CONTROLLED BURN IN THE RUT???

[Cxjeffnmontana]

I don't know if anyone else has received this notification but who ever heard of a controlled burn at the height of fire season and in the middle of a controlled hunt????
Am I wrong and Montana is different than Idaho but controlled burns here are in the spring.....





Dear Owyhee Tag Holder,

Congratulations on drawing a controlled elk hunt tag for hunt area 40-1. I want to make you aware that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to conduct prescribed burns during your hunt period and within the hunt area, generally on the north slope of Juniper Mountain in the Twin Springs area of GMU 41. Below are links to the BLM news release and maps of the planned burn area. You should also receive a hardcopy letter in the mail with this information.

If you have any questions please don?t hesitate to contact me at (208)465-8465, or you can contact the BLM Boise District Fire Information Line at (208)384-3378. Good luck on your hunt!

BLM news release: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-conduct-prescribed-fire-southwest-idaho

Vicinity Map: https://www.blm.gov/download/file/fid/34075

Detailed Map: https://www.blm.gov/download/file/fid/34074

Rick Ward
[/color]Regional Wildlife Manager
[/color]Idaho Department of Fish and Game
[/color]Nampa Region
[/color]15950 N. Gate Blvd.
[/color]Nampa, ID 83687
[/color](208)465-8465
[/color]Please note new mailing address and phone number[/color]
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[/color]https://idfg.idaho.gov/

 

[Bull_Fighter]

Congrats on drawing the tag! Sorry to hear about the burns.

 

[87TT]

Do you really expect the Feds and State to talk or coordinate? Also we have controlled burns at different times of the year here when conditions are right. Most are usually small.