Our camp had a terrible elk camp this year. We get to Idaho, set up camp. the next morning while we are cutting camp wood for the stoves the day before the bull elk season start .
A whit truck pulls up with a USFS shield on the door. We dont think much of it because we usually get official visitor's every year.
This woman steps out and heads over to us and says hi. She then proceeds to tell us that she is part of a "Elk Habitat Restoration crew" They have this project which involves the ridge complex that we are camping in and planning on hunting tmro (the opener)
She informed us that this project has been funded by the "REMF" and is scheduled to start tmro morning.
Ok so are internal warning bells are going off loud and clear.
So We asked what exactly does your crew do, and what does this project entail. She informed us that they are going to be burning all the Dark timber on the front and back side of commissary ridge between the the 2 roads that provide the access to the area.
She proceeded to tell us of the advance planning and the conditional requirements that allow them to complete the project.
So long story short, the next morning 5 white pickups, with enclosed trailers, 4 whlrs set up camp night next to us.
The set off up the hill to do some test burns. (this is opening morning, mind you)
The fires they started didn't appear to be to bad, so we are thinking we might be able to salvage the season by moving around them a bit, heck the might even push some elk out of the timber for us.
That was until day #2, it started the same way with the USFS folks heading up the hill to set some more fires.
But before noon.... the helicopter showed up. It had a big tank slung under it on a cable.
A little later after it was fueled and filled on another hill opposite of commissary ridge, it started flying missions
flying at tree top level dropping friggen napalm all over the place.
So for 2 days of helicopters flying droppin napalm, and burning timber above us. None of us saw an animal.
they left In the evening hours of the following friday not to be seen again. With tree's still burning furiously above us all night.
Needless to say that my $902 it cost for tags, the $650 it cost in fuel to drive from Wisconsin, $200 food was a total waste.
I would like to be re-imbursed, anybody have any idea's
Thx in advance for my long post
A whit truck pulls up with a USFS shield on the door. We dont think much of it because we usually get official visitor's every year.
This woman steps out and heads over to us and says hi. She then proceeds to tell us that she is part of a "Elk Habitat Restoration crew" They have this project which involves the ridge complex that we are camping in and planning on hunting tmro (the opener)
She informed us that this project has been funded by the "REMF" and is scheduled to start tmro morning.
Ok so are internal warning bells are going off loud and clear.
So We asked what exactly does your crew do, and what does this project entail. She informed us that they are going to be burning all the Dark timber on the front and back side of commissary ridge between the the 2 roads that provide the access to the area.
She proceeded to tell us of the advance planning and the conditional requirements that allow them to complete the project.
So long story short, the next morning 5 white pickups, with enclosed trailers, 4 whlrs set up camp night next to us.
The set off up the hill to do some test burns. (this is opening morning, mind you)
The fires they started didn't appear to be to bad, so we are thinking we might be able to salvage the season by moving around them a bit, heck the might even push some elk out of the timber for us.
That was until day #2, it started the same way with the USFS folks heading up the hill to set some more fires.
But before noon.... the helicopter showed up. It had a big tank slung under it on a cable.
A little later after it was fueled and filled on another hill opposite of commissary ridge, it started flying missions
flying at tree top level dropping friggen napalm all over the place.
So for 2 days of helicopters flying droppin napalm, and burning timber above us. None of us saw an animal.
they left In the evening hours of the following friday not to be seen again. With tree's still burning furiously above us all night.
Needless to say that my $902 it cost for tags, the $650 it cost in fuel to drive from Wisconsin, $200 food was a total waste.
I would like to be re-imbursed, anybody have any idea's
Thx in advance for my long post
