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Quote from: trophyhunt on September 23, 2019, 03:27:25 PMI think we should be more like Idaho, they get to utilize their quads on most roads, with some walk in only roads. Unlike this state where most are gated with some quad roads. The 113 unit has a ridiculous amount of gated roads, as I get older the more I’ll be limited to my hunting ability, the use of my quad opens up much more possibilities. I’m not supporting illegal use of quads, I’m saying there should be more legal use roads! Question for you guys, if they were using a quad behind the gate at night to get their animal out, ( because of their limited physical ability) would you turn them in? I’d be pissed too if I walked in for miles and they drove by, but at night after hunting is over and they just need to utilize the quad to retrieve game, I’m all for it.If you cant retrieve your game without your atv then you shouldnt be hunting up a closed road in the first place.
I think we should be more like Idaho, they get to utilize their quads on most roads, with some walk in only roads. Unlike this state where most are gated with some quad roads. The 113 unit has a ridiculous amount of gated roads, as I get older the more I’ll be limited to my hunting ability, the use of my quad opens up much more possibilities. I’m not supporting illegal use of quads, I’m saying there should be more legal use roads! Question for you guys, if they were using a quad behind the gate at night to get their animal out, ( because of their limited physical ability) would you turn them in? I’d be pissed too if I walked in for miles and they drove by, but at night after hunting is over and they just need to utilize the quad to retrieve game, I’m all for it.
Rough crowd I wish we had some exceptions for game retrieval via ATVBut as everything else it would get abusedI’m 60Thank god I can still go even after back surgery and a broken pelvis You guys in your 30s will know someday what it’s likeGlass houses
If possible (I know, I know, it's usually not), get photos, trailer plate #s or ID numbers and you could get a $500 reward from BHA for reporting illegal motorized use. This crap frustrates me to no end. Gates aren't in place to protect "dandelions along the road" as one poster said—they're there to reduce motorized impacts on other outdoor users (hunters!) and wildlife, particularly elk that benefit greatly from areas without motorized disturbance.
Why do you even buy a hunting license or a license to drive a car, then? You pick a choose the rules you want to follow and screw the rest. You're the problem that screws it up for the rest of the ATVers. It's people like you that have people like me not care when the government restricts your rights.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on September 23, 2019, 02:02:07 PMWas walking down a tank-trapped road in the 560. I'd seen a lot of sign and getting a couple miles in behind two ponds was a really good prospect. I left a little late in the afternoon and had planned to stay until dark. As I approached my spot, I started to hear motors and then saw two ATVs coming toward me on the road, one, a large green Polaris. As soon as they saw me they turned around and took off in the other direction. Hunt ruined. I looked around and there were tracks and damage to the habitat everywhere because of all the rain we'd had. I knew where they were camped, went to the camp, and took pictures of the plates on their ATVs and trucks, which I gave to the FS.I don't own toys; can't afford 'em. I don't care if people use them legally. But it chaps my a$$ when I hike in a couple of miles on a closed road and here comes a motorized vehicle. It's unethical, illegal, unsportsmanlike, and shows no concern for the environment or the reason that particular habitat is being protected. These guys don't understand the enjoyment of the woods or its value.Crybaby. As far as Im concerned it should be "OPEN"!!! I don't support restrictions to public use on public lands. Flame me I don't care, Im tired of this crap. IF we still had freedoms and the gate didn't exist what would ya whine about. Habitat destruction going around the gate? Really? Give me a break now your worried about dandelions damaged? Don't hide behing the :legal" claim either. It should and was legal at one time in past before freedoms were taken. I spent childhood running around mnts and no old guy whined I was illegal behnd closed gate damaging floura. That is my point. Buy a darn quad and ride behind gates, support freedoms or quit whining.
Was walking down a tank-trapped road in the 560. I'd seen a lot of sign and getting a couple miles in behind two ponds was a really good prospect. I left a little late in the afternoon and had planned to stay until dark. As I approached my spot, I started to hear motors and then saw two ATVs coming toward me on the road, one, a large green Polaris. As soon as they saw me they turned around and took off in the other direction. Hunt ruined. I looked around and there were tracks and damage to the habitat everywhere because of all the rain we'd had. I knew where they were camped, went to the camp, and took pictures of the plates on their ATVs and trucks, which I gave to the FS.I don't own toys; can't afford 'em. I don't care if people use them legally. But it chaps my a$$ when I hike in a couple of miles on a closed road and here comes a motorized vehicle. It's unethical, illegal, unsportsmanlike, and shows no concern for the environment or the reason that particular habitat is being protected. These guys don't understand the enjoyment of the woods or its value.
