Tellico has been CLOSED!!

[bigalpha]

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?p=244336429#post244336429

[muddyrocks]

I am dissappointed... jerked a blasted tear from my head I don't know what else to say.

[High2by]

Sucks, just plain ole sucks!

[BruceB83]

Sucks crusty goat balls.

This infuriates me to no end. I want to punch someone in the throat.

[BruceB83]

Oh wait!!! Maybe this is just a really well thought out, nasty, dirty April fools joke!?!?

[Ghost]

I doubt its a joke. Someone needs to sue the FS for putting rainbow trout into the tellico water system because it is endangering the natural fish in the stream. Or better yet sue to ban fishing all together.

[BruceB83]

I doubt its a joke. Someone needs to sue the FS for putting rainbow trout into the tellico water system because it is endangering the natural fish in the stream. Or better yet sue to ban fishing all together.

I know...wishful thinking...:bawl:

Yeah, I'm sure we can come up with some fabricated false evidence to support any BS basis for a lawsuit just like they did!

[~Spanky~]

If this is true and it last longer than this thread..
http://www.whitokyo.info/WHIT/PcastPics/TheBird.jpg
Yet another Change we do not need!
PS. I have no idea who Dan Savage is, just Googled up the Bird!

[MELKORsXJ]

...so could we park near a creek, and fish from our jeeps? :gee:

[Achmed]

A decal we are fixing to mass produce.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x147/Chris_Hyde/Miscellaneous/TU2.jpg

[MELKORsXJ]

dangit! need to go home so i can see pic :confused:

[BruceB83]

A decal we are fixing to mass produce.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x147/Chris_Hyde/Miscellaneous/TU2.jpg

DO IT CHRIS! Do it and send me one please! Only one small correction...it's Trout Unlimited...no "s" after Trout. :wave:

[BruceB83]

Kind of related but these are some quotes from a TU spokesman about the passing of the Omnibus Bill...

“It has been a long and difficult road, but today, Congress acted on behalf of hunters and anglers who understand the need for intact habitat if we are to continue enjoying our pastimes."

Yup, screw ours so you can enjoy yours.

"Thanks to this bill, our children and grandchildren will be able to enjoy public lands and all they offer."

Only those who like fishing and hunting and dislike off-roading...

"...the passage of the omnibus legislation is not the conclusion of efforts to protect public land, but just a start."

That's scary...

“I don’t think you can understate the importance of this bill to all Americans who value public lands and the resources they protect,” Wood said. “Thanks to the actions of Congress today, we’ll be able to enjoy our public lands for generations to come.”

Except for us...thanks butt-munches!!!

[~Spanky~]

Tellico River General Information
http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3480513/k.3A38/Tellico_River_General_Information.htm
Go to the enemy camp! Read....

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Use
Read it all here:
http://www.tu.org/site/c.kkLRJ7MSKtH/b.3603649/


A little bit of what it says:
Trout Unlimited is not opposed to motorized access in the national forest. We do however, believe that reckless and destructive riding must be stopped in order to protect healthy forests, clean water, and the hunting and fishing heritage on public lands. TU also believes there’s a very real need for a significant new commitment on the part of land management agencies, backed by proper funding, to properly police OHV use and enforce laws to prohibit cross-country, off-trail travel.

[Team Willys]

I got this email from the forrest service. This was attached. SCREW them! So they can fish but we cant wheel, they can do what they enjoy, but we cant do what we enjoy? They say, we can fish if you guys wheel, well I say I cant wheel if you guys fish. So what makes them better than us? This is such a load of BS. Maybe if we had somebody that knew how to spend entrance fee money more wisely, maybe trail maintenence would be better. We didn't need a $2.5 million dollar bridge across the creek on trail 5, a smaller $100,000 bridge would have suited fine. Yet they spent all that money on the bridge, only to close the place a year later. What a bnunch of idiots!


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

NATIONAL FORESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST

TUSQUITEE RANGER DISTRICT



Order Number 02-19-2009



Temporary Emergency Closure of Trails in the Upper Tellico OHV Trail and Road System





Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b) and in accordance with 36 C.F.R. § 212.52, the following acts are prohibited on the entire length of all National Forest System Trails and Roads located within the Upper Tellico OHV Trail and Road System, with exception of Trail TRUT-1/NFSR 420-1, NFSR 402 and that portion of Trail TRUT 2/NFSR 420-2 traversing from NFSR 402 to Jenks Gap, which will all remain open for use by registered, street legal motor vehicles only as further described on the Upper Tellico OHV Trail System Map. This closure is effective from April 1, 2009 until March 31, 2011, or earlier if the order is officially terminated by the Forest Supervisor.




Possession or use of a motorized vehicle on a road or trail within the Upper Tellico OHV Trail and Road system, which is closed by sign, gate or barricade. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54 (a) and (e) and 36 C.F.R. § 261.55 (a) and (b).
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (e), the following persons are exempted from this order:






Persons with a permit from the authorized Forest Service Officer specifically authorizing an otherwise prohibited act or omission.
Owners or lessees of land accessed by the specified trails are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent necessary to gain access to their land.
Any Federal, State or local officer or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force working in the performance of an official duty.




Executed in Asheville, North Carolina this 31st day of March, 2009



/s/ Marisue Hilliard _
MARISUE HILLIARD
Forest Supervisor
National Forests in North Carolina




Violation of these prohibitions set forth above is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. See 16 U.S.C. 551, 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571.

[JeepAddict85]

and ive never even been there...its been on my list of places to go. sucks!