You are right. Rafters value the environment and work to protect it for ALL people. Whereas ATV'rs only seek to destroy the environment and to force their noise and damage on to all users in the Resource.
TB, you're missing the point, and making an incorrect analogy. The elk permit is analagous to an access permit for ATVs. Elk permits cost money and are issued on a limited basis to protect the resource, because demand is greater than the resource can withstand. Rafting permits are issued on a limited basis because demand is greater than the resource can withstand. You agreed with the following comment Buzz made:
Now you're saying that, even though the resource can not withstand the demand put on it by ATV users, you're not willing to agree to a plan that would limit their use to protect that resource. Why am I not surprised?
Allforms of recreation will reach apoint of saturation, but don't sell out those you will want support fro later. Once again, no sense here. C'mon TB, I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you can do better. You are admitting that ATVs may be reaching the point of saturation, but by me asking you if you would be willing to limit their use to protect the resource I am selling you out? Please explain, because I guess I'm not smart enough to understand. FWIW, I would agree in a heartbeat to limited elk licenses if it was the best thing for the resource, even if I was only able to hunt every other year(or less). I don't expect to be knocking on the doors of any ATV owners with my hand out.
