.270 Report post Posted August 12, 2008 i know a buncha guys on here like to hunt the upper eagle drainage. the road is locked and open only to foot and horseback traffic, beginning at honeymoon. i've called every usfs person i could talk to and haven't got anywhere. only way they are going to open this road is if folks make it a sore enough subject that they will. one guy said they didn't have funding and told me to call another guy. the other guy told me they had funding but that the first guy hadn't got clearance from the usfws to do the work because of some sort of minnows they say are endangered. it's pretty clear that the recent flooding of the ash from the hota air and chitty fires killed any fish in the creek up there anyway, so it shouldn't be too hard to get a permit. it's typical burrocrattic finger pointing. if you want to hunt bears, deer or elk in this area, you oughta call all these guys. anyway, anyone who is interested in hunting the malay, east eagle, dry prong, saunder's cabin or any other area below the rim, above honeymoon or between the rez and highway 191 should be interested in this. following is a list of names and numbers you should call. Lark. frank hayes, clifton district ranger- 928-687-1807 email fhayes@fs.fed.us tom palmer, clifton district recreation guy- 928-687-1807 gary miller, apache sitgreaves transportation engineer- 928-333-6272 bob dyson, apache sitgreaves information specialist- 928-333-6263 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted August 12, 2008 Thanks Lark. I hunt in upper Eagle Creek valley but not that far north. Sometimes we stop at Honeymoon and do alittle flyfishing, but you are right about the fires and ash, if enough if it washes down it will kill the fish. I am going to be up there in a couple weeks for some scouting and a little R&R. I will check it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted August 12, 2008 The wolves were probably complaining about the noise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catclaw Report post Posted August 13, 2008 i know a buncha guys on here like to hunt the upper eagle drainage. the road is locked and open only to foot and horseback traffic, beginning at honeymoon. i've called every usfs person i could talk to and haven't got anywhere. only way they are going to open this road is if folks make it a sore enough subject that they will. one guy said they didn't have funding and told me to call another guy. the other guy told me they had funding but that the first guy hadn't got clearance from the usfws to do the work because of some sort of minnows they say are endangered. it's pretty clear that the recent flooding of the ash from the hota air and chitty fires killed any fish in the creek up there anyway, so it shouldn't be too hard to get a permit. it's typical burrocrattic finger pointing. if you want to hunt bears, deer or elk in this area, you oughta call all these guys. anyway, anyone who is interested in hunting the malay, east eagle, dry prong, saunder's cabin or any other area below the rim, above honeymoon or between the rez and highway 191 should be interested in this. following is a list of names and numbers you should call. Lark. frank hayes, clifton district ranger- 928-687-1807 email fhayes@fs.fed.us tom palmer, clifton district recreation guy- 928-687-1807 gary miller, apache sitgreaves transportation engineer- 928-333-6272 bob dyson, apache sitgreaves information specialist- 928-333-6263 I have never had any luck at all with Frank Hayes- I know he thinks Robinson Mesa is his personal playground and it he had it his way, that gate would NEVER open! That road is only supposed to be closed until July 1. If any of the Manuz bunch drew elk tags you can bet that gate will be opened come Novemeber!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
