Rawlins Field Office
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Hunters Urged to Avoid Burned Areas in the Ferris and Seminoe Mountains
The Bureau of Land Management’s Rawlins Field Office (RFO) is urging hunters with tags in northern Carbon County, Wyo., to adjust their hunting plans.
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As the archery season gets underway and the rifle season approaches, big game hunters are being informed of the burned areas. “We want hunters to know ahead of time the areas that burned so they can move their hunting trip to a different part of the mountain,” explains Andy Warren, RFO Supervisory Rangeland Management Specialist. He adds, “The habitat needs time to recover so that wildlife will have a long-term benefit from these fires.”
While the Ferris and Seminoe wildfire areas are not off limits to recreation, including hunting, hunters should recognize that wildlife may not be as prevalent in burned areas. The increased amount of human presence and air traffic while fighting the fires, coupled with the loss of available forage and cover, may have caused many wildlife species to relocate into adjacent unburned areas. If any member of the public chooses to recreate in these areas, Warren stresses, “Please stay on roads and off burned habitat and where fire engines drove to minimize further damage and erosion.”
The public is also cautioned to be aware of falling snags from burned trees and rolling debris when recreating in these areas.
For more information, please contact Warren at 307-328-4271 or Mike Murry at 307-328-4253.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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