ATVs ???

[MOHunter]

I've been trying to call the Game & Fish all day to get details but the message says they're all busy and to call back later.

So, this ought to be easy enough for someone to help me with. What are the rules for using ATVs on public land. We're hunting WY public ground for the first time this fall and wondering if it's worth it to bring them all the way from Missouri. At this point all I know is that you need a special permit. If we kill an antelope a mile off the road on BLM ground can we go pick it up with an ATV? Thanks.

 

[kcaves]

you need a wyoming ORV sticker which is 15 bucks and if I remember right, I think all your "supposed" to travel off the road is 50 yds, but i've never seen anyone say anything about it, as long as you just go in to get your antelope and back out and not just running around off road, I don't think its a big deal imo

 

[Elkcrazedfrk]

I'm not even sure its 50 yrds..I thought you had to stay on the roads on public land. I can tell you one thing, its a hefty fine when they catch you..lol

 

[Elkoholic307]

They're both right. You'll need an ORV sticker and you have to stay on the roads.

If you shoot it a mile off the road then you better either de-bone it and put it in your pack or make sure nobody is around and drive like a banshee!

 

[MOHunter]

They're both right. You'll need an ORV sticker and you have to stay on the roads.

If you shoot it a mile off the road then you better either de-bone it and put it in your pack or make sure nobody is around and drive like a banshee!

The 2nd option sounds like a lot more fun!

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

The 2nd option sounds like a lot more fun!

Or you could play by the rules so hunters can maintain a positive image to the general public.

 

[RUTTIN]

Or you could play by the rules so hunters can maintain a positive image to the general public.

+1 To many people ruin it for others by not playing by the rules.

 

[MOHunter]

Or you could play by the rules so hunters can maintain a positive image to the general public.

+1 To many people ruin it for others by not playing by the rules.

My comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Sorry if it was taken the wrong way. Of course I plan to play by the rules. If I didn't do you think I would go to this trouble to even find out what the rules are?

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

MOhunter,

I understand your comment was tongue in cheek, and I appreciate you taking the time to research the rules. It is just that the comment won't be quoted tongue in cheek when those enemies of hunting use it out of context to paint us with the broad brush. It was unfortunate to me that you asked about the law, but were given the answer to just not get caught, joking or not.

I am sure the closest BLM office close to your hunting area can give you a definitive answer. I know the rules in MT are different depending on location.

Good luck on your hunt!

 

[Elkoholic307]

Geeze, this thread just got tense all of a sudden. He was given a serious answer and then a joke was made.

What exactly is the problem again?

 

[MOHunter]

I just found this on the WY BLM website. It's taken from a piece on Off-Road Vehicle use. It reads "Temporary excursions
leaving existing vehicle routes are permitted only to accomplish necessary tasks
and only if such travel does not result in resource damage. Examples include picking up
big game kills..."

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Sounds like a reasonable policy to me.

That is a good deal, and again, good luck hunting!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Bitterroot Bulls is exactly right. Rules vary by area and at the present time most federal lands are going thru a new evaluation and rules. Call the nearest federal public lands office near where you are hunting for the latest info. Here in SW Colorado we are going thru a real involved process with the first federal plan being withdrawn and a new public comment period and then another set of public access rule being released. I know several similiar situations exist in New Mexico. Things can really change from year to year. IMHO the biggest local rule problem here is that Mt bikes and motorcycles are allowed on a lot of hiking trails, lots of controversy here and also no downed game retrevial off road, which is also a big change. Lots of really ticked off people here on both sides of the issues.

 

[Stig87]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the BLM site also says off road travel is limited to 300'.

 

[tikkamike]

MOhunter,

I understand your comment was tongue in cheek, and I appreciate you taking the time to research the rules. It is just that the comment won't be quoted tongue in cheek when those enemies of hunting use it out of context to paint us with the broad brush. It was unfortunate to me that you asked about the law, but were given the answer to just not get caught, joking or not.

I am sure the closest BLM office close to your hunting area can give you a definitive answer. I know the rules in MT are different depending on location.

Good luck on your hunt!

You are a joke. Are you seriously going to act like you abide by all the rules all the time? and you cant take a joke? I am pretty sure nobody is logging onto eastmans forums to get "anti-hunting" banter or what ever you are concerned about. Get over yourself the guy made a joke and it was an obvious joke. If you want to live in your basement wearing an aluminum foil hat and fearing that everything you say, do and think is being recorded thats fine. Don't push that crap on us though, we're here to share and learn from eachother.

 

[ceby7]

Calm down tikkamike, you might blow a gasket! I would say that response was un-called for.

Are you seriously going to act like you abide by all the rules all the time?

I sure as hell bet he tries, as everyone should if your calling yourself an ethical hunter.

 

[tikkamike]

i don't call myself and ethical hunter... I call myself a good hunter, I shoot animals long range, I shoot coyotes from the truck and I shoot more than a half hour before and after the sun rise/set. Does that make me unethical? NO everyone here has done it. as soon as you can see you shoot if there's something there. Nobody watches the time tables and lets a buck walk because shooting light doesn't start for another 3 minutes. What is it with everyone getting high on the term "Ethical Hunter"? I don't get it... Ethics are not a standardized set of rules its up to individual interpretation. I think I can shoot a deer a 200 yards off the nearest road and drive my pick up to go get him and not destroy any ground, not harm any animals and not compromise fair chase...(which i think is a stupid term) but if I do it I am an unethical person? Because the BLM (one of the most useless of all federal agencies and a huge waste of tax money) says I can't even though its OUR land?? Get a grip! Quit drinking the Kool-Aid.

 

[ceby7]

Basically you just described yourself as a poacher, way to go!

 

[tikkamike]

Wow got me good Mr. Weekend Warrior.

 

[SouthernWyo]

TikkaMike, you are everything that is wrong with hunters today. Congrats, you're the reason that resource management agencies have to establish rule after rule, for the lowest common denominator. The actions that you've described certainly don't make you a "good" hunter, they just make you a prick.