Fires

[Bugle M In]

I already decided to postpone my hunt till October due to the fires.
I have a feeling come September, they will have closures like last year.
No loss for me anyways if it stays open, and I end up there a week later then normal anyways.

[Walksalot]

Mother Nature is tired of watching us piss around trying to fix the beetle problem and is fixing the beetle problem Herself.

[Brez]

Even if there's no ban the smokes going to make it pointless, right now.

The smoke will help the bow-hunters - we can sneak right up on them and we can use campfire smell for cover scent. Not so good for guys with rifles wanting to shoot 100 yds or more. Actually, my neighbor's house behind me (40 yds) is getting hard to see. As much as I will be dissapointed, I cannot dissagree with a closure. More people out there increases the risf for more fires.

[Astepanuk]

Any update from the Tatogga area??

[Cyrus]

Guessing most of the fraser burns lake and fort st james areas will be closed

[Avalanche123]

Any update from the Tatogga area??

What specifically do you want to know? It's smokey there but so far it's business as usual for everything...

[hunter1947]

I will tough it out using my truck as my spike camp for the bow season till the rains come makes for a quick exit..

[Wild one]

Guessing most of the fraser burns lake and fort st james areas will be closed

It is right now and the way the fires are growing the closed areas keep getting bigger

[roymil]

Most of southeast fire district the fire rating is high, not extreme. No need to close bush here most of the weather stations out there are reading 4 now so i imagine the loggers will be cutting again. Smoke makes a lot of people gun shy haha

[Bugle M In]

All I recall is, that last year, people preparing to hunt early Sept in the EK, had to pull out there gear because they
had a full back country ban which was not lifted till late Sept.
I have a bad feeling those same authorities will do it again.
Plus, it all depends how long some of these fires keep burning.
Big question is "when will the rains come"???...continuous rain!
Also, last year, the white river fire happened, and now there is a "full vehicle ban" for "hunters".

So yes, great to have mother nature correct the bullshit that has been going on for 30 years,
AND, she is not even close to being done yet....more fires to come, for many years ahead...IMO.

But, it looks like the end result for us resident hunters is...…….
you can only "walk in", as more vehicle bans will be put into affect, if those same people who made those rules
last year, still think "sightlines give hunters a big advantage"!!???