All of Capital Forest was closed to shooting this weekend with signs posted at all the main areas. Talked with search and rescue they said they were out looking for people and it’s a $1000 ticket!!!!!!! Pretty crazy on a Sunday to hear no shots, dead quiet.



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There's a BIG difference between Ellensburg and the half of the state. East of the Cascades is a tinderbox most of the year, whereas most of the forested land west of the Cascades is almost a swamp year round.

But this is moot because the ban is being lifted since we just had a rain storm this weekend, right? No? It's still there regardless of weather conditions? Yeah, that's about what I would expect from the environmental lawyer/community agitator/antifa-ist elected to run DNR. Just to be clear, smoking drugs around a campfire in the woods is still cool according to the ban. It's just that hot lead and brass falling into all that highly combustible gravel and dirt that's so risky.

Thanks for the feedback, that makes sense.

I agree 100% with the last comment about the east side conditions being very different than the west side. We've had burn bans here on the wet side at times when I'm pretty certain it would be safe to run around my yard waving a lit roman candle in each hand; but I've camped on the east side when there is no burn ban but things are pretty dry and could easily catch fire. It doesn't seem like the same standard of fire danger on this side.

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News Release Media Contact: (509) 664-9200, Public Affairs Officer, Holly Krake
Extreme fire danger across Forest; additional fire restrictions in effect Wenatchee,
WA (August 21, 2018)- Due to extreme fire danger the entire Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest, will implement Stage II Fire Restrictions effective Wednesday
August 22, 2018. These new restrictions limit the number of activities that are
typically allowed on the Forest and will remain in effect until significant moisture
arrives. “Extreme fire danger with numerous large wildfires is very serious to the
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I only subscribe to this forest so I do not know if this is required elseware.

This is so annoying.

Is there any information if there is an all clear to go shooting on DNR land; Capital Forrest and is the Triangle Pit open for shooting.
Also, anyone shooting at an alternate location for the places mentioned.
Thank You

It says on the Capitol Forest page of the DNR website that the ban is expected to last until September 30th but may be extended or shortened based on fire danger.

Roger that. That's all I got too. Was wondering if anyone had an inside scoop.

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is lifting the ban on target shooting on state-managed lands on Saturday, September 15.
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/commissione ... aged-lands

BLM lifts fire restrictions in Eastern WA. Sept 15th.
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-l ... shington-0

Reminds me of a December when several of us rode our dirt bikes way out in bfe, and stopped due to a boulder in the "road". It's been there for years, and the road kind of narrows down to a wide trail. We hiked another quarter mile to get around a bend, and then started shooting. Out of nowhere pops Ranger Rick, issuing citations for shooting across a road.

I live under the medford pit and from the sounds of it people were celibrating the opening today

Went shooting today; Capitol Forest. Was a very good thing.