BLM protects Mule Deer
BLM closes lands to protect wildlife. Let the few remaining Mule Deer rest in peace.
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According to a Shoshone area news report, the BLM has been closing land to vehicles in the lower Woodriver Valley for 25 years in order to make a safe haven for wintering wildlife. The closure will start Dec 1 and run through Apr 30.
Areas covered by the closure include: – Martin and Big Dry canyons east of Bellevue.
– A large block of lands extending from Croy Creek to south of Townsend Gulch, with snowmobile and snowshoe use permitted on main roads.
– The Big and Little Beaver drainages northeast of Fairfield.
– The south-facing slopes above the East Fork of the Big Wood River.
– The Elk Mountain area to the north and northwest of Muldoon Creek.
– Portions of the Picabo Hills.
To view a detailed map of the BLM’s Wood River Valley area winter closures, go to www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/shoshone/off-highway_vehicles.html and click on “Seasonal Closure Map.”
