Normally if a certain activity is not allowed it is spelled out in a special Forest Order under Code of Federal Regulations Title 36 Part 261, subsection b.
Before I responded to your earlier post I checked the websites for the Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forest and did not see such an order. Could they be enforcing under another section, maybe.
When it comes to fuelwood it is a high demand item and permits have been require long before you were born. Shows how old I am because permits were not required on many Forest in California until I was in my 30s. Ancient history.
It is a felony under Federal Statue to disturb or remove archaeological resources from Federal lands. This includes just about anything that is old. Here is a link to the act.
http://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/FHPL_ArchRsrcsProt.pdfThere are State laws dealing with archaeological items on State and private lands within the state.
Recent deer sheds would not be covered under the act.
Picking up a few other items from you posts I will respond to in part because I cannot address a general statement. I will take advantage of this one location rather than chase all over.
1. Its also illegal to wonder off hiking trails.
Check the CNF (Cleveland National Forest) website. Some areas have limited access to protect nesting areas of endangered Gold Eagle. The California Fish and Game has noted that because of high human use fawn production in Southern California is hurting. Other species are all so suffering because the grass lands, wet stream area that the critters like people like. Follow the link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/documents/mis_muledeer080806.pdfI have never heard of anybody get a ticket for shortcutting a trail, but it causes problems. It is not uncommon for people to cut across switchbacks on hiking trails. Without a doubt I did it in my younger years. But by doing trail work I realize that shortcutting destroys the ability of a trail in steep country to drain runoff. I have been on a lot of old trails dating back to the gold rush that require very little pad repair because runoff is properly handled. Cut into the drainage system and the trail along with the hillside erodes.
During certain periods of high and extreme fire danger in Southern California certain areas are closed off and other activities are limited. Studies have suggested that ORV use in Southern California has damaged the deer herd.
2. (only things that make them money) that they dont dael with things of this subject. Im not sexist but Their wildlife biologist is female too & couldnt answer questions about hunting because she's an animal lover & has never been hunting so she didnt know much & was unable to help me last time on the subject of hunting.
I cannot address the qualifications of the wildlife biologist, female, you talked to. I know a few female wildlife biologists who are hunters, and some who would rather be out fly fishing. Environmentalists have had a major impact on how the wildlife dollars is spent. Lawsuits in the name of the Spotted Owl have focused studies on the bird for over twenty years. The owl controls whether timber will be cut, a campground built, or a road constructed. The owl has become the environmentalist sledge hammer starting in the Pacific Northwest States of Washington and Oregon and flooding into California.
When it comes to filling a wildlife biologist position a person with Spotted Owl expertise will rate higher than a deer specialist; a fact of life.
I do know three female wildlife biologist that own their own deer rifles, and handguns. I tried to deal with one for her .243 but she would not deal, and I still respect her.
http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/animal_spp_acct/ca_spotted_owl.htm3. I think I know more than what forest service could tell me. I havent the foggiest Idea who hires these people or how they even got the job in the first place. what a waste of tax payers money they are! they need to hire me, I could do the work & replace 10 employees alone.
You might want to put in for a job with the BLM or Forest Service. You have to be 18 years old. Seasonal jobs in fire management are in the majority. Physical fitness is a requirement, and the ability to read and write is important. You will be given a lot of training from finding your way in the woods, building fireline, using fire shelters, and other skills. Testing and documentation is part of the process.
Here is a couple of links:
http://www.blm.gov/nifc/st/en/prog/fire.1.htmlhttp://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/search.aspx?sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&q=fire+californiaThe Forest Service may have done most of its hiring for the 2010. In Southern California I would make a special effort to get on the BLM fly crew. Fly crews get used all over the West, and they are on the road a lot during a busy fire season.
http://www.angelfire.com/dc2/chucksfirepics/BLMFire.html
