Post by: Transka on September 24, 2025, 03:21:43 PM
Post by: The Shed-Sherpa on September 24, 2025, 03:52:32 PM
Post by: jrebel on September 24, 2025, 04:01:31 PM
Post by: The Shed-Sherpa on September 24, 2025, 04:11:20 PM
They currently have almost all of GMU 250 closed with a planned reopening date of December 31st. :bash:
Post by: Transka on September 24, 2025, 05:06:00 PM
Just wait.....the Chiwawa, Swakane and Entiat will all get closed due to the sugarloaf fire. :bash: :bash:
I think the Entiat valley road is only open for local traffic. How well enforced I’m not sure but you’re right it won’t be long.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 24, 2025, 07:54:03 PM
Post by: buglebuster on September 24, 2025, 10:06:20 PM
Post by: Mtnwalker on September 25, 2025, 09:42:10 AM
The fact that the pomas fire closure area is so big and still completely closed is crazy. That fire has been basically out for almost 2 months at this point...
The cub creek 2 fire was out by October 2021 and they still had huge road closures during my late hunt the following year in Nov 2022. Don't underestimate the FS :chuckle:
Post by: Transka on September 25, 2025, 11:02:08 AM
I am kind of hoping they keep the whole valley/area closed thru modern. We all know how low the deer population is up there, would be nice for the herd to get a break for 1 year.
Ya the Deer have really diminished this year cell cams have been very quiet.
I am still going even if I am a hiker with a gun but ya it could use a year off
Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on September 25, 2025, 11:31:09 AM
The fact that the pomas fire closure area is so big and still completely closed is crazy. That fire has been basically out for almost 2 months at this point...
The cub creek 2 fire was out by October 2021 and they still had huge road closures during my late hunt the following year in Nov 2022. Don't underestimate the FS :chuckle:
:yeah: The roads have to go through a process of risk assessment and after a winter and spring then be repaired if needed and dangerous trees removed from around roads, camps, trail heads, ect... Sometimes it takes years for an area to reopen after a major fire... Washouts are very common...
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 25, 2025, 02:06:45 PM
The fact that the pomas fire closure area is so big and still completely closed is crazy. That fire has been basically out for almost 2 months at this point...
The cub creek 2 fire was out by October 2021 and they still had huge road closures during my late hunt the following year in Nov 2022. Don't underestimate the FS :chuckle:
:yeah: The roads have to go through a process of risk assessment and after a winter and spring then be repaired if needed and dangerous trees removed from around roads, camps, trail heads, ect... Sometimes it takes years for an area to reopen after a major fire... Washouts are very common...
The issue with Pomas is……..that fire was alonggggg ways from any road. Yet the FC spent somewhere over $60 million “working” on “contingency” lines miles away from the fire AND any average person could have seen that fire was completely contained by rock surfaces….highly unlikely it would get to any of the CL.
Pretty sure a lot of that wasted money could have been put to better use on the current, more close to habitation, fires.
There is a reason they are referred to as the Forest CIRCUS!
Post by: hunter_sean08 on September 25, 2025, 02:20:55 PM
The fact that the pomas fire closure area is so big and still completely closed is crazy. That fire has been basically out for almost 2 months at this point...
The cub creek 2 fire was out by October 2021 and they still had huge road closures during my late hunt the following year in Nov 2022. Don't underestimate the FS :chuckle:
:yeah: The roads have to go through a process of risk assessment and after a winter and spring then be repaired if needed and dangerous trees removed from around roads, camps, trail heads, ect... Sometimes it takes years for an area to reopen after a major fire... Washouts are very common...
The issue with Pomas is……..that fire was alonggggg ways from any road. Yet the FC spent somewhere over $60 million “working” on “contingency” lines miles away from the fire AND any average person could have seen that fire was completely contained by rock surfaces….highly unlikely it would get to any of the CL.
Pretty sure a lot of that wasted money could have been put to better use on the current, more close to habitation, fires.
There is a reason they are referred to as the Forest CIRCUS!
I'm not typically a conspiracy theorist, but it certainly seems like this was a convenient excuse for them to shut down a large chunk of the forest and keep people from recreating there altogether.
Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 25, 2025, 05:01:35 PM
Post by: crabcreekhunter on October 03, 2025, 06:04:11 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on October 04, 2025, 05:13:03 AM
With the government shut down it doesn’t seem these national-forests roads will be opened up for modern. If they don’t have anyone to open them, will they have anyone to enforce closures?!?! Asking for a friend?
Will not surprise me one bit if several gates get "opened"
Post by: timberfaller on October 04, 2025, 11:49:01 AM
Fires are being used, now because "they" can get some things DONE and not be sued by Eco-Freak groups. Blewit is being closed just for that basic reason, falling hazard trees. Had not a fire been burning, the DOT would have so many hoops to jump through to get what needed DONE!
Yep, elections and indoctrination have consequences!!
Post by: bigmacc on October 04, 2025, 04:07:29 PM
Would not surprise me either.With the government shut down it doesn’t seem these national-forests roads will be opened up for modern. If they don’t have anyone to open them, will they have anyone to enforce closures?!?! Asking for a friend?
Will not surprise me one bit if several gates get "opened"
Post by: Transka on October 20, 2025, 11:48:56 AM
Post by: deadyote on October 29, 2025, 09:26:55 AM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on October 29, 2025, 12:03:44 PM
There was a news release out that said all the Pomas closure area was rescinded believe that for what it’s worth from the forest circus.
The webpage is always way behind and good luck calling any of the Ranger districts they hardly ever answer their phones