MinnesotaHunter
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So I have been doing some preliminary map scouting for an OTC Elk hunt in Colorado for 2014, and I am trying to confirm that I am reading the map correctly.
I am specifically trying to locate areas that have motor vehicle restrictions and few roads. An area of the NF I am looking at has an improved road running through it, but at the same time is in a marked area of the map that is labeled with an "A" in a circle. When I looked at the legend on the map it say the area is closed to all motor vehicle traffic and the adjacent areas are marked with a "B" in a circle; which is reflected in a legend as being closed to all motor vehicles with the exception of snowmobiles on assigned trails.
I understand this to mean that despite the fact that an improved road runs through this area, it is only there for forest service use (firefighting, squirrel counting, ect) and that it will be gated off to prevent ATVs and trucks from driving it for recreational use. Does this sound right? The last thing I want is to make a faulty assumption and then have a bunch of road hunting in the area I expect to be able to get away from that.
Thanks
Ross
I am specifically trying to locate areas that have motor vehicle restrictions and few roads. An area of the NF I am looking at has an improved road running through it, but at the same time is in a marked area of the map that is labeled with an "A" in a circle. When I looked at the legend on the map it say the area is closed to all motor vehicle traffic and the adjacent areas are marked with a "B" in a circle; which is reflected in a legend as being closed to all motor vehicles with the exception of snowmobiles on assigned trails.
I understand this to mean that despite the fact that an improved road runs through this area, it is only there for forest service use (firefighting, squirrel counting, ect) and that it will be gated off to prevent ATVs and trucks from driving it for recreational use. Does this sound right? The last thing I want is to make a faulty assumption and then have a bunch of road hunting in the area I expect to be able to get away from that.
Thanks
Ross