As everyone knows on July 11th the State dropped a bombshell about the $400,000 policy they provide. They said because of ongoing court suit and then finding out that the policy only takes effect after the club's labiality policy runs its course. This news sent a lot of clubs into panic mode. Some have signed up [...]
See their website for all the information. NOTE it still shows the 2022 date not the current 2023 date. Recreational Trails Program: Bureau of Parks and Lands: Maine DACF
Doug Dickinson has been working on this project for over a year. He asked us to help out as best we can. We contributed a very minor part of the information in this file. He got information from many club's. Please read the file. Find your club, if you have corrections or additions to the list [...]
We have news about three of the rail trails. Whistlestop, Four Seasons and Downeast Sunrise Trail. All will be opening on the 15th.
Here is a copy of the 2022-2023 ATV trail liability insurance program provided by the State of Maine
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife offers a remedial outdoor ethics course for those who receive a mandatory revocation of a hunting, fishing, trapping, or guide license. This also applies to the revocation of privileges of registering an ATV or snowmobile. Click the link for all the information. Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife
Maine 130 - SP 640 An Act To Amend the Definition of "Oversized ATV" To Increase the Minimum Weight Requirement On December 17th there was legislation to increase the weight limit of ATV's from 2,000 lbs. to 2,4000 lbs. This legislation was presented by Senate President JACKSON of Aroostook. Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Eagle Lake [...]
From an email received from Brian Bronson: I have talked with the large landowners and considering how wet things are in the woods and the fact that we are starting into the freeze thaw cycle we have made the decision to close the ATV trails In central and western Maine for the season. I know many [...]
Good morning everyone, Brian Bronson sent out an email to every club in the state detailing how the new weight and width restrictions will be put into place for the 2022 season. He included test graphics for new signs and a new land owner permission packet that EVERY CLUB needs to have signed by their respective [...]
I was seeing on Facebook that Corinth, Exeter, Dexter are closing their side trails from the Newport Railbed trail on October 22nd. Youth hunting starts on October 23rd. Please make sure you look at club pages for current information for hunting season closures. It changes daily and I can not keep up with it all and [...]