Re: [RC] [RC] Trail Marking using paint - Nancy Mitts
We're not allowed to use any type of paint (even the temporary chalk type)
on Missouri Conservation department run lands. We used to, with no problem
from the forester,(on the ground, not the trees) until a nearby landowner
complained to the game warden. Game wardon issued a ticket, which the club
was able to get thrown out with the help of a horse friendly lawyer. Of
course, for the first time ever there had not been a huge storm after the
ride to wash the paint away. I was on the crew that went out with spray
bottles of water & wire brushes to get it off (the gravel roads!), not fun
at all. Anything that might cause complaints & controversy for the dept. is
not allowed. Also, any signage must be tied to trees, absolutely no nails,
tacks or staples. We have a limited number of days to get the markers down
(sometimes, before we leave the area.) Yet, the boy scouts have events in
the woods & leave their stuff up forever. Go figure. When I got my permit
for the Turkey Trot this year I asked if it was okay to use the trail past
the shooting range. "What shooting range, he asked?" Well, the one ribboned
off with "Keep Out" signs from the Boy Scout Council & MO Dept of
Conservation. "Oh, that was just a temporary thing."
Most of the other riders are considerate of leaving markers up. but it only
takes one to ruin a ride! A big poblem is the people with kids who think
it's fun to decorate their horse with the pretty colored ribbons!
Nancy Mitts
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