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fishinhunter12391 -> logging roads (6/15/2008 7:15:26 PM)

well there are alot of loggin roads where i go up north in the price, rusk county area in wi. are these legal to drive on?

  
tjwiens91@hotmail.co -> RE: logging roads (6/15/2008 8:48:57 PM)

Some yes, some no. If theres a gate and a no tresspasing sign, i probably wouldnt drive on it.

fishinhunter12391 -> RE: logging roads (6/15/2008 9:31:25 PM)

yea cuz im lookin for places to go.. and there aint to much in wis. if you can give me some advise on where to go thatd be awsome

chevyrules05 -> RE: logging roads (6/15/2008 10:48:50 PM)

heres the rules to "trespassing"

if there is sign saying no trespassing at EVERY entrance you can be arrested  with out being asked to leave

if there are only a couple of sign(depends on state on how many) you say you didn''t see any signs and say you will leave

if there is no sign you can be "asked" to leave and if you don''t or are cought there again you can be arrested

pbishop -> RE: logging roads (6/15/2008 11:05:29 PM)

Yeah, i would definetely pay attention to those signs.  The best way is to ask the owner or city if you can.  Funny story, did that once and there was no sign, after 3 hours of driving i popped out of the bush in some guys back yard.  Not the best way to get acquainted, but he was ok about it and gave me his number in case something happened, but it could have ended badly.

blazinrebel -> RE: logging roads (6/18/2008 6:50:20 AM)

im gonna be looking for some trails up there soon. im going to be playing football at st. norbert college which is in de pere, wi.

Paddle_grl -> RE: logging roads (6/18/2008 5:54:33 PM)

Logging trails are all technicaly private property...they are made for the logging trucks...unless there are no tresspassing signs..you are alowed to go where ever you want...however...you really have to be on the look out for logging trucks..and heavy machinery..don''t get your truck stuck in the middle of the road...or it won''t be there when you come back for it....private property and all....otherwise..have fun!

Idriveachevy -> RE: logging roads (6/18/2008 6:12:01 PM)

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ORIGINAL: pbishop

Yeah, i would definetely pay attention to those signs.  The best way is to ask the owner or city if you can.  Funny story, did that once and there was no sign, after 3 hours of driving i popped out of the bush in some guys back yard.  Not the best way to get acquainted, but he was ok about it and gave me his number in case something happened, but it could have ended badly.


Imagine popping up in some hillbillys backyard looking down the barrel of a shot gun... that would NOT be a fun trip in the woods...  but it would make one hell of a story

m00nwater -> RE: logging roads (6/19/2008 12:20:05 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: chevyrules05

heres the rules to "trespassing"

if there is sign saying no trespassing at EVERY entrance you can be arrested  with out being asked to leave

if there are only a couple of sign(depends on state on how many) you say you didn''''''''t see any signs and say you will leave

if there is no sign you can be "asked" to leave and if you don''''''''t or are cought there again you can be arrested


That''''s not necessarily true. It is the responsibility of the driver of the vehicle to know if land is private property or not. There is an area that used to be heavily used by offroaders, dirtbikes, etc. around my neighbourhood and they have closed it down. It has always been private property, but now it is being enforced. You are fined on site if they catch you there, no exceptions, even if you didn''''t see any signs. I am pretty sure it is the enforcing offcier''''s choice whether they want to fine you right away or warn you.

It is a sad state of affairs for offroading enthusiasts as our trails are being reclaimed by snowmobile organizations, land is being closed and labeled as conservation areas, and it is being more strictly enforced on private areas. Clubs like my local one follow the Tread Lightly priciples, yet the one bad apple that goes out and damages the land makes a bad name for all of us.

If you plan to go offroading, check stuff out first to ensure you don''''t get yourself in a situation where you are being fined, ignorance is not a defense! And most importantly, ALWAYS TREAD LIGHTLY! Leaving the area looking the same or better than when you left it is always the best choice.

1997 blazer -> RE: logging roads (9/26/2008 12:13:28 PM)

if the logging roads are on public land yes i live in green bay and i go up to mountain and lakewood there is the pipe line there it is the only 4x4 trail in wi it goes from county rd w to bucks ranch road i belive. there is a campground up there that you can wheele at to it is mccaslin mountain campground in lakewood there are trails all over up there

blazerboy124 -> RE: logging roads (10/9/2008 3:22:35 PM)

in vermont, where i live, it depends on the TYPE of sign that dtermines if you can go on the trail or not. for example it HAS GOT TO BE  a specific color, in this case, yellow. it has to be registered with the county as private. and lastly it has to be a specific sign saying in detail what or whom can not be on the land. so lets recap, yellow is legal, if its any other color you can go on it no matter what the owner says, and if the cops show up show them the sign and then you are asked to leave, not arrested. if it is a home made sign, haha blow it off there is nothing the owner can do.  the sign has to be registered every year with the county and i think it cost''s around $30 to register, if you do go on the land and see a posted sign get out, check the date, and if its over a year old, nothing anyone can do other than ask you to leave.  so now you all know the wacky laws in little ole vermont.

  

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