Today I toured the Owyhee River from Petan Ranch to the Owyhee Reservior. I wanted to land at Pinnacle Ranch but the airstrip had 2 big Xs on it. Is there another airstrip on the hayfield east of the river? I continued to the 28U Owyhee Reservoir State Airport and landed. Nice place with a dirt strip that was easy to land. Did a fly over at Rome, the strip looked in bad shape and I would not voluntarily land there.
Has anyone landed at the 45 Ranch? Who can I contact to get permission? It looks like a tricky place to land and no chance of a go around.
JK

the Pinnacle ranch airstrip was quietly closed a spart of the "Owyhee canyonlands national monument" land grab-wilderness-wild and scienic rivers- C.F.

the 45 ranch has a runway near the river that is closed to the public, for use of the idaho conservation league only. I flew over it 8 days ago and it appeares to be in very good shape. recently mowed, etc. to bad we can't use it.

the old 45 ranch runways are about 1 mile east on higher land, appeared to be usable with caution, and the idaho airstrip network web site was updated today about these runways.


http://idahoaviation.com/idahoAirstripDetail.php?id=46


the 45 ranch runways are no longer shown on the salt lake city sectional.

Right now, Owyhee State and Rome Station are the only two airstrips you can legally land at along the Owyhee River (that's open to the public) (45 Ranch is Private).

Check here for more info about what's happening to try to reopen most (if any) of the airstrip along the Owyhee River. Lot's of good info from a lot of different members. If your new to this subject and would like to help reopen these strips, I encourage you to send your comments to Bill Miller at [email protected]

Owyhee Airstrips X'ed Out

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5746&hilit=owyhee+airstrips

Owyhee Airstrips to Reopen??

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8872&p=118281&hilit=owyhee+airstrips#p118281

Owyhee River Area

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3724&p=47264&hilit=owyhee+airstrips#p47264

Thanks for the info. I contacted the Nature Conservancy regarding the 45 Ranch and was told they no longer own the property.


Check here for more info about what's happening to try to reopen most (if any) of the airstrip along the Owyhee River. Lot's of good info from a lot of different members. If your new to this subject and would like to help reopen these strips, I encourage you to send your comments to Bill Miller at [email protected]

Owyhee Airstrips X'ed Out

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5746&hilit=owyhee+airstrips

Owyhee Airstrips to Reopen??

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8872&p=118281&hilit=owyhee+airstrips#p118281

Owyhee River Area

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3724&p=47264&hilit=owyhee+airstrips#p47264[/quote]

As of April 8th, the old runways at the 45 ranch do not have X's on them. They are out of the canyon interior and do not appear to be in the new wilderness area. As for the nature conservancy saying they do not own the 45 ranch, thats a smoke and mirrors answer. The nature conservancy sold the ranch to one of it's own members, it is still being managed as a "Nature conservation area", you can read about it on Idaho Conservation League's website, everyone except granola munchers keep out. They built a very nice grass runway by the river several years ago and it is "prior permission required" with no one getting permission except themselves.

I live in a town surrounded by 3.3 million acres of National Park and yes I did know about this when I moved here. A few years ago a small group of locals got together and got in bed with the Nature Conservancy and raised a bunch of money very quickly to grab up a good share of the few remaining acres owned by the Mental Health Trust here in Alaska that were not Dept. of Natural Resources owned. They sold the idea with good intentions, telling everyone that nothing would change, traditional uses would remain OK. This has been true for the most part with exception of the few trails that traditionally got some motorized traffic are now off limits. Their local steward has passively/aggressively taken upon himself at times to try to limit tidelands access as well, which is definitely public. Now we have more locked-up wilderness, virtually speaking.

I was never really in favor to start with personally, but was not really opposed other than the threat of more lands being "privatized". I am now very troubled to hear that the Nature Conservancy sold the property there in Idaho to a member? Is that really true? Obviously it is or was their land so legally they can sell, but they told us here that they weren't in the habit of selling. Sounds like a lot of folks with good intentions may have gotten duped, I would think the rest of their membership would be outraged if they were aware of this.

I know this has been beat to death in other threads. But don't forget to think about the organizations and even retailers that you support.

When I first moved to Boise, I became a member of the Boise Co-Op because of their awesome quality of fruit, veggies and meat (mostly from local growers and ranchers). But, after I started to do my research into the "Owyhee Wilderness Study Area" and other "Study" or "Wilderness" area's in Idaho, OR and other states. I quickly realized that in a direct or indirect way, companies like the Boise Co-Op and R.E.I. support the Sierra Club or branches of the Sierra Club and many other Eco-Freak organizations that are doing all they can to grab public land. And even like mentioned, purchase private land with public access, then close it to the public

And BTW, I'm no longer a member of the Boise Co-Op and I will never set foot in an R.E.I. store again.

Anyway, that's my short rant for now

58Skylane wrote:
And BTW, I'm no longer a member of the Boise Co-Op and I will never set foot in an R.E.I. store again.

Anyway, that's my short rant for now

I bought a pair of hiking boots 10 or so years ago at REI. They said that if you do not like them then bring em back for money or exchange. When the tread was about 75 % gone the stiching was coming apart. I took em in and got new boots. I have been doing that for the last ten years and have only bought three pair of boots. They are not making to many donations from my patronage. When I go in there I always ask where the amo is

The nature conservancy owns some islands off Santa Barbara. My brotheres and I went sailing there a few times. Been tempeted to drop off a few barn cats or scatter some star thistle seed.

Tim

qmdv wrote:

58Skylane wrote: .....
The nature conservancy owns some islands off Santa Barbara. My brotheres and I went sailing there a few times. Been tempeted to drop off a few barn cats or scatter some star thistle seed.

From what I understand, there used to be some pretty good deer & goat hunting on some of those islands. When the nature gang aquired them, that all stopped. I wonder how the deer & goat numbers are controlled now? With few or no natural (or unnatural) predators, you'd think they'd out-grow the available feed. You don't suppose the nature gang is poisoning them, do you?

45 is private
family has cattle there rented from owner

58Skylane wrote:I know this has been beat to death in other threads. But don't forget to think about the organizations and even retailers that you support.

When I first moved to Boise, I became a member of the Boise Co-Op because of their awesome quality of fruit, veggies and meat (mostly from local growers and ranchers). But, after I started to do my research into the "Owyhee Wilderness Study Area" and other "Study" or "Wilderness" area's in Idaho, OR and other states. I quickly realized that in a direct or indirect way, companies like the Boise Co-Op and R.E.I. support the Sierra Club or branches of the Sierra Club and many other Eco-Freak organizations that are doing all they can to grab public land. And even like mentioned, purchase private land with public access, then close it to the public

And BTW, I'm no longer a member of the Boise Co-Op and I will never set foot in an R.E.I. store again.

Anyway, that's my short rant for now

Good points Pat. REI could probably care less. I used to love that place. Cabela's now!

Whitch 45 ranch strip is private, the new one by the river or the old one 1 mile east on the rim?

Both

tcraft wrote:Both

Private by whose authority? The old 45 Ranch strip (1 mile east of the ranch) is on BLM land, i.e., public land.

Interesting.

http://idahoaviation.com/images/docs/45Ranch.pdf

http://www.shortfield.com/index.php?opt ... g=-116.854

http://idahoaviation.com/idahoAirstripDetail.php?id=46

I'm not disputing your claim that the old 45 ranch airstrip is private or closed to the public, just interesting.

I will talk to the owner next time I see him to tell you exactly 100 percent positive. either way don't think it's a big deal. he owns the house an all the stuff around it is not sure exactly how far out bl m is

Upper strip Blm lower private