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BigClay
10-14-2009, 12:07 PM
Stolen from my local forum:

The Forest Service released their final decision on the Tellico OHV area today (http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/nepa/tusquitee/tellico.htm (http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/nepa/tusquitee/tellico.htm)). They went with their preferred alternative, permanent closure!

The area allocating $2.3 to implement their final decision program. Trail 1 will be paved with asphalt from the paved portion in TN to the paved portion in NC. Trails 4, 5 & 6 will be graded, prepared and maintained as Forest Service Roads to provide hunting and fishing access. This will be 13 miles of road for park access. All other trails will be closed permanently!

zj95maxx
10-14-2009, 12:20 PM
Well fuck

ATL ZJ
10-14-2009, 12:26 PM
The FS just emailed me the closure documents. Don't get me started.

SirFuego
10-14-2009, 12:39 PM
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/nepa/tusquitee/tellico.htm

:(

Technohead
10-14-2009, 08:36 PM
I just read the text of the final decision. It states that the trails were closed because of erosion problems and sediment affecting water quality in nearby rivers and streams.

Here's a newsflash: rivers have been carrying sediment downstream for hundreds of millions of years. Long before OHV's ever existed. The Appalacians used to be nearly as high as the Himalayas are today. Long before humans even existed these mountains were washed away one grain at a time. The logic behind this closure is just plain ridiculous.

Radicals are being appointed to leadership positions within the federal bureaucracy and our freedoms are being eroded at an ever increasing rate. We will have a chance to correct the mistake in 3 more years. Lets hope its not too late. Live and let live!

paulkeith
10-14-2009, 08:39 PM
i'm pretty sure that by the time i finish my buggy there won't be anywhere to wheel it.

novacayne75
10-16-2009, 03:49 PM
sounds mean but everyone should start taking your familys up their and find the trout fishermen and just cut the kids loose in the river next to them.:D

BigClay
10-16-2009, 04:03 PM
sounds mean but everyone should start taking your familys up their and find the trout fishermen and just cut the kids loose in the river next to them.:D

Great Idea!

Sudz
10-16-2009, 04:40 PM
sounds mean but everyone should start taking your familys up their and find the trout fishermen and just cut the kids loose in the river next to them.:D

not necessary..

fishing is next on the list

http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/articles/feds_to_60_million.html

SirFuego
10-16-2009, 04:44 PM
So since OHVs supposedly displaced so much soil, shouldn't there be a noticeable improvement in the water conditions since the trails have been closed for about 8 months?

If conditions haven't improved, then we have a strong case on our hands, IMO.

ELLLLLIOTTTTT
10-16-2009, 05:01 PM
I read about this on NC4x4. It's very disappointing because there isn't ANYWHERE like Tellico. Harlan isn't bad but it's considerably farther and not as diverse.

ATL ZJ
10-16-2009, 05:19 PM
I read about this on NC4x4. It's very disappointing because there isn't ANYWHERE like Tellico. Harlan isn't bad but it's considerably farther and not as diverse.

What do you mean by diverse? How recently have you been to harlan?

My favorite thing about tellico was camping off of a tucked away FS road, on top of the mountain that straddles the TN/NC state line. On a late afternoon in the summer, you could hit upper 2 directly from camp and take it into the trail system, then shoot down trail 1 and use lower 2 to loop back up to camp. Just in time to grab cold beers and watch the sun set over the mountains as the fire got going.

OverkillZJ
10-16-2009, 06:21 PM
Paragon bye bye, and now Tellico.

Crap.

seans
10-23-2009, 09:46 PM
When liberty sleeps tyranny will rule. If it's fun it must be stopped. Have you ever seen a "happy", "joyful" socialist??? Only smile when they can say NO or are taking your money.

Elect liberty and this can all be corrected with a pen.

nthall020320
10-24-2009, 03:35 AM
I live so close, now I have nothing... I hunt but that is bs. It was a great place for it and deer population wasn't that great. I guess they went with what they saw as more revenue. I think I may cry.

Hurricane 4x4
10-24-2009, 06:11 PM
I wish I had gone while I had the chance

wheelinzj93
11-05-2009, 02:00 AM
PIIISSSSSS!!!!

ATL ZJ
12-02-2009, 07:07 PM
Tellico appeal from sfwda has been released. Whether it has an effect or not, it's an interesting read, especially if you've been keeping up with the Tellico situation for the last couple years.

http://www.sfwda.org/forum/uploads/5/Tellico_215_appeal_11-30-09.pdf

BigClay
12-02-2009, 10:11 PM
Supposedly this is the last thing we can do before we must take legal action.

ATL ZJ
01-20-2010, 04:23 PM
For all those still following along... time to sue

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=855973

BigClay
01-20-2010, 06:22 PM
Yep, now it will be up to the courts...

blackzj52
01-21-2010, 03:50 AM
i really do not care for the direction that this country is heading.. its rather upsetting.

quadratokn
01-24-2010, 01:27 AM
sorry to hear that guys!

ATL ZJ
05-03-2010, 12:25 PM
Wow.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9364c749e2ab0a4dcc714116a4645feb&tab=core&_cview=1

zj95maxx
05-03-2010, 12:29 PM
lame cakes

Sudz
05-03-2010, 12:42 PM
Wow.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9364c749e2ab0a4dcc714116a4645feb&tab=core&_cview=1

stimulus money?

SirFuego
05-03-2010, 01:09 PM
stimulus money?
Probably.

Too bad I can't say I'm surprised, though. Wish I was able to make it there before it closed.

I'm curious what the winning bid will be at, though.

ATL ZJ
05-03-2010, 01:16 PM
I am not surprised in the least and I wrote off Tellico a long time ago.

It's the hypocrisy of the FS that's frustrating. They're willing to spend as much to destroy the trails as they could have to fix them, that they said cost too much.

Hornet8118
05-03-2010, 02:04 PM
stimulus money?

ya know that's exactly what i was thinking when i read the link. Obamunism at it's finest. It'll be just a matter of time before they come up with an idea that the blackbear is on the endangered species list and then they'll be lobbying to take our firearms next.

slim616
05-03-2010, 07:32 PM
damn a little closer and I would have to put a bid on that since there just throwing money away. Oh well obama bucks at work, spending money with no real results. I really wish I could of made it down before they closed it.

zjeepin
05-05-2010, 09:01 AM
and this will help runoff how?

Sudz
05-05-2010, 10:45 AM
and this will help runoff how?
it has nothing to do with runoff and everything to do with running us off

Uwharrie is next