ATV-riding hunters protest F&G rules
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some hunters who ride all-terrain vehicles to pursue their quarry have gone to the Idaho Legislature in a bid to expand where they can drive. They're getting assistance from Mountain Home Republican Sen. Tim Corder, who wants to strip the Department of Fish and Game of much of its authority to regulate where hunters can ride their ATVs. On about a third of Idaho's 99 hunting units, the agency limits ATV travel by hunters to established roads. The agency says the restriction is in place to protect big game herds — and because hunters who don't use ATVs have complained. But some ATV riders told the Senate and House resource committees on Monday they see the state agency in cahoots with the federal government to limit access to public lands.