Yamadoo?

Hey, my riding area! Just shows you that snowmobiles are not killing caribou. Important to note that the areas that sleds are banned in are suffering huge declines in caribou numbers.

Predation and unsuccessful regen is the concern, and this all takes place in the summer. The mortality in the winter is about 2% of the deaths - hardly improvable without putting all caribou in a pen for the winter.

The snowmobile activity may unintentionally be helping the caribou survive by separating the predators or discouraging them from caribou alpine winter habitat areas. There has to be some reason why snowmobiling in our area is maintaining and increasing caribou numbers. That is assuming snowmobiles have any effect on caribou at all.

The caribou numbers may be in for a big slide this year though. No one knows how many have survived the summer until the caribou turn up in the alpine again. The number are consistant all winter, but the summer is the big question. Right now in the Management Unit 7-6 (in Mt Robson zone) there is a huge numbers in the grizzly population. One of the outfitters has taken 16 and no sign of impact on numbers. The moose numbers are down and elk have been spotted in the Unit area. There are two wolf packs of at least 50 each plus several sub packs.

All the high numbers in predators, reduced ungalate numbers, and influx of exotics like elk spells doom for the caribou. They don't have a chance and can't handle the change.

Hey, I have an idea - lets blame snowmobiling. Hee Hee!!

Lets not blame snowmobiling. Lets blame poachers for what they are.

I say leave the grizzlies and wolves alone and find a better way of dealing with this like poacher crackdowns, public education, and summer habitat protection.

Aw lefty, either you are kidding or you have never been to the alpine. Or, maybe you think snowmobiles are touching the ground?

Destroy pristine alpine, hmmm, does that mean just the fact snowmobiles can go there is the destruction. I bet you are really mad at NASA then for landing on the moon too. Although, I have to admit you can see where the boys landed on the moon.

So how about it lefty - what did snowmobiles destroy?

As for winter sports I obviously don't do what ever it is you do in the winter, so tell me what it is you enjoy so I can run down your favorite recreation fun.

Chicken.