new trails for atv's and ohv's to be designated

[jigglestick]

check out this from our Minnesota DNR news section.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/releases/index.html?id=1170256721

[GRIZ]

Is this a new trail or an existing snowmobile trail?

[jigglestick]

I didn't notice anywhere where they said the exact location of any of the trail, but really what's the difference?
as long as they open up a legal place to ride those big bad atv's.
used to be able to go into the woods and use them things, but the snomobile people joined hands with the granola crunchers and started off everybody hating them death machines to the point where the atv companies stopped producing three wheelers altogether as a sort of a peace offering to the anti atv'ers.
the anti's took it as a victory and backed off a little while, but look at us now.
pretty soon they wont even sell them in the united states.
the funny thing is, when that happens, the snomobiler's will jump for joy, but what they forget is that the anti's wont stop with atv's :-\

[GRIZ]

Well I guess is what gets me is alot of these snowmobile trails could get used by wheelers in the summer. Not all as some of them cut across farmers feilds and what not. There is an old rail bed near here and it is posted no tresspassing except from certain dates for snowmobile use. Now why in the summer wouldn't they allow wheelers to use it until it opens up for snomobiles? Don't make sense to me.

On a side note I think I might have an idea why. This trail didn't open up for a couple yrs after the railroad abandon it. It cut through some big swamps and wildlife areas. Before it was closed I drove my truck right down it for 35 miles runnin traps. I had no competition and great areas and I got to the middle of them on that bed. Are they keeping it closed to four wheelers and foot travel to keep people from using it for a hunting access like I did?

[jigglestick]

chances are griz, since the railroad abandoned ownership my guess is that some of that property is private?
maybe not.
there are old RR grades all over this northern part of the state.
there is absolutely no reason for them not to be utilized as recreational trails.
I'm not saying just for snowmobiles either.

[GRIZ]

It would be interesting to find out when they abandon old lines what actually happens to the ownership of the land? I was under the asumption that it went to the state.