WDFW and State Park Lands to Close to ALL Access

[High Climber]

This is what happens when everyone at every agency feels like they “have to” do something. Families need a place to go camping and recreate especially at times like these. This BS is going a little to far, the woods are a sanctuary and dispersed camping on state lands sounds like a good spot to social distance to me “essential staff will be present to preserve and protect resources” WTF does that mean

[bigtex]

“essential staff will be present to preserve and protect resources” WTF does that mean

It means State Parks and WDFW Officers will be out enforcing the closure

[bigtex]

Kind of feels like allot of these closures are focusing on one group of people..all costal boat launches are now closed as well. So I can't fish, hunt, camp,.....

Meanwhile Starbucks, Costco, pot shops, fast food joints ...the list goes on, remain open.   

We can blame these people:

https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/crowds-flock-to-beaches-and-hiking-trails-despite-plea-from-governor-to-stay-home/281-343a4436-8018-4028-9a9b-805f40ed60cd

[Limhangerslayer]

Kind of feels like allot of these closures are focusing on one group of people..all costal boat launches are now closed as well. So I can't fish, hunt, camp,.....

Meanwhile Starbucks, Costco, pot shops, fast food joints ...the list goes on, remain open.   

nailed it right there!  Complete bs!  My daughter and I WILL be hunting turkeys next weekend.  I'd fight the argument that that's where I get my groceries.  A lot safer then walking around wal mart next to a bunch of people!

[Billy74]

Ill still be out looking for whatever public land “looks open”.  I usually drive up nat forest roads anyway.  If it’s gated ill find another road.  Ill risk a ticket.  Cant fathom why i can go to fred meyer but not thousands of acres of forest.  🙄


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[Blacklab]

Day use state park boat launches. Day use parks

[fishngamereaper]

Kind of feels like allot of these closures are focusing on one group of people..all costal boat launches are now closed as well. So I can't fish, hunt, camp,.....

Meanwhile Starbucks, Costco, pot shops, fast food joints ...the list goes on, remain open.   

We can blame these people:

https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/crowds-flock-to-beaches-and-hiking-trails-despite-plea-from-governor-to-stay-home/281-343a4436-8018-4028-9a9b-805f40ed60cd

Ya, I understand costal town's not wanting a bunch of city folk in their safe zone, I just don't get the reasoning that outdoor recreation is now identified as worse than packing a few hundred people in every Costco across the region, most of whom have no dire reason to be shopping other than looking for TP...

[High Climber]

“essential staff will be present to preserve and protect resources” WTF does that mean

It means State Parks and WDFW Officers will be out enforcing the closure

That’s what I thought. Not exactly preserving or protecting any resource.

[nwmein199]

Kind of feels like allot of these closures are focusing on one group of people..all costal boat launches are now closed as well. So I can't fish, hunt, camp,.....

Meanwhile Starbucks, Costco, pot shops, fast food joints ...the list goes on, remain open.   

We can blame these people:

https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/crowds-flock-to-beaches-and-hiking-trails-despite-plea-from-governor-to-stay-home/281-343a4436-8018-4028-9a9b-805f40ed60cd

 

Govenor asked people to stay home and it didnt work so now they are taking further steps to make sure people adhere to the "shelter in place". I dont agree with it but also dont think it was done to stiff outdoorsman on purpose

[HillHound]

Yeah that is ridiculous I can go get a cheeseburger but I can’t hit the DNR property right up from my house. I’m glad we own a piece of recreational property that borders forest service So at least I can still pull the trailer up there and still access it.  there sure won’t be any Rangers on the roadless downhill side that boarders our piece

[Threewolves]

I think Andy Stumpf said it "If hospitals are taking this serious, then I am taking this serious." Look at Italy. Me I am staying home right now.
Turkeys? it is only a bird. There will be more and more opportunities. I got my 16 year old granddaughter set up on the deferred program to go hunting. (Also, had her set up for hunter safety, but it was cancelled.)  It is possible to inadvertently get this virus. Now that I have made it by retiring from two jobs I do not want to risk my health.  Besides I have 24 pts for Big Horn and over 21 for moose. I didn't get this far just to take the big dirt nap. We will wait and see on the hunting.

[Bullkllr]

I think Andy Stumpf said it "If hospitals are taking this serious, then I am taking this serious." Look at Italy. Me I am staying home right now.
Turkeys? it is only a bird. There will be more and more opportunities. I got my 16 year old granddaughter set up on the deferred program to go hunting. (Also, had her set up for hunter safety, but it was cancelled.)  It is possible to inadvertently get this virus. Now that I have made it by retiring from two jobs I do not want to risk my health.  Besides I have 24 pts for Big Horn and over 21 for moose. I didn't get this far just to take the big dirt nap. We will wait and see on the hunting.

I think most get the seriousness. But isn't it kind of counter-intuitive when several hundred people are packed into every Costco in the state in the name of "essential"?

[bassquatch]

ALL WDFW WATER ACCESS SITE AS WELL!!

That means EVERY public boat launch in this stupid State!

[Bluemoon]

So glad I  have less then a month left in this state that I once loved, but Comrad Insley has destroyed.
I also have two of some of the last lake front lots inside of Moses Lake. We are seriously considering selling those so we never have to come back to this state. 

[MADMAX]

No one seems to get the stay home part
Everybody wants to do their own thing
For cripes sake
You could infect and kill someone or yourself
Stay home means stay home
Hello?