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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Patarero on September 04, 2017, 07:58:28 AM

Title: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: Patarero on September 04, 2017, 07:58:28 AM: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5589/
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 04, 2017, 08:30:40 AM: Already a thread on this.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,217859.0.html
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: slickmannick on September 05, 2017, 12:52:44 PM: That other link isn't working for me so I'll post here...
If anyone hears any updates on the East Crater fire, please post! I will do the same.
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: b0bbyg on September 05, 2017, 02:10:51 PM: I hope that they get this under control, was hiking near there just this weekend and it was super dry in some of the areas we were in.
Hoping that rain arrives before wind, otherwise I fear this will blow up like the eagle creek fire.
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: ELKBURGER on September 07, 2017, 10:36:21 AM: Watching this closely as well. Our camp is set 10 miles West of the East Crater. We might be moving camp if the east winds pick back up.
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: Matth on September 08, 2017, 08:23:11 AM: That fire should make the hunting in the surrounding areas a little bit better.
Title: Re: FYI Indian Heaven wilderness closed: East crater fire
Post by: finnman on September 09, 2017, 05:41:17 PM: We stopped hunting this area west of the wilderness due to thickness of brush and small trees. We killed elk in there but it really needs a good thinning or hot fire.