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Fire and gunshots at Lone Pine Lake
#54176 09/04/18 07:43 AM
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I'll post a trip report later this week, but wanted to share this now in case anyone knows anything about it or can offer advice about reporting it to the rangers...

On evening of 8/30, my group set up camp at Lone Pine Lake. After dark, a group of 4-6 brawny guys arrived and set up their tents. Nothing unusual except in the morning I noticed they were about 50 feet from the water.

Mid/late morning, I saw smoke coming from their site. They had created a campfire by burning the end of a fallen tree that was propped up on another tree. I walked over and the conversation went like this...

Me: hey you guys know fires are illegal here?
guy: no they're not (staring me down)
Me: there's a sign right there that says "no fires"
guy: we're below that sign
other guy: thanks for letting us know (also staring me down)

Well, I'm not going to fight 6 huge dudes in the wilderness, so I backed off.
Then, half an hour later several gunshots went off and I saw a couple of the guys ducking behind a boulder, then silence. One of the guys later told my dad (on our way out) that he left his 9mil ammunition too close to the fire and it was exploding; the guy said he "would report it later"

They had said they were going up to Trail Camp next, but I didn't see them again. My dad filled out a report form of some kind at the Interagency Visitors Center, but I want to follow up if it would be helpful. Any suggestions about reporting it?
Thanks

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che #54178 09/04/18 09:01 AM
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Wow! That's a new one.

I think your dad did all that is necessary. I'm sure the National Forest people will do what they can.

Thanks for reporting this.

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Steve C #54182 09/04/18 06:31 PM
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I always thought that the further one got from the trailhead, the better quality of people. The threshold for that improvement is further than just a few miles.

Ammo left too close to fire is total BS.

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Harvey Lankford #54188 09/05/18 02:41 PM
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They seem like real pieces of work. As such, I doubt they left ammo too close to the fire.

Recreationally discharging a firearm is okay on NF territory, so long as it is not on, or across a roadway, on or across a campground or developed recreation area, on a hiking trail, or near a body of water, and not in a wilderness area if it is not an emergency usage in accordance with state law.

That's three strikes for them, fire in a wilderness, shooting in a wilderness, and shooting next to a lake.


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Snacking Bear #54210 09/07/18 05:48 PM
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Were they wearing MAGA hats?


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