glengine
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I have had printed maps from these guys with all these area's in my shop for two seasons now for anyone who would like one so that they can see what area's are open and what is closed.
My point is that if they're declining in the mountains with no snowmobiling now, how is it that snowmobiling is contributing to declining population in other areas? Won't the Caribou use the snowmobile tracks also?If there declining now, then imagine what would happen if snowmobiles were allowed. think of a wolf running on a packed sled track and think of how fast it can run, then think about how fast it will run in deep powder up to it's belly. It's definatley going to run much faster on a packed sled track, so by snowmobiling in parks it's like giving predators roads to run on for hunting large animals.
They should open the parks to sledding one weekend a year. Can you imagine? That'd be fun!
There were reports of an illegal snowmobiling incident last week between March 15 to 17 at Bow Summit. The vehicle associated with this incident is a black Dodge pick-up with a red fuel tank pulling a trailer with Saskatchewan plates. If anyone can offer any information, it would be appreciated.
My point is that if they're declining in the mountains with no snowmobiling now, how is it that snowmobiling is contributing to declining population in other areas? Won't the Caribou use the snowmobile tracks also?
ya but so do the wolfs...... thats what they say the problems is.... the wolfs get up higher than normal cause the have tracks to get here the caribou is
The point of national parks is mostly to protect animal species there and make sure that there's little to nothing interfering with their way of life, so if snowmobiling was allowed in parks, what would happen when all the snow is tracked up? Caribou and elk or whatever and other big animals rely on deep snow because it's easy for them to get through it because of their long legs, it's an adaptation to give them an advantage from getting away from wolves and predators etc. If there was snowmobiling allowed in national parks then the population of large animals will decline majorly because it would be much easier for predators to hunt them, as a result of all the snowmobile tracks around. So I don't think national parks will open for sledding anytime soon.
Maybe its time to open up a hunting season on wolves and other predators, let the caribou bounce back some...after all its the caribou numbers that everyone is so concerned about today!...got bait and rifle...will travel! :d
Great idea except the wolf numbers would drop and the caribou numbers would come back and then instead of Caribou Closure Areas we would have Wolf Closure Areas and of course it would be the fault of sledders that the wolf numbers declined and also of course not allowing sledders in a Wolf Closure Area would fix the problem.:d:d
You might be on to something there!
1. Open season is put on Wolves to give the caribou population a chance to recover. $50 bounty put on Wolves.
2. Hunters Decimate wolves because of $50 bounty
3. Caribou Closure areas are opened to snowmobile traffic to allow them to make highways for the Wolf population to thrive.
4. Caribou, Wolves, and Snowmobilers live in peace and harmony!
MABE THEY SHOULD CLOSE THE HIGHWAYS CAUSE THE CARIBOU GET HIT ON THEM..... THEY ARE SURE TO RECOVER IF U CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN A 50 MILE RADIUS...................
HEY IF THEY LET ME IN THE AREAS WHERE WOLFS ARE I COULD RIDE BESIDE ONE A PET IT [ OR RUN IT DOWN LIKE THE DOG IT IS. ] AND USE IT FOR TRACTON IN THE EXTREME HILL CLIMBING WE ALL DO.........:d
Are you guys really that hard up for sledding spots?
I enjoy the parks, it is nice to not hear engines every once in a while.