Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Start Tomorrow in Tonto

[LRNut]

No shooting in Tonto starting May 23 at 8 am. Timing is perfect; I head to Co on Saturday for the summer.

 

[logman48]

About time for the Forest Service to start burning up the guard rail posts with their back burns!!!

 

[Bob Wright]

We have a lot of fires that are either deliberate, irresponsible behavior or lightning caused. It's all pointing to an extremely high fire season this year.
Despite the beginning stages of the 4 national forests thinning operations underway, there are ample opportunities for massive fires that destroy large swaths of forests not yet thinned. It's officially a La Nino pattern this summer. Hotter and drier. There will be a lot of restrictions getting implemented and there will still be people ignoring them. Sad.

 

[BW64]

HMMM. I just read the restriction list & did not see anything about shooting. Incendiary devices, exploding targets etc yes.

 

[Bob Wright]

Here is part of the order from Tonto NF as prohibited:

 

[BW64]

OK Tonto. Different than Maricopa
.

 

[LVJ76]

Better safe than sorry

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

Here is part of the order from Tonto NF as prohibited:

I suggest you all start walking or get a horse. Your vehicle has more of a chance of starting a fire than a air gun. lol

 

[LRNut]

OK Tonto. Different than Maricopa
.

In years past, BLM would close different areas later than USFS; I used to go down to Sonoran Natl Monument when Tonto closed. I see the Phoenix District still has no fire restrictions.

 

[LRNut]

We have a lot of fires that are either deliberate, irresponsible behavior or lightning caused. It's all pointing to an extremely high fire season this year.
Despite the beginning stages of the 4 national forests thinning operations underway, there are ample opportunities for massive fires that destroy large swaths of forests not yet thinned. It's officially a La Nino pattern this summer. Hotter and drier. There will be a lot of restrictions getting implemented and there will still be people ignoring them. Sad.

Lately there seems to be a fire caused by shooting every spring in the Sycamore Creek area. I hear Tannerite explosions frequently in that area. Two years ago I was across the highway and heard shooting and them "poof" - smoke started billowing and pretty soon the Forest Service trucks were out there. Personally, I think they should ban bullets with steel jackets.

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

Lately there seems to be a fire caused by shooting every spring in the Sycamore Creek area. I hear Tannerite explosions frequently in that area. Two years ago I was across the highway and heard shooting and them "poof" - smoke started billowing and pretty soon the Forest Service trucks were out there. Personally, I think they should ban bullets with steel jackets.

How about we just ban stupidity ?

 

[crazymonkey]

A guy caught the 300 yd line at the range I'm a member at Rio Salado on fire a few months back . The Ro said it was the 3rd time that week. Sycamore is bad but also out by Lake Pleasant . There's Ben Avery right there but no the yahoo want to shoot by the lake . Tannerite and auto fire pretty regular. We hunt Javilina out that way.