FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN!!!!!!

[Goat Boy]

Well it is official the fires here in utah have burned every honey hole and secrete hot spot i hunt including all the summer ground I scouted for elk on not to mention all the child hood memories that will only be relived by pictures. This has been a sad week for not only me but the whole west. I am trying my hardest to look toward the future but still in the back of my mind all I can think about is the way it was and how I will forever remember my mountain or more so my home away from home it will be forever missed it's hard to say goodbye to an old friend and mentor. If any one else on this forum is going through the same grief please share!

[POk3s]

My elk hunt area is right on the brink of being burned. A change in winds and it's gone.

In all honesty, keep your head up. It's going to suck this year if everything stays dry and there's no new growth but years to come your "honey holes" will continue to be hot spots for elk! Fire is a natural cycle.

[Nelsonv]

As bad as these fires are it actually helps the land in the long run. Sucks in the present but major gains down the road.

[Buckriser]

I feel ya Goat Boy, I also live in Utah and one of my favorite spots is on fire.
I drew a LE Elk tag this year and I'm pretty nervous my area might light up. It would suck to wait 12 yrs and then have the unit go up in flames. Heres to hoping it doesn't.

[Goat Boy]

I wish you the best of luck Buckriser lets hope that something good comes of all this fire. The truth is that we did this to are selves if you look back over 100 years ago you never hear about any major wildfires and if you think about it they didn't have all the technology to fight them like we do now. wildfires are the earths way of getting rid of the dead overgrowth and making room for new growth. The reason for the intense fires now days is mostly due to putting fires out over and over year after year while they are small and never get a chance to thin areas out so now your left with completely overgrown spots where when a major fire does happen, its unstoppable and devastating. So far we have lost 3-5 trail cameras it will be neat to see if I can find them and if at all possible recover the SD cards from them.

[Buckriser]

Another good Elk spot in UT, up in flames.

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[iRem]

I feel for all you guys that hunt those areas in the interim! But, Fire is not a bad thing if people can survive it and the animals as well. Keep your heads up and good luck this year!

[Lefty]

Better than what happened last week here in Pocatelllo
http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/160968995.html

[Buckriser]

Very true Lefty