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Court reinstates road ban in national forests
robescc:
More of my thoughts. I think it is bs to think that the lack of clearcuts affect the population of deer and elk. The reason people think this is because the are not as easy to spot from the road. Get out of your truck and walk your fat ass up the hill and you will see more game than you think.
I call BS on that point of view.
280ackley:
--- Quote from: robescc on November 22, 2009, 08:42:33 AM ---I am not sure if you guys are lost or its just me. :dunno:
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It's you. The Forest Service manages the National Forests. And yes new clearcuts affect deer and elk populations for the better.
280ackley:
--- Quote from: robescc on November 22, 2009, 08:42:33 AM ---The article is about the national forests which are parks.
Just my :twocents:
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National Parks are parks, National Forests are forests that are mandated by Congress to be managed for "Multiple Use". However I can see how one can be confused, National Forests are managed now more like parks.
whacker1:
--- Quote ---I am not sure if you guys are lost or its just me.
It's you. The Forest Service manages the National Forests. And yes new clearcuts affect deer and elk populations for the better.
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Agreed - clear cuts and thinning provide way more feed than stands of timber.
Part of the reason the Mt. St. Helens herd is having issues is that all of the timbers in the blast zone is the same age. 28 years to date after replanting. The area needs to be thinned and some modest clear cuts would provide more of the feed need to sustain the herd through the entire year.
robescc:
I was wrong about the forest service and national forest. I am an idiot.
I don't think I am wrong on the clearcuts to help population. The Forest service is also fixing roads. I can name a dozen that was fixed this summer alone.
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