Chainsaws in the Wilderness

[idcwby]

https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/article315713241.html

Hopefully they allow this in other wilderness’s now. Even with this we are still years away from being able to have trails like we use to.

 

[JimP]

I didn't watch the whole video but there are times that a chainsaw is the best recourse to clear a trail.

Without looking at the actual regulations I wonder how a electric one would do for this work? I have a friend who uses one and with a couple of batteries he does a pretty good job of cutting timber.

On my BC bear hunt the guide used a Swedish blade short handled axe and he could go through a pretty good tree in a very short time.

 

[idcwby]

The electric ones are probably still considered illegal because it states “nothing mechanical” here. That’s why you can’t ride bicycles in wilderness. I know that language is different in other wilderness’s.