“Good luck on your Idaho elk hunt,” I wished my friend as we wrapped up a conversation.
“We may not go, as most of our hunting areas are fire zones,” he said dejectedly. “We may have to eat our tags.”
I hunted Idaho six years ago when fires raged across the central section of the state and was of the first hunters allowed in when the restrictions were lifted. I expected to see lots of game forced from the fire zones, but found just the opposite. Fighting fires involves so much equipment that even adjacent areas are devoid of game due to helicopters and heavy equipment operating in the area.
Kristin Schmidt posted this fire report on goHUNT.
With only a day to go before Montana’s bow season opens, bowhunters may need to come up with a new plan of attack – or at least a different location to hunt. Thanks to extremely dry weather conditions, wildfires are still blanketing the state with several immense fires causing closures in Northern Montana.
While rain has helped lessen fires in the western part of the state, fires are also still spreading across the central part, which may cause local evacuations, according to The Independent Record. This means that anyone interested in bowhunting on Saturday needs to be aware of the current closures and conditions before heading out.
The following areas are currently closed:
•Great Bear Wilderness
•Flathead National Forest’s portion of the Bob Marshall Wilderness… [continued]
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