Grizzly Bear Fire-Wenaha

[elkchaser54]

You are being a baby if you are worrying about getting your points back because of a fire.  Yes its 10,000 acres but the amount of hunters in East weneha is very minimal.  Still plenty of amazing hunting land in there, plus the fire is burning south now.  Which means its Oregon's problem haha not ours anymore.  Im sorry that you might have to work a little harder to get your elk.  I know I would not be complaining about possessing that tag.  AND ARCHERY season is nearly 4+ weeks away.  Yes they close the wilderness but just for safety not cause its all on fire. 

[mtncook]

I just attended the transition from team 3 to team 2.  As usual it will take some time to evaluate. Yesterday it made a big run south, crossed the Wenaha and is climbing to the road at Cross Canyon.  As always safety comes before suppression and Troy and Grouse Flats are alerted to Evacuation Level 1 this morning. 

I have had a hard time with this one.  The fire has done a lot of good cleaning up and going outr when it gets into the grass.  Yesterdays run was a hot one but like mentioned earlier it is going south and now east.  I'm hoping it is pretty much done in my unit.  There is still some fire close to the Lookout but it has been a slow separate fire from the main one. 

WE are expecting winds again Thursday and Friday, the weather guys have been very close in their predictions.

I appreciate all my hunters waiting to see how it rolls out.  I will not make any predictions until I can see it myself.  As mentioned the whole unit is not burning.  At least one of my cameras was spotted by fire crew, they smiled and waved. 

My scouting and cameras have revealed some real nice bulls and bucks. Some bulls we have been watching for a few years now.

mtncook

[BLUEBULLS]

WDFW wont give back points and they wont care about the fires in the area, the tag holders during the complex fire never got to hunt due to the closures and they didn't get their points back.

Huh... guys I talked to had the option of getting their points back. They chose not to and hunted.

[BLUEBULLS]

You are being a baby if you are worrying about getting your points back because of a fire.  Yes its 10,000 acres but the amount of hunters in East weneha is very minimal.  Still plenty of amazing hunting land in there, plus the fire is burning south now.  Which means its Oregon's problem haha not ours anymore.  Im sorry that you might have to work a little harder to get your elk.  I know I would not be complaining about possessing that tag.  AND ARCHERY season is nearly 4+ weeks away.  Yes they close the wilderness but just for safety not cause its all on fire.

 

[Landowner]

Cooler temps forecast through Saturday.  That will help some. 

But winds up to 20 mph plus in that forecast.  Wind and fire a bad combo. 

Wenaha taking a beating.   

[tonymoe]

I'll bet you 1-west wenaha archery tag that I will be hunting or I will be getting my points back. I've worked too hard to think negative thoughts. I've done more research on maps and in my boots for 3+ Years that I'm confident on my bet!

[dscubame]

Cooler temps forecast through Saturday.  That will help some. 

But winds up to 20 mph plus in that forecast.  Wind and fire a bad combo. 

Wenaha taking a beating.

Nature is just cleaning herself up.

[Branden]

With my brother and I both having archery tags down there I'm hoping it works out. If it doesn't that's life so oh well. At least it's making better habitat for the future

[elkchaser54]

With my brother and I both having archery tags down there I'm hoping it works out. If it doesn't that's life so oh well. At least it's making better habitat for the future

EXACTLY !

[ELKBURGER]

I just attended the transition from team 3 to team 2.  As usual it will take some time to evaluate. Yesterday it made a big run south, crossed the Wenaha and is climbing to the road at Cross Canyon.  As always safety comes before suppression and Troy and Grouse Flats are alerted to Evacuation Level 1 this morning. 

I have had a hard time with this one.  The fire has done a lot of good cleaning up and going outr when it gets into the grass.  Yesterdays run was a hot one but like mentioned earlier it is going south and now east.  I'm hoping it is pretty much done in my unit.  There is still some fire close to the Lookout but it has been a slow separate fire from the main one. 

WE are expecting winds again Thursday and Friday, the weather guys have been very close in their predictions.

I appreciate all my hunters waiting to see how it rolls out.  I will not make any predictions until I can see it myself.  As mentioned the whole unit is not burning.  At least one of my cameras was spotted by fire crew, they smiled and waved. 

My scouting and cameras have revealed some real nice bulls and bucks. Some bulls we have been watching for a few years now.

mtncook

Thanks for the update Dave!

[nwhunter]

With my brother and I both having archery tags down there I'm hoping it works out. If it doesn't that's life so oh well. At least it's making better habitat for the future

Good attitude man!!! When we have firefighters losing their lives fighting these fires it does put in perspective our hunting passions. I feel bad for tagholders this year but yes their is more to life and I have no doubt you will get your points back if you dont get to hunt due to closures.

[Mxracer532]

You are being a baby if you are worrying about getting your points back because of a fire.  Yes its 10,000 acres but the amount of hunters in East weneha is very minimal.  Still plenty of amazing hunting land in there, plus the fire is burning south now.  Which means its Oregon's problem haha not ours anymore.  Im sorry that you might have to work a little harder to get your elk.  I know I would not be complaining about possessing that tag.  AND ARCHERY season is nearly 4+ weeks away.  Yes they close the wilderness but just for safety not cause its all on fire.

A baby?? Your being an arrogant jerk to say such a thing. I bet you wouldnt be saying that if you were a tag holder. Sure the fire is 10k acres and alot of land isnt burned. BUT the entire unit is CLOSED!!!!!!! So the fact of the size of the fire being small compared to whats not burnt isnt the issue. YES its going south but that doesnt matter when the forest service has the whole wilderness area closed! Remember guys put in for this tag for ALOT of years and to not get that opperatunity when they FINALLY win the WA hunters lottery only to have it taken away is a HUGE deal. Think of someone who may never draw the tag again, or due to an un-forseen health reason never get that chance to have that dream hunt. Im sure if you really put yourself if one of those guys shoes you would be singing a different tune!

[JamesK.]

I talked to Paul Wik this morning. He is the Biologist of the Area and assured me that if the entire unit is closed tag holders will get their points back OR will have the option to keep their tags in HOPE that the unit opens at some point and they can hunt. Their will be a meeting next Monday and a decision made. Tag holders will be contacted by the end of next week. I personally will take my points back over the gamble. This is all word for word from the biologist. Having waited 17 years Iam just as  bumbed out as anyone, but it is what it is. Maintaining an optimistic mind set


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[KopperBuck]

Here's a cell pic from just south of Imbler. First I've been able to see since the valley cleared out from all the other fires. No Bueno. And Troy just got a level 3 notice... *censored*

[coldsteel3d]

I talked to Paul today as well and it sounds like the only people who will get the option of getting their points back will be if the whole unit is closed. He said the Dayton and Tucannon will still be open. It is just the wilderness that will be closed.