ok but guess not.. Good thing I have no backup plan. Might have to switch to rifle if I can't figure anything out.. I talked to them this morning and said more closures are coming soon north and south if a lot of rain doesn't come very soon.

 

[joshmo]

Im hunting just north of there and am praying for rain. They are reporting solid rain this weekend, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Ross]

What to do after hunting same areas for 35 yrs this Bites!

 

[Shrek]

I'm hoping the rain comes and saves my friends archery hunts. Going to open a lot more mountainside up in the future for grass to feed the elk. It's the only bright side I can hold onto.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Guess I'm an optimist but I bet we are hunting by the 15

 

[coop2424]

Guess I'm an optimist but I bet we are hunting by the 15

Man I sure hope so since my vacation time starts on the 16th.. I might have to venture north into unit 1 if nothing opens back up or if it doesn't close. I really did not a good feeling while talking to them on the phone with many areas open during September..

 

[mt100gr.]

I fear the same for NW MT. It's been a long time since they closed the woods but it hasn't been this dry since the fire season of 1910. Praying for rain here as well.

 

[dotman]

I'm hoping the rain comes and saves my friends archery hunts. Going to open a lot more mountainside up in the future for grass to feed the elk. It's the only bright side I can hold onto.

Last time I hunted there it was like a jungle, so thick you could have a bull 20 yards from you with zero shoot op. That was during archery, I plowed my way thru some nasty thick stuff.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Fellas, we're all in the same boat and it really stinks. Brutal fire season. Brutal. Hoping the weather changes and opportunity opens. Scrambling like crazy trying to salvage our archery season.

 

[Vandal 44]

I feel your pain, I am hoping for a lot rain. I had a back up plan then I looked at the Idaho Fish & Game wed site and found out my back up plan is closed as well. I need to come up with a back up plan to the back up plan

 

[avodude]

Yep, this is a brutal year. Private timberlands are looking for at least 2 inches of rain before they open back up to the public. Even University of Idaho public timberland is closed. Nasty.

 

[BackcountryMT]

Terrible here is Missoula. Even if our woods don't close I'm not sure how excited I'm about sucking in all this smoke next weekend.

 

[BroodBuster]

Here's to lots of rain and not so much wind! Hopefully this storm is the turning point...........

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/

 

[Shrek]

Forecast for rain Sunday and next Thursday. I hope it's enough to make a difference. Sure wish they could get a the rain that's coming my way in Florida !

 

[Clarktar]

Here's to lots of rain and not so much wind! Hopefully this storm is the turning point...........

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/

looked right some significant wind as well....

 

[Terrapin]

It rained for 30 minutes today... and saved my bacon. 80 acre brush fire sneaking up on my property. Supposed to rain hard tomorrow . I'm going to hold out on hunting for another week. It hurts, but it is so dry I would rather watch the home front and not risk starting a fire in my elk hunting spots.

 

[joshmo]

Glad that rain came for you today Terrapin. We got a little as well, but didn't have a fire breathing down our neck like you! Just smoke...I'm still going to give it a try tomorrow. Good luck!

 

[PNWGATOR]

Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forest : As a precautionary measure during extensive and severe fire activity, the Forests have issued an area closure prohibiting “human entry” into lands managed by the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, with the exception of the Palouse Ranger District.

 

[coop2424]

It rained for 30 minutes today... and saved my bacon. 80 acre brush fire sneaking up on my property. Supposed to rain hard tomorrow . I'm going to hold out on hunting for another week. It hurts, but it is so dry I would rather watch the home front and not risk starting a fire in my elk hunting spots.

That wasn't the fire on Ramsey and Bunner was it?