E-Scouting Question

• Apr 25, 2018

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CiK

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I am probably asking the dumbest question ever, but can somebody explain what I am seeing. The fences keep popping up across large swaths of ground in other locations I am researching.

Two sources say its public land on national forest. Are fences on national forest land normal?

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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Lots of fences on public lands. Required to comply with the rotational grazing requirements of many of the public land grazing allotments. You will see them on USFS and BLM.

 

• Apr 25, 2018

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Some public areas have facilities for horses, too. I know there’s a similar structure in one of the areas I have been scouting, meant for loading/unloading and overnighting horses.

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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Thanks for the replies. Are these areas a person should avoid for the most part? Too much traffic? I see elk being more agile than cattle. Can these fences affect their travel patterns much?

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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IMO, The road through the middle is way more concerning than the fences, and cattle are more agile than you would think.....

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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MinnesotaHunter said:

IMO, The road through the middle is way more concerning than the fences, and cattle are more agile than you would think.....

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Agree. I follow the roads to their ends and see if there is wide open space available to me. I just zoom in to a certain altitude and fly over it with GE until I reach what I believe is the last of the drivable area and then zoom out to see if its worth the drive. I just keep running across these fences and then this building in this area.

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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Also look at what roads are open and closed. There are many of these that are no longer in use, and could be behind locked gates.

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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406LIFE said:

Also look at what roads are open and closed. There are many of these that are no longer in use, and could be behind locked gates.

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As far as permanent road closures go, I use this interactive Forest Service map. Not mobile friendly, however.


https://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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The North Star- are you on monster muleys? If so, I want to hear how your hunt in Idaho went. We talked about the area.

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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Idhikker said:

The North Star- are you on monster muleys? If so, I want to hear how your hunt in Idaho went. We talked about the area.

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I am, you've got a sharp memory. I'll shoot you a pm either tonight after work or tomorrow morning.

 

• Apr 26, 2018

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TheNorthStar said:

As far as permanent road closures go, I use this interactive Forest Service map. Not mobile friendly, however.


https://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/

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Very helpful link. Thanks!