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Originally Posted by walking buffalo
A small bash. 
I brought this up earlier but no seems to have noticed.
Unless camping rules are changed, these trails would potentially (depending on location and density) eliminate ALL viable undesignated backcountry camping (random camping) and greatly reduce area where hunting is allowed.
From the Draft Plan.
"Undesignated backcountry camping within the Wildland Provincial Park allows visitors to enjoy an entirely self-sufficient wilderness experience by camping in desirable undesignated locations. Visitors must camp using “leave-no-trace” principles and in an area prescribed for undesignated camping, or be no closer than 1 kilometre from a designated campground or public roadway."
"Regulations include prohibitions on hunting, weapons discharge and game processing or storage within facility zones (see Section 8.0), game storage within designated camping or day-use areas and includes a 183 metre no-discharge buffer around facility zones, structures, roads and any designated camping or day-use areas that are not already within facility zones."
The proposed rules are designed to pit user groups against each other.
Ex. OHV trails means less camping and hunting....
It is not likely to happen, but the government should go back to the drafting board WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS! |
You'd have to make the rather large leap from OHV trail to "public road" in order for this to be an issue. They currently are not the same, and it would require a change in the existing laws for that to be a factor.
I think this is grasping at straws and creating issues where none exist, which is not what we as outdoorsmen should be doing at this point, but given the NDP government in office, nothing is impossible.
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