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Lowedog:

--- Quote from: norsepeak on July 09, 2010, 03:41:32 PM ---You have to find out what is legal...on federal land, which is Forest service, ATV's are LEGAL anywhere offroad they want to go...so if you are in your hunting spot and you are on national forest, and an ATV comes by you, the ATV is LEGAL....don't believe it, call the forest service. Been over this issue a million times for the last few years.

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That is about to change. Pretty soon it will be that OHV's are only allowed where it is clearly a designated OHV trail or road. What can be done now if someone is caught "offroad" is they can be cited for resource damage.

Recurve, if you are witnessing illegal activity then report it to the proper authority. Nothing can or will be done about it unless they are caught in the act.

bearhunter99:
I have been under the impression that all Forest Service roads are off limits to ATV's unless they are street legal. I have been told repeatedly that if you are caught on a Forest Service road with a vehicle that has no street legal license plate you can be cited.

gasman:
Norse is correct. I had the same arguement with him last year, so i called Sam Bissel at teh Nachese ranger station, he is incharge of the OHV program. He stated to that on NF, it is legal to ride off road as long as there is no resource damge. If your riding or driving off road causes resource damge, you can be fined for it. If you are on state land (Green dot area, etc..) you may ride or drive the roads open but you are not allowed to go off road.
Now with thatbeing said, there used to be WDFW areas in the north central part of the state that a disabled hunter could ride a OHV behind closed gates and road, and drive said vehicle off road to retreive game taken. Weather the area is still there or not :dunno: I found it in the Disabled hunter guide lines, some time ago.

Now if you are seeing OHV users in areas you are sure they are not supose to be, then take a pic of the activity, and document what you see, then report it to the proper athority. With out pic they do very little any more, and taking actions in to your own hands can lead you in to more trouble then them.

Bearhunter99, you are correct, forest service roads. Off Road= Legal On road=Illegal

I am an advid OHVer and i follow the rules, but i also know the rules as well.

bigtex:
Well some of you are right and some aren't.

Each forest is operated under it's own rules. So something that is allowed in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie may not be allowed in Okanogan-Wenatchee. ATVs/ORVs are NOT allowed in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie except for the ATV areas such as Evans Creek. However they are allowed on most roads in Ok-Wen. You can actually be cited in Mt. Baker- Snoq. for just having an ATV on your trailer. This is why it is important to call the individual ranger station and ask them. Because what could be legal in one ranger district could be illegal in the neighboring one.

bigtex:

--- Quote from: Gutpile on July 09, 2010, 03:46:18 PM ---I'd rather see WDFW worry about poachers. Not people who annoy you.

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Well WDFW is not the only agency that is suppose to enforce ATV rules. The county sheriff is actually the primary agency that is mandated to enforce ATV rules.

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