BMAC & WRASC trails

BMACThe president Roy Sims and The Trail Captain, Jack Johnson is notifying all members immediately that our trails are closed until further notice. We are evaluating the damage from the hurricane that passed through our area on Sunday, and when we have more information, we will let everyone know when and if they can reopen.

WRASCALL of The West Rutland ATV Sportsman's Club's ATV TRAILS ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE !!!!!
Due to the direct hit that the Rutland area got from hurricane Irene, all of WRASC's atv trails are in tragic shape. Some trailheads are not even accessible and some of the trails themselves may be totally wiped off the map. We will be checking all 50 plus miles over the next few days to see what might be fixable and can be opened after they have time to dry out from the over 6 inches of rain that came with the storm. The Woodlawn/Danby trails will probably be closed at least for the rest of the season and will take extensive use of heavy equipment to repair and rebuild the trails. Our members have rode Woodlawn for over 20 years. Never have we sustained such damage in the past and never have we closed the entire Danby trail system anytime during our clubs 13 year history. We will keep everyone informed of the status of the trails as we can access and figure out if there is something we can do to reopen them or not. Please tell your fellow riders of the closure since we do not have every members email address. We do not want anyone venturing onto the trails since it is a VERY dangerous situation at this time. Also riding while the ground is still so wet can cause more damage to the trails and cause more landslides on trails that are in risk of giving way. The landowners also do not want anyone out there due to the risk of injury to anyone venturing out on the trails. EMS & other rescue personel are very busy trying to save and shore up the actual roads in the area and helping people who are stranded in their homes from washed out roads. The last thing they need is to rescue someone joy riding on damaged trails where they should not be anyhow.

Update

Received word from VASA that VT Statues allows ATV use during emergencies, must be coordinated with local emergency management. So you can't just take off on your own. If you have an atv, contact us or your local EM, or Fire/Rescue.

ATV Assistance for flood devastation

.We have been contacted by BMAC members that are willing to help assist in our areas affected by the flood devastation and a local dealer, said that there might be snowmobile trails that are still passable up through Town and State land to get to people isolated in Mendon, Killington, etc. On Rte. 4 east out of Rutland, they are building a temp rd. for emergency vehicles to get supplies to and /or people off the MT. There could be areas all over the State that could use atv help.



Anyone willing to offer atv help please contact us and we'll setup an offer to assist to Towns and the State.

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Found atv key

Ray found an atv key at the BMAC trailhead in the parking area near the road.
If you've lost one, contact us or catch Ray & Tabby at the trailhead where they are camping and identify the make of the key.

BMAC monthly club meeting

BMAC monthly club meeting this Sunday Aug. 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm BMAC trailhead. Club ride afterward.

Please consider bringing a nonperishable item for the West Rutland Food Shelf.

Warning ground wasp nest (?) on trail

Sunday 8-7-11, a group of riders from R.A.T.S. rode up and on Farrell's Lookout and after the first 2 machines reached the area of where the best lookout is with the table and chairs, some of the following machines where attacked by what we surmise were ground wasps. Six people got stung, some more than once. It was in the vicinity of the huge old pine, so it might be any place in that area.

Ted has been up there and drove around the area 3-4 times trying to stir them up to find their nest and had no success. If you go on Farrell's Lookout use caution, and if you spot the nest, contact us with specific local so we can take care of it. We'll keep trying to find it and give an all clear when we do.

R.A.T.S. at BMAC

Reading All Terrain Sportsman

BMAC ATV Challenge! Find the BMAC Buck!

Some where on our BMAC trails is the BMAC Buck. The first VASA member to notify us of his location (a description of what trail/where or photo that will identify that you found him), tell us either by email or phone, will win a BMAC T-shirt. Once someone has found him, he will be relocated to another place.
birdseyeatvclub@aol.com
Dave- 802-265-2045
We'll continue as long as prizes and the trails being open permits. The BMAC Buck challenge is open to any VASA member, but not to BMAC officers, BMAC BoD, or those in an appointed position.