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Those squirrels are uber cool.

I recall posts from someone here who does a hunt for them every year.

Fishing on Powell for stripers and small mouth then hit the mountains for some camping and squirrel hunting!

there is a dirt road accross from the general store other side of the paved road. take that to the east runs off the plateau and mesa. knarley road and steep comes in behind the az game and fish buffalo ranch. would be a good dirt bike ridel

Thanks Ron, I'll watch for that.
That bike has gotten me to some really nice places.

Just had it a year now and been cranking up the miles.

Windy in the Kaibab, put the little POS Ryobi 14 inch firewood saw to the test yesterday.





It did well, got us out of the spot we were in anyway.

The remote camping is great.
Plenty of room to get off by yourself.
Setting here looking out over a burn area at the moment, lots of mule deer kicking around, a few coyotes as well. They had the dog worked up yapping all night on the ridge across from us.




More later...

Awesome, gods country.

I've bowhunted there several times. It ain't wrecked yet.

If that cutting was done with that little saw I would suggest you have a fair bit of time with a saw behind you!

Jeff, looks like a good trip, I'll bet the pup is loving that country, hopefully he'll catch a black squirrel or two.

They'll be doing that cull hunt for the bison, on the park at the south end of the plateau. Maybe you can get hooked you up with some fresh meat for your camp.

Brand new chain was the saving grace.
That and having a strong young college kid along for the ride.

Nice work with that chain saw.

Took a little ride to the next ridge over from where I am sitting with the RV.

Still haven't seen one of those long eared squirrels that are suppose to be around these parts.

keep in mind there are bears/cats in the area. navajo's and the utes use to fight over that area recommend the dirt road off the paved road going to the n orth rim starts almost at the canyon and paraells to the west the canyon, comes to a point. almost always no people. deer all over the place and deer.
if you want to drive up to kanab utah, not far, stop at the animal rescue place probably 3 or 4 thousand dogs there.
in downtown kanab is a mexican restaurant good food.
bunch of pictures on wall as many westerns filmed around there, including joseywales.
there is another dirt road starting in fredonia goes all way to the canyon. first rate
iilled a few turkey off that road.

You are in some great country and, as you have found, snow remains not an issue by this time. There are some big Mule Deer around you.

Those Abert squirrels picked up the name "Kaibab" due to their common presence there, but they are found all down through the tail end of the Rockies - down as far as the Gila NF in central NM. Noisy little buggers and some years they appear in droves - shot over 30 just on our place one year. Fancy tails.

If you like fishing, Powell is good at this time. and Panguitch Lake northward from Kanab is great for trout. "Panguitch" supposedly is Southern Paiute for "big 'fish".

Bryce and Zion are nearby - both are striking park scenery. Vermillion Cliffs are north of you along the highway. Used to be a manufacturer of very good TC barrels in Hurricane. - maybe still.

Have fun.

Still looking for those Abert Squirrels, notta sign of one yet.

When into Kanab this afternoon, restocked on fresh foods and headed north.

Found some free remote camping for the night above Navajo Lake in the Dixie National Forest.

escalante, boulder and torrey are small towns along the southern and eastern edge of the Dixie, beautiful country. Getting close to Tikkanut country too!

I see them on the map, no plans just taking it a day at a time.

The links you sent me for the Kaibab NF came in real handy.
Forest Service offices are locked up tight, don't even look as if they plan to open so no maps from them.

Checked in the store at Jacob Lake to see if they tossed some maps over there but no such luck. They did burn me for 4 bucks a gallon on gas at the station there, 2.90s to low 3s everywhere else.

Managed to download the maps for all 4 ranger districts in the Dixie NF.

Kaibab Forest Service is really sending a lot of mixed messages.
All there signage states all FS roads closed, but it's all the signs they posted last year during the Mangum fire.

We drove all over the place and camped remote every night.
Just saw a few others on the dirt roads, 3 others camping in different areas. Forest Service Fire Crew passed by our camps a couple times with a nod and a wave.

We layed a lot of first tracks for the year out there.

Not too many folks around Dixie NF so far either.
Their pay campgrounds around Navajo Lake don't open until tomorrow.

Look for fresh pine branch cuttings under those trees. Just the tips as I recall. Those squirrels can just hang up in the tree you're walking under and you'd never know they're there. At least the ones further south in the White Mountains were that way.

Find some fresh cuttings and find a place to sit and watch. They may even come out to yack at you. They did when I was hunting for something else. Them and the dang "chipmunks".

Enjoyed the pics.......continue having fun and post some more.

Jeff, I hunted turkey up there in the fall prior to the magnum fire, I saw plenty of those black aberts along the 22 road, near the intersection with the 274 road, but it appears that the magnum fire might’ve burned that country, so it may not be good habitat anymore.

Escobar's is the Mexican food joint.......in Kanab @ 373 E 300 S

Be advised they have a weird schedule....

closed Tuesday's & Saturday.....WTF ?

Really good chow & cold beer

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Escobars-Mexican-Restaurant/113995845297732?ref=br_rs

shhhhh

That area is full of tourists this time of year

I take the less traveled ways

I am thinking the lack of seeing an Abert squirrel or even any sign of them is fire related. We've looked long and hard walking out timbered ridge tops, a couple hundred miles on the bike as well as driving the RV down a lot of dirt roads and have not seen one.

Been seeing lots of Mule deer a few coyotes and some ground squirrels. Running to the tree tops for safety may not have served them well during the fire.

Over all the Kaibab has proven to be a great spot to camp for a while.
The lack of people really adds a lot to it for me.
Once you get away from the more popular destinations there's no one.

The remote camping options are abundant and free.
If anyone was considering such a trip FS road 225 near Jacob Lake has treated us well. Any rig can safely navigate the road, it's about a 5 mile loop with plenty of level ground.
If you had a 40 ft fifthwheel pulling a boat behind you'd do fine.

I've seen 3 other campers along the road in the last week.







Our camp sites have been large, level and private.
Anywhere within 300ft either side of the road is legal.
A few of the spur roads off of 225 are legal to camp along as well.

There are many other roads throughout the forest where remote camping is also allowed so your options are endless.

The sights along the way are spectacular.