Oh and there aren't really any "bad fires" in that part of the the country. Needs fire terribly. Lodgepole needs hot fires especially with all the beetle kill in there. 18 was hotter than what you want for the next 30 years but 100 from now it'll be great. 28 has some great edge already. Disruption of fuel continuity from fires is what once upon a time stopped pine beetles
...I also go in those places solo because I am so competent and tough hahahaha
Really. If you drive west hwy 40 from Granby to Kremmling do you see north side of hwy burn? It's about 22miles long Did Horn ranch burn? or Indian Peak Wilderness that's in unit 18? I was up 18 tues/wed and seems like FS Ok cattle lease's and cattle did look fat. Sure lot burned. When I was up 18 the choppers (2) where mulching west side of Hwy125 looked like they has some mud slides. I know little about fire as we had one here Black Forest and every day I drive to town, I still see what fire did.
Sorry haven't been on for a while. I haven't looked at the burn severity mapping to see what it shows. I can tell you that during large fires there are scientists that specialize in all the different areas of forest management and ecology involved in most decisions. As long as the things they want tended to don't distract from life safety it is given a high priority. These same scientists are involved in the burned area repair program. They go through evaluating a lot of areas/things and prioritize some over others with thought to funding, time to accomplish, and probability of success. A fire of that magnitude and severity is not easy to work through in that process and can even cost more than the amount it took to suppress the fire. Sometimes that money just doesn't get there because it isn't as exciting as sending money to an active fire. Or private "environment groups" hold every action up in litigation until the plan the burn area rehab team isn't valid anymore. The locals usually bear the brunt of all of it unfortunately. Land management agencies are one area where contacting a Congressional office makes things happen...
The issue was you claimed all of unit 18 burned vs small fire unit 28.
I don't think the fires in 28 were small. Unit 28 may be a better unit for a while in comparison to 18 with the size and severity of the East Troublesome Fire. You have to admit that there is a big difference in 180,000 acres and 14,000.The issue was you claimed all of unit 18 burned vs small fire unit 28.
The fire in unit 28 was allowed to burn itself out. It burned from Aug 4, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020.
Do you lack the required info? Corral Creek Llamas llc. Of course you could drop by and slap the cuffs on yourself, let me know ahead of time, I'll make sure to be here.
I cant imagine what it must be like trying to choose where to go based on threads like this and scores of others! So much disinformation thrown out, some by design, most out of ignorance.
I did not see anything concerning Parri. He is a friend as well as at least one of his guides, and we were all on ski patrol at WP/MJ together or at different times and would run into each other occasionally during the seasons. We generally, stayed out of each others turf ! My information is limited as I have only talked to a few since then and have been out of Grand County now for 18 years. (not by choice)
Welcome to HT.
One never really graduates from the novice category when hunting elk, imo! I fear the speed with which information permeates the hunting masses has made hunting more difficult and am glad I got to see those beautiful animals in their bedrooms when I was younger!
