Evans creek closures

mcbadwish · Nov 17, 2011

Any one know when evans is set to close this year?

bigred_086 · Nov 17, 2011

I think Dec.15th

pokey · Nov 17, 2011

bigred_086 said:
I think Dec.15th

Correct :booo:

mcbadwish · Nov 17, 2011

Thank you couldn't find it anywhere

Qman · Nov 17, 2011

pokey said:
Correct :booo:

I agree... :booo:

I hoped that with the width restrictions they would leave it open to research the benefits of said restriction...

Corey Y · Nov 17, 2011

The closure is to protect a bird.

Qman said:
I agree... :booo:

I hoped that with the width restrictions they would leave it open to research the benefits of said restriction...

The only people benefiting from it are the USFS land managers that have an easier job while they wait to retire.

Anthony1 · Nov 17, 2011

Crazy Daze said:
The closure is to protect a bird.

The only people benefiting from it are the USFS land managers that have an easier job while they wait to retire.

:awesomework:

YotaMike · Nov 17, 2011

I think its stupid they close it in the winter, I use to always go wheeling or ride quads up there in the snow. But oh well there's other places around to go snow wheeling or whatever.

Fordzuki · Nov 18, 2011

pokey said:
Correct :booo:

Sweet. I was thinking it was nov 15 for some reason. That means I've still got time. :cheer:

skinny_pedal · Nov 18, 2011

Fordzuki said:
Sweet. I was thinking it was nov 15 for some reason. That means I've still got time. :cheer:

They can close it sooner if the conditions start to get sketchy up there.

Corey Y · Nov 18, 2011

skinny_pedal said:
They can close it sooner if the conditions start to get sketchy up there.

Yes, the main closure is for the endagered birds. It can be closed sooner or longer for bad weather conditions that can cause excessive silt runoff.

pokey · Nov 18, 2011

Somewhat correct. The seasonal closure is a "wildlife" closure. Its for the birds (supposed) and for the deer and such as well. The critters are already stressed just due to winter conditions and the oligests don't want them getting scared from ORVs and running around burning up more energy that is already in short supply. Unless the snow turns to rain it would be unlikely they would close it early. The main concern there is with runoff and having water running down the trails and not going where they want it to. This is more of a issue come spring time then it is now.

Corey Y · Nov 18, 2011

What tests did the "oligests" do to prove that ORVs cause extra stress to critters?

preacherman · Nov 18, 2011

We should/could easily offset that energy usage by just dumping a few feed sacks up there. I have spent the majority of my life in the woods, and if the ologist would get their noses out of books and spend a little time in the actual woods they just might get a clue!

I literally had this argument with a fresh wildlife biologist PHD this afternoon. Iner city kid fresh outa UW and knows everything about our harmful human habits. I told him if he would have spent the years he spent getting that PHD in the woods he might have as good of understanding as the average hunter. BTW our state is paying him nearly six figures right now, to do what I am not sure.

OK now I will step down from my soapbox.

The twirp started into me about hunting throwing off natural balance! Humans Hunting properly Is natural balance!

Ty. · Nov 18, 2011

What a joke. You could kill every animal that walked, hopped,or crawled into that park for a hundred years. It wouldn't matter in the overall health of the surrounding forrest. A year, or two after you stop killing all the critters, and it would all be back to normal.

preacherman · Nov 18, 2011

Most animals and plants reproduce better under pressure anyways.

Qman · Nov 18, 2011

Why does every question about Evans always have to go political? After the fact is too late. These conversations should have taken place a long time ago.

The seasonal closures that have been on the books for years are in place and will be a way of life for the present time. Work around them or lose sleep over things that can not be changed at the moment. Oh wait... you could "occupy" the woods and make demands llike everyone else seems to be doing... Remember when your parents told you life wasn't fair? It isn't, get over it!

pokey · Nov 18, 2011

Qman said:
Why does every question about Evans always have to go political? After the fact is too late. These conversations should have taken place a long time ago.

The seasonal closures that have been on the books for years are in place and will be a way of life for the present time. Work around them or lose sleep over things that can not be changed at the moment. Oh wait... you could "occupy" the woods and make demands llike everyone else seems to be doing... Remember when your parents told you life wasn't fair? It isn't, get over it!

Very true. It never seems to fail that all of the crying and wailing comes after the fact. Yet when people are asked to be proactive every excuse in the book pops up.:booo: