Personal Account of ATV Abuse

[BigHornRam]

We have all seen bad behavior by ATV'ers. What is the worst example you have witnessed? Here is mine:

I was turkey hunting in central Idaho some years ago in an area of Potlach and State owned land. I was sitting on the edge of a small meadow where I have seen numerous turkey. Along came a fat ass on an ATV and drove right through the middle of the meadow. Worst part was the son (about 12 years age) sitting on the back, with his back to his dad, touting a shot gun (that was most like loaded and ready to go). Both were decked out in camo (guess you need to wear camo when you stalk turkeys on an atv). I was pissed, but didn't get a chance to let them know what I thought. They were gone as quick as they came.

 

[noharleyyet]

Bighorn, mine was in Colo. on a clearly marked and locked closed logging road I'd hiked for about 2 hours...I was a good 1/3 mile off of it on post when they zipped thru at daybreak...walking back to trailhead about lunch I met them coming back...asked them if they new they were breaking the law and contaminating all the legal hunters' posts...they apologetically said they thought they might've been but weren't sure...when we reached the trailhead (locked gate), they had taken part of the barbed wire fence down and drove around the gate, didn't even bother to put it back up when they left......ran into them again that evening at a lodge we were staging from and saw them again...still on their machines but high tailed it when they spotted our group...turns out they were locals...and, I suppose, bs artists.

 

[Ten Bears]

I wish I had a scanner. I sat two afternoons along a remote road that was open for ATVs (camo'd and hidden), and took pictures with a 35mm camera of every ATV that went by. I ended up with five pictures of "hunters" on five different machines (three of the pictures show two people on one machine, and the back guy always has a rifle). While I'm not saying it is wrong to ride that way (I don't know where they went to hunt, I was just curious how many used that road), I would like to thank them for their support of my hunting sport by buying their licenses. I traveled the full length of the road and didn't find any illegal trails cut off of it.

I have had bad experiences with ATVs offroad where they aren't supposed to be, and have done everything I could to get them busted for it. I run into fewer incidents now in areas that I hunt then I ever have in the past.

 

[MattK]

TB- I would also like to thank the a-hole that drove past me 3 miles into a closed to all vehicle area. It just so happened I was dragging my deer out at the time. Made me feel real good when I was working my butt off to see some fat ass driving.

I would also like to thank the jack ass (different person) that drove all over the place behind those same gated no vehicle access road that had to drive around the gate to get back onto the road. Again, I walked all morning to see him driving his atv with a gun rack on the front. It just flippin' warmed my heart.

While in Wyoming I would also like to thank the 2 jerks on atv's in camo (timber camo on the prairie) that sped off the maintained road in order to drive on the side hill when the regulations for the ranch specifically said to stay on the one maintained road. The rancher is thinking about closing access because of these fine individuals.

 

[Ten Bears]

I have had bad experiences with ATVs offroad where they aren't supposed to be, and I have done everything I could to get them busted for it. I run into fewer incidents now in areas that I hunt then I ever have in the past.

I have always had better results from action then plain talk. You driving over for breakfast on the 26th MATTy?

 

[A-con]

EXPELL THEM,,,,,,,ooops, wrong thread.