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Section 9, FS500 Railroad to Pine Glen

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US Highway 78 RR Trailhead
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Photo by John Calhoun

Kiosk at FR500 Railroad / Heflin Spur
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 27 March 2020.
33.649080°N, -85.631485°W

John Calhoun, Dan Bedore, Pat Paton
Photo taken by John Calhoun 26 March 2020.
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Just south of FR523.
We cleared south from FR523. Pat was on his second ECT Thru Hike.

YCC Crew 5 1977
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 26 March 2020.
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Just north of FR523.

Stele: "YCC Crew 5 1977"
Monday, April 10, 2017
Photo by John Calhoun

Youth Conservation Corps groups built much of the Pinhoti from Coleman Campground to US 78.

Pinhoti Aluminum Diamond Blaze with Bullet Holes and Scratched Initials.
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 26 March 2020.
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Hunting Prohibition
Photo taken by Dan Bedore 26 March 2020.
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In spring 2020, these notices showed up at every road crossing north of the Shoal Creek Ranger District for miles. I seems disappointing to me. It makes sense to me that a hunter would walk down a trail a ways, turn off the trail, and walk cross country to find game. How is a hunter to know when he is 150 yards from the trail? Why can't he take a safe shot from near the trail? Wouldn't it be better to remind hunters not to shoot across the Pinhoti? Why did these notices suddenly show up?

36 CFR § 261.10 - Occupancy and Use.
The following are prohibited:
(d) Discharging a firearm or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging property as follows:
(1) In or within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation site or occupied area, or
(2) Across or on a National Forest System road or a body of water adjacent thereto, or in any manner or place whereby any person or property is exposed to injury or damage as a result in such discharge.
(3) Into or within any cave.

Bridge North of FS531
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Photo by John Calhoun