At one time it was , I hunted there a lot . The road was open to the top of MT Lukens as well . In 1978 I wrote the fish and game commission and asked about the archery hunting opportunity in D11 , They sent a letter and a large manila envelope full of information . In the letter it contained locations , and stated that all of the front country, that was closed to fire arms,, was in fact open to archery deer hunting . The letter also said they were working on a LA County FIRE ARMS CLOSURE MAP ,and when it would go on sale .The last known map went on sale in 80's , as far as I know , i ordered it from the LA county fish and game Commission back then . I don't have it any more . So now with California Stating that a bow and arrow is a fire arm ,, the front country is all closed . From the old map driving up Oro Vista into the forest , south west of the Big Tujunga River was closed to fire arms all the way to Clear Creek road then up to the Angeles forest road leading up to Red Box Canyon road . Its a gray area for sure . Last year on the archery opener , I was driving up Highway 2 into the forest and at the Arroyo Seco trail head , Directly behind the golf club at 4.30 am . There was 20 cars with at least 30 people heading down the trail with archery gear , lots of kids in camo in the group as well . Thats a great spot to go hunting , If you cant Ban an activity , you make it confusing , with steep fines for not knowing the rules . I have sat in two police cars at 5 AM till they let me go,I have been detained , at the very least, about 7 times . 3 years ago archery opener at 4 Am a Sherif pulled in behind me at a turn out at short cut canyon, I got the full roust , got to sit in a police car , two Sherif cars , Highway patrol , Game warden came , They let me go at 7.30 am . It was a joke . Now ten years ago I decided I would try a general deer season with a rifle , well with the trouble I got with the bow , imagine the issues with a gun you would run into , to my supprise I never got hasseled during the general season or even asked for a hunting license .
