Trump Rescinds Ban on OHV use on Public Lands

[R.K.]

Hope you folks like ATV cross country during hunting season.

“President Trump on Friday rescinded two decades-old executive orders that restricted off-road vehicles on public lands, in a move that could lift prohibitions on their use in most national parks.

The first executive order, signed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972, established strict criteria for the use of off-road vehicles on federal lands, in an effort to minimize their environmental impact. The second, signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, authorized the government to immediately shut down off-road driving if it was causing ecological damage.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/climate/trump-off-road-vehicles-public-lands.html?smid%3Dnytcore-ios-share

 

[Rack Daniels]

Well, good journalism ain’t free and I don’t pay for things I’m already uncertain of so what’s the skinny?

I can already drive on federal land. Don’t need 2 tracks now?

 

[R.K.]

Well, good journalism ain’t free and I don’t pay for things I’m already uncertain of so what’s the skinny?

I can already drive on federal land. Don’t need 2 tracks now?

Pretty much. The way I understand it, you can now take any vehicle anywhere it can physically go. Probably related to Trump’s desire to push for energy development on public land, but who knows what goes through his head.

 

[bigsky2]

That should really help public land hunting. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by anything at this point.