Only a rumor but......

[deerhuntr4885]

A friend was talking to someone from WDFW yesterday and he was told that there was an 80% chance that all High Hunts in Chelan County will be closed this year due to drought. Nothing is confirmed but thought I would pass it on. 

[X-Force]

I would be surprised. The feds would probably have to close the wilderness areas for that to happen.

[bobcat]

I'm not sure why closing the deer season would be necessary, because of the lack of snowfall this past winter. Makes zero sense.

[7mag.]

I'm not sure why closing the deer season would be necessary, because of the lack of snowfall this past winter. Makes zero sense.

I agree. There are already fires restrictions in many high hunt areas, there is no reason to restrict non-motorized access.

[Muleyslyr]

 
 

Agree with both you guys..would make zero sense. I have no idea what the drought would have to do with the High Hunt.

[turbo]

I can't believe anyone buys in to this garbage. Not a rip on the OP but give me a break... BTW - What drought?? We are near or at normal rain fall!

No snow does not = drought!!

[NOCK NOCK]

I'm not sure why closing the deer season would be necessary, because of the lack of snowfall this past winter. Makes zero sense.

Well we are talking about the forest circus lands  ........makes perfect sense to them 

[jackelope]

There are significant high hunt access areas in the Entiat area and other closures in the Swakane areas(Chelan County) that are closed to human entry, but not because of a lack of water.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3819267.pdf

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3823831.pdf

[deerhuntr4885]

Hey, I never claimed it to be fact. Just telling you what I was told.  Makes for good discussion only.  But I seem to remember it being closed once before many years ago.  Am I wrong?

[cryder]

We all need to keep close to our weapons the end is in sight !!!!! Houser lake is having phospherouse level problems California is watering there crops with unreplaceable water from underground and Newman lake is closed for weed problems , now ,      its creeping into our hunting restrictions , im telling you if you think proabition was scairy wait till we get to water wars your going to see a new definition of the gun,have one or loose your water and die ! The guy with the biggest gun gets to waterski last !!

[WA hunter14]

 

[stevemiller]

unreplacable water?how is water ever gonna be unreplacable?it doesnt matter what you use water for doesnt it all always evaperate from where it went back into the atmosphere to be dropped back down again and seep into the ground (maybe in a diff. area)all to be used again.what goes up must come down. 

[Knocker of rocks]

unreplacable water?how is water ever gonna be unreplacable?it doesnt matter what you use water for doesnt it all always evaperate from where it went back into the atmosphere to be dropped back down again and seep into the ground (maybe in a diff. area)all to be used again.what goes up must come down. 

It is thought of as irreplaceable in terms of a human life span.  Some of these aquifers were built during the ice ages over thousands of years, and are being withdrawn from at a rate that far exceeds their recharge rate, which in the case of some of the aquifers in NV, AZ and TX, is close to zero.  Some people refer to this as water mining.

[turkeyfeather]

Newman Lake is not closed. Do you have a brother by the name of cssaphil?

[Knocker of rocks]