wheelers beware

[hornhunter247]

i just had a wierd conversation with an arizona forset official, most of the kiabab national forest roads are closed and will probably remain that way for weeks to come due to wet weather. then he told me that if i was to see someone operating a motor vehicle in these closed areas to try to get a description of the vehicle, plate number, and to try to find where their camped and then to call either the g&f or the forest service and they will issue that person a citation. he then told me that goes for anyone i see operating fourwheelers off established roads even after the closure has been lifted. he said its not illegal to drive offroad, but it is illegal to damage wildlife habitat and vegitation. which means if there is any moisture on the ground or you leave a tire track your in violation of the law. so what we came up with is everyone i know is armed with our cameras this year, you ride off road or into a closed area we are going to get your picture! and you will be cited. they're asking for our help and i'm more than happy to do it!

 

[chewyman55]

Good work. After last fall I think I will start getting pictures too. It is getting ridiculous. Guys are cutting locks and breaking down fences because they are too lazy to walk in. The many that follow the law need to crack down on these suckers before we all as a group suffer.

 

[feyerfighter]

i'm with you guys. nothing worse than hiking to the top of the hill only to find that some guy rallied his wheeler all the way up there. we all know the feds and state don't have the man power to enforce the laws so we might as well help them out.

 

[Hornhog2]

We must police ourselves. I think that is a great idea packing a camera along to photo violators. I just hope the law enforcement agencies follow up on it. There are a couple areas I hunt sheds in that are simply hammered by quads. I guess they don't understand going in early on a quad runs all the animals out of the country making it harder to find sheds for everyone. It's all about greed. I saw people out in the middle of Janurary pounding it! Give me a break. They see a one antler buck and its on. Just my 2 cents.

 

[NeverStopHuntin]

Finally! I'm glad they are going to crack down this year. I'll be packing my camera.

 

[SHEDSTALKER]

Excellent! Hopefully this will spread throughout all the states