azcoues Report post Posted January 10, 2012 this past bull season in unit 6a i spoke to a game warden and he said that in the near future that 75% of forest service roads will be permanetly closed makin it a walk in basis hunt,and another thing he said that if you do harvest an animal and utilizing the roads that will be open,no more cross country driving to retrieve the animal all pack out.Does anyone know about this,if its true or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest akaspecials Report post Posted January 10, 2012 this past bull season in unit 6a i spoke to a game warden and he said that in the near future that 75% of forest service roads will be permanetly closed makin it a walk in basis hunt,and another thing he said that if you do harvest an animal and utilizing the roads that will be open,no more cross country driving to retrieve the animal all pack out.Does anyone know about this,if its true or not. I heard of something similar in 4a although not nearly as drastic as 75%. I'm all for the closures though and giving those elk more sanctuaries. We have enough roads... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted January 10, 2012 http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/landmanagement/projects/?cid=stelprdb5263010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted January 10, 2012 this past bull season in unit 6a i spoke to a game warden and he said that in the near future that 75% of forest service roads will be permanetly closed makin it a walk in basis hunt,and another thing he said that if you do harvest an animal and utilizing the roads that will be open,no more cross country driving to retrieve the animal all pack out.Does anyone know about this,if its true or not. Preparation for more wolf releases is my guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russd Report post Posted January 10, 2012 Just buy a wood cutting permit for 20$, then you can go offroad to cut your fire wood, oh and retrieve that elk you just shot while wood cutting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted January 11, 2012 i think sitgreaves national forest is doing that also. And new road numbers and maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coues krazy Report post Posted January 11, 2012 It wont matter, people will drive on the closed roads any ways. It will just be a pain for law abiding citizens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
