Idaho Fires

[IDFireLass]

Those of you who aren't in the know. Couple new fires started the bigger one is off of Hwy 20 north of Mountain Home. It's running up on Bennett Mountain. 1500 as of last night.
Lake Fire out of Burgdorf to the east of there 100 acres last night.
Big Grass the monster of all monsters. 450,000 plus jumped the south fork of the Owyhee headed southish towards Nevada. Plus the fight they have around Triangle area.
Then we have Double Springs fire 1200 acres or so. Off of Double Springs road on the Lost River range.
We've been lucky so far this season in central Idaho but it could change in a flash of lightning. Also Central Idaho is in Stage 1 fire restrictions now as of yesterday.

 

[Salmonchaser]

The Big Grass fire is huge. So much habit clobbered for this year.

 

[TheTone]

Some monsters this year and yet we have a couple in the Clearwater where fire could do a lot of good for elk habitat that are barely growing with almost no suppression effort

 

[Salmonchaser]

There is that, I’d love to see a fire in my principle elk AO, been quite a while, but it has to be just right. The longer an area goes without a fire the harder it is for it to be just right.
Went for a 5 mile two grand elevation change in my A/O couple days ago. Wife, worked as a forester in the same area for years, asked how it went. I don’t want to hunt No tellum canyon again and I sure as hell don’t want to kill something in there. So much blow down I said. Can’t see how I can hunt that spot anymore. A fire in there this year would likely be too much of a good thing, at 70 I’m not likely to benefit from it too much anyway

 

[El Jason]

The Big Grass fire is huge. So much habit clobbered for this year.

Really worried about the burn scar coming back as cheat grass and Medusa head rye.

 

[44hunter45]

Some monsters this year and yet we have a couple in the Clearwater where fire could do a lot of good for elk habitat that are barely growing with almost no suppression effort

I'm watching Moose Mountain Fire with interest.
And some others farther south

 

[brymoore]

I hate watching chukar hills burn.

 

[Potsie]

Some monsters this year and yet we have a couple in the Clearwater where fire could do a lot of good for elk habitat that are barely growing with almost no suppression effort

If anywhere needs a fire badly, it’s the Clearwater.

 

[IDFireLass]

Has anyone taken a look at the closure for this fire? It's unreal. Duck Valley to Burneau. Then across Hwy 78 to 95 back to Jordan Valley. The whole SW corner is closed.

 

[mtmiller]

The smoke over here is irritating me. Time for MT to tariff Russet’s.

 

[mtmuley]

If you look really close you can see the mountains. It's getting old. mtmuley

 

[TheTone]

I'm watching Moose Mountain Fire with interest.
And some others farther south

Pictures I saw weren’t much, steep rocky spot

 

[Potsie]

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If you look really close you can see the mountains. It's getting old. mtmuley

Jealous… you can see the trees 100 yards away.

 

[mtmuley]

Jealous… you can see the trees 100 yards away.

This is a clear day. But in the Fall. Hope things get better for you guys. mtmuley

 

[TheTone]

The Big Grass fire is huge. So much habit clobbered for this year.

It directly effected what I put in for on second controlled hunt chances