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I would rather have true wilderness for my children to experience that is only accessible by foot travel at substantial effort Than be able to hunt beyond my prime in such places. Eff the e-bikes. The wilderness is far too valuable. All men are not entitled to reach all places on this planet until their dying day. As soon as we bend to this mentality we will wipe out all places worth struggling to get to. We age. We die. Our bodies grow and then they deteriorate. That’s the way of it.
Ultimately, why is there a restriction to motors to begin with? Part is the degradation of trails and or off road damage. But the real nut, trying to manage the number, frequency and distribution of people into important habitat. Horses are very thinly owned and used for this purpose. Banning them would have little effect on total users. E-bikes will become lower cost and more effective. In time, they'll increase; the number of users, the frequency of use and the depth into the woods those users will penetrate. It's not a hunting season issue. We have a very high population base to land ratio. If nothing is done to create habitat sinks that are rarely visited, it's bad for game. This isn't a good user/bad user group discussion. The question is, how to keep the forests available to use, without getting to overuse and harm. I think the no-motorized access is a sound solution and e-bikes may not be a dramatic motor today, but they will certainly get there.
WDFW is trying to go around law makers,on E BIKES.My self and others are seeking answers,to why?They have gone to the attorney generals office to ban E BIKES,on WDFW and sounds like,DNR LANDS in the state.Why I ask??? to many complaints from other hunters, but I said the law is the law,and it clearly states our bikes are classified as bicycles.MYSELF AND OTHERS have made a major investment in theses bicycles,and with no imput from the user group,tells me where we stand as hunters in this state.In talking with the chief of region 5 law enforcement he said he's for the bike but Olympia is against them.Im urging all of this user group to have your voices heard at your county state and federal level.To myself and others its spreads people out, and gives people a quality of hunt.KEEP OUR PUBLIC LANDS PUBLIC !!!!!!!!!!!!
People that bend the rules are the reason new rules are put in place.You wana e bike into gated area's that don't allow motorized access go for it. Gives me piece of mind knowing you won't ditch your 3k dollar bike into the brush to hunt off the road. So I still have the steep and deep all to myself. Yes, I'm selfish.
No different than using a motorcycle. When you can do 20 miles on a charge, they shouldn’t be allowed. It allows those on motorized bikes to pass by those that are putting in the working. Lazy hunting at its best.
I dunno about having to have "wildlife sinks" or big areas of roadless areas for the sake of wildlife.I just spent a week in Idaho and there's roads freaking everywhere, and throngs of ATVS behind 50 inch gates and I seen more moose, elk, deer than in any roadless area, or in wa literally anywhere.Cutblock logging with access everywhere makes for one helluva lot of game!, this was otc too...its a "meat unit" that puts out a lot of rag hornsThey also blast every predator they come across too Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
I'm curious, all you haters, do you have any bad examples of ebike riders in the woods ruining your hunt? Was it behind a non motorized gate or did they just beat you to a spot? I've been in the woods most my life and don't think I've even seen one in the woods?
