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  • Lazy ATV hunters in Idaho lose battle in state legislature

    Ralph Maughan

    ATV interest groups wanted legislature to prevent Idaho Fish and Game from closing any areas to ATVs during hunting season- This is been a very contentions issue in Idaho and elsewhere — hunters who walk to find and stalk big game versus those who ride around hoping to see an elk or whatever they can…

  • Some Montana hunters are faking handicaps to get special privileges

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say rules on PTHV permits must be tightened up- I’ve seen it most of my adult life — perfectly healthy folks competing with one another to claim a handicap so they won’t have to walk. Whether it is access to a good parking place, or using a vehicle on…

  • Some hunters like predators, dislike ATVs

    Ralph Maughan

    How many hunters are like this? Given the quality of the rabid anti-wolf folks, it might be easy to forget that many hunters (more than 50%?) take a balanced view of animals and hunting access. I think there is too much demonization of hunters per se on this blog.  Folks should be careful to separate…

  • Outdoor recreation: Two-wheeled off-road safer than ATVs

    Ralph Maughan

    Review shows ATV crashes much more likely to kill or injure than dirt bikes- This is probably a big surprise. It is to me. I broke my collarbone on a dirt bike way back in ’84.  I didn’t ride them again. Surprise: Two Wheels Safer Than Four in Off-Road Riding and Racing, Study Finds. ScienceDaily.

  • The Human Body Is Built for Distance

    Ralph Maughan

    Humans are built to run down prey over distance- Most predators the size of humans are faster, so are the prey. This is not true over long distance, however. Primitive human hunters may well have simply run their prey to exhaustion. This is the idea in the article below. The Human Body Is Built for…

  • As hunters age, do they support allowing ATVs in more places?

    Ralph Maughan

    White River National Forest, Colorado offers new travel plan that would restrict ATVs- In interesting question is, is ATV use a generational thing or is it related to aging? If Bob Elderkin (in the article below) is in the majority, it is a generational thing, with older forest users, including hunters, being less, not more…

  • Good News? Feds reviewing BLM evidence from ATV protest ride

    Ralph Maughan

    Maybe the illegal ATV protest ride up the Paria River will be punished– Thanks to Elizabeth Parker for calling my attention to this new development. Feds reviewing BLM evidence from ATV protest ride. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. – – – – – Earlier. Protesters roar through fed lands. By Mark Havnes. The…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest produces its long-awaited travel plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Big news because this forest is so scenic, recreational and wildlife important- With the growth in use of off-road vehicles, the travel plan for each national forest has become a bigger and more important decision. After a number of years of work and rounds of public input the Bridger-Teton National Forest in NW Wyoming has…

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