Collision Course? Off-Road Vehicle Impacts on Hunting and Fishing: A report by the Izaak Walton League of America

excerpted from Izaak Walton League of America website:

SURVEY REVEALS CONFLICT BETWEEN OFF-ROAD VEHICLES AND HUNTING, FISHING

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Izaak Walton League of America, a national leader in community-based conservation, today released a new survey of managers of state fisheries and wildlife agencies from around the nation, which reveals negative impacts on hunting and fishing from various types of off-road vehicles (ORVs). Furthermore, these agency managers strongly indicated that more enforcement of standards is needed to protect hunting and fishing from ORV impacts.

The survey, conducted in July and August of 2007, reached out to each of the 50 state wildlife managers and each of the 50 state fisheries managers. A total of 34 agencies, representing 27 different states, responded to the survey.

The survey is part of a broader IWLA report, “Collision Course? Off-Road Vehicle Impacts on Hunting and Fishing,” which was also released today. The report can be found online at http://www.iwla.org/publications/wilderness/OHVreport.pdf.