Mud-boggers accused of damaging wetlands

[Ithaca 37]

SALMON — Four men accused of damaging wetlands and pulling out a tree while “mud bogging” on all-terrain vehicles in the Salmon-Challis National Forest agreed to pay small fines and cover the cost of damages, U.S. Attorney Tom Moss said Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney´s spokeswoman Jean McNeil said the men agreed to pay fees of $1,590 in lieu of prosecution.

Essentially, McNeil said, prosecutors agreed to drop the matter as long as Ranier Borgeman, 31, Walter Hollis, 23, and Ramon Sanchez, 24, all of Blackfoot, and Juan Saltero, 25, of Pocatello, forfeited bonds of $70 to $75 each and pay damages totaling $1,590.

Edition Date: 12-31-2003


They should have taken away their ATVs and the Blue Ribbon Coalition should be yelling for tougher penalties!!

 

[feclnogn]

I don't see the big deal here. I just sounds like a couple of guys enjoying their weekend off.

S.Fecl

 

[Whiskers]

OH BOY FECLNOGN, you opened the can now.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Pretty funny that the "boys" (age 31) got stung for $1500... I know $1500 would go along way on my annual toy budget, and it is more than I want to spend to "enjoy their weekend off" in Salmon Idaho. I am pretty sure that I could get so damn drunk in the Owl Club and buy everybody a round, a time or two, and not go through $1500 in Salmon.

It must be nice to be some rich Fat-assed ATV rider that you can just throw $1500 to a Judge and get ready to "enjoy their next weekend off".

 

[feclnogn]

You seem to have forgotten gunner that public land is designated as multiple use.

It sounds to me like mudbogging falls under the category of "multiple"

S. Fecl

 

[Ithaca 37]

Multiple use doesn't include destroying wetlands and pullin' out trees.

How'd you like someone treating YOUR land like that? Oops, I almost forgot. It is your land.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Fecal,

Sorry, but it sounds to me like the Blue Ribbon Coaltion missed their "edjumacation" of these 4 guys. Yeppers, only 10% of the Fat-Assed ATV Riders cause the problems...

 

[Ten Bears]

This is the same "mud bogging" BULL$4!7 that I wa complaining about. Big fines would be nice, $1500 isn't small, wonder if that got their attention. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Yeppers, only 10% of the Fat-Assed ATV Riders cause the problems... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> How many registered ATV's In Idaho? What would 10% be? How many were involved here?

The act was wrong, the damage was wrong and uncalled for, but answer the questions above.

I'd like to see them do a couple a weekends in the clink, or picking up garbage in orange suits.

 

[JoseCuervo]

Ten,

Sorry, but it doesn't sound like the ATV crowd takes this act too seriously.... Look at the comments....
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> just sounds like a couple of guys enjoying their weekend off.

public land is designated as multiple use. It sounds to me like mudbogging falls under the category of "multiple"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Looks like your edjumacation program is not reaching all the parties....

 

[Ten Bears]

Sorry EG, it's not my "edjumacation program", and it sounds like you've got alot more whining to do to reach some of those people.