ATV/Motorcycle/Rhino Use during Deer and Elk Season

[gasman]

Legal or not I hate 'em. . .

Don't be Hater, It's a waste of your time.


Be a Lover, It pays off.


 

[edmondshunter]

Annoys me.
I don't want to bad apple them but I gotta. Just like any other D bag moves hunters make, it'll be the end to public access hunting in many areas. Accountability is impossible to uphold all the time and people take advantage of that fact.  We can add this one to the list of reasons hunting might become a lost family pastime in our near future.
Sad but true.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I voted that I use one.   I have a dual purpose street legal motorcycle that I use on legal open roads to the same places I can take my truck, but I can get there faster with the bike (I don't slow for chuck holes and drainage cuts). It saves me a whole lot of fuel and is a lot quieter than the truck. That said, I hate any ATV use off road where it's not legal. There's a spot I know of right on the edge of a wilderness area, (even between the road-end and the wilderness area is closed to ATV use), that if I catch the guy, I'm liable to put a bullet in a tire or two.  (sarcasm -but he pisses me off) 

-Steve

[runamuk]

Legal or not I hate 'em. . .

Don't be Hater, It's a waste of your time.


Be a Lover, It pays off.


 

nice and I totally agree

[jeepasaurusrex]

Arizona: OHV Restrictions in Kaibab National Forest Allow for Big Game Retrieval

The Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest has issued a draft plan for managing off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. OHV use will be restricted to those roads and trails designated in the plan, depending on which management alternative is selected following public review and comment. Tusayan Ranger District offers four plan alternatives for managing OHV use. Alternative 1 is the status quo and is used as a baseline to compare the changes to be made in OHV use by the other alternatives. Alternatives 2 and 3 allow motorized big game retrieval up to a mile off of a designated road or trail. Alternative 4 allows no such exemption for hunters using OHVs for game retrieval. Comments on the plan are being accepted until August 30th and can be emailed to comments-southwestern-kaibab-tusayan@fs.fed.us. The plan can be found online by going to http://fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/projects  and look for the Tusayan Travel Management Project. If you have questions about the plan or need additional information, you may call 928-635-5649.

[BlackRidge]

I havent seen any in the field yet, so i voted they didnt bother me much.

That being said, I'd love to have one, but it almost defeats the purpose of the hunt IMO 

[woodswalker]

when they are used as a method of detering/interfering with hunters...I have a BIG objection.  Had that a few years back...had a scout on the top of quartz with big eyes and a radio...everytime the elk moved out of the bottoms...they would send the bikes running the Peaches ridge trail to drive them back to the bottoms...took 2 days to pattern them...but it was unmistakable.

[sako223]

It is nearly impossible to police simply because very few will say anything to their buddies. Clean up your own rarely applies here too.
I use mine all I can and run into problems and attitudes often.
I especially hate the closures and see it as very selfish by some.
Being that I cannot walk a single step, these increasing closures continue to take ground away that I and others will never get to see or use.
However as equal access I do see plenty of able bodies, horse hunters, and cheaters in Disabled access areas. Definitely a one way street.

[Gutpile]

What about bear season?

[Special T]

Just got back from elk hunting near Mt Adams... Was calling in some elk when some dude on a 2 stroke atv came bombing down the road and saw my Montana decoy set up....  at least he turned around  and left before he got to where i was set up. I think atvs are great for rifle/muzzy seasons.... I just shake my head when people use em  during archery season.... they are quieter than trucks, but the object of the game  is to sneek up on them...  I like the idea of the retrieval atv use... COULD make the process better...

[alanger]

I still think they are very helpful and some people will eventually ruin it for all of us and we wont be able to use them in certain places.

[Tman]

I don't mind if they stay away from me.  I think the biggest issue here, is respect for other hunters. 

[trophyhunt]

The penalties need to be very stiff if your caught on a trail not for ATVs, that being said.  What the hell is the tab I buy every year good for if they don't provide trails for ATVs or let us drive on forest service roads like we can in Idaho.  I'm not one who hunts on my quad, but it gets me in and out of my walk in areas and is very handy for taking my animal out.  And yes I've done it the hard way several times and God willing several more times.  If I'm walking on a trail that is leagal for quads and someone passes me up on one, all you can do is smile and wave.

[chester]

The tab money just goes to the general fund now. I stopped buying them and just ride private or buy an oregon ORV tag.

[jeepasaurusrex]

The year following my 3rd knee surgery, I rode mine almost the whole season. That being said, when I came upon another hunter, I would stop, turn around and leave that area to them. I have had my hunt ruined by someone driving though it and would not want to do the same to someone else.