La Grande OR

Written by Mark P., La Grande, OR

"I was working in the woods during a rifle elk season. Two guys came by on ATVs and passed barely 10 yards from me. I had just came out of a stand of trees and was out in the wide open with an orange vest and white hardhat. I waved but neither of them saw me. I later saw them in camp and stopped to say hello. They went on a rant about how there were no elk in the area, and blamed it on cougars. The truth is, I saw several groups of elk that day about a half mile off the road. These guys could not see a full grown man wearing orange in the wide open, so how could they possibly see an elk? I laughed, but it really is a sad testament to the kinds of "hunters" that are in the woods these days."

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“We’ve had success bringing illegal riders to justice by snapping photos of their ID stickers. The problem in California is that they’re too darn small to see from far away or at high speeds. While I’m normally not in favor of the government getting involved in things, requiring all ORVs to have a visible ID with a minimum size and standard location would make them an even better tool for property owners to identify trespassing riders. We should also look to Wyoming’s lead and make trespassing penalties clear so riders think twice before they head off designated trails and onto my land.”

- Mesonika Piecuch, private property owner, Kern County, CA