WMA Maintenance Budgets

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Originally Posted by Reggoh

I think these are 2 separate issues... My situation is letting the current roads and trails get so bad that they are impassable thereby hindering areas that already have access... and your situation is the expansion of roads and trails that allow others access to areas that you once had to yourself.

It does suck for you that a spot you spent time developing by hard work and spending time is now available to others but You have just as much access as the guy in the Prius... I don't have the same access as the guy with the 4x4 ATV with the 3" lift kit.

And I do agree that some of these places have WAY too much access... it's hard to get away from a road or ATV trail on some WMA's

Yeah my situation is a different situation I reckon. To answer your question I have never seen any road grading or road improvements happening during the hunting season. Seems they prep the roads before the season and then wiat til after (makes sense I guess). The technicians that normally do this are probably busy doing something else during the hunting season (or took off to hunt themselves) Feel like it would be pointless because it would get torn up again real soon anyways and folks hunting would probably not want people on big equipment fixing trails while they are out hunting? don't know


as far as budgets go I do know that for federal refuges, money is allocated by usage. More users of the refuge gives you a higher budget. Would think its similar with state WMAs