02-26-2004, 01:33 PM
I agree with a lot of what you are saying trfishin, but I still have problems and my own opinion on some of it. It states when I register my non-resident snowmobile in Wyoming that part of the money goes to grooming trails. The same is true for the funds in Utah. The problem I have, is I haven't seen one groomed trail on the Gorge Ice, on either the Utah or Wyoming side. So, what am I getting for my $15.00? It seems to me that for the few weeks I drive my snowmobile or ATV on the ice, I am paying for trail grooming elsewhere. I have hunted deer in Wyoming for the last couple of years and have registered my ATV up there. But, I don't find out if I draw a Wyoming tag until July. I don't want to buy a tag early in the year if I don't know if I'll even be hunting out of state. I'd like to see a tag good for one year from when you buy it. This way my money would at least go towards deer hunting and ice fishing. I only ride my ATV in Wyoming ice fishing on the Gorge, & during the deer hunt, if I draw. I just hate spending more money for a couple of weeks so I don't get a ticket. I can run my boat on any part of the lake, without getting a ticket, if it is legally registerd in either state. Whats the difference? I hope I just didn't give the Gov. an idea of making even more money $$$$$$$. We have to pay a use fee to even stop at the Gorge, pay to fish the side of the lake that is not in our own state, register our machines to drive them in the other state. Are we going to have to start paying a fee when we cross a state line in our automobiles? Where does it stop? I've rambled enough I guess. I guess I could just quit whining and stay in my own state. I should just go fishing.
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