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Originally Posted by boah
I find it amazing that the anti groups answer is always to ban the atv's. No other solution would be acceptable. When a suggestion of remedying the so called problem is voiced, it is ignored. Banning is the only answer. Seems to me that that is selfish and self serving. You may get your way, but once something is gone, another anti group will maybe rally to get something you enjoy banned. Maybe back country camping will be the next target, that would sure put a cramp into hike in hunting wouldn't it.
Could you imagine the environmental damage back country camping could do?????
Fort Macmurray comes to mind.
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Neil explained in the interview a pay for play OHV park in BC that's being tried. The park limits damage to a specific area and funds collected go back to maintaining a designated trail system in that park. Maybe something like that could work in Alberta?
Other user groups on the eastern slopes have been regulated for years, for example fishing, so I don't think it's unfair to ask OHVs to be regulated too. Most rivers don't open until the middle of June and close in November. Then there are size restrictions, streams that are permanently closed to angling, etc. I think we can all make compromises to enjoy the privilege of using a public resource when those compromises are for its long-term betterment.