atv rules on ice fishing guideline

Mudduck · January 16, 2011, 09:50:56 PM

i couldnt find anything on ice fishing guideline about using atv or snowmobile... i got few guys with me this feb 5th on higgins lake and what i was gonna do is unload my atv off the 8 by 10 trailer and then hook the trailer to the atv and pile our stuff on the trailer and have few guys sit on the trailer as i haul across the ice... is that allowed? my father in law said yeah as long those rider has helmet. if it was a small lake i wouldnt be asking this but higgins lake i dont wanna be bothered by the dnr. another question is open alchol beverage allow on the ice? i figure dont drink n drive atv or snowmobile on ice obviously but what about having desinated driver on atv and haul rest of us drinker on the trailer

Hammerlane · January 17, 2011, 05:34:09 PM

pretty sure ORV sticker is required.
alcohol.. keep it in the shanty..
any on the ATV or trailer is bound to get you in trouble,
an extra serving of common sense would be good..
haulin people on the trailer.. eh.. coin toss, I can't say for sure but it will probably depend on the cop.

and wouldn't you just cut a hole an swim out anyhow??? kinda your M.O.

magic · January 17, 2011, 05:57:20 PM

to ride my snowmobile on the river i need a trail permit which is 35 bux...not sure about trailer but i can tell you the rule with snowmobiles is u can't ride more people than the vehicle allows....u need 2 up seat for rider. so if u pull a trailer if most likely would have to have a seat for them to sit on if they wanted to be a dick about it they would probably give ya a ticket for it

CMUDFLY · January 17, 2011, 06:33:08 PM

you do not need a trail permit on rivers or lakes it only on snowmoible trails

magic · January 17, 2011, 09:12:14 PM

Quote from: CMUDFLY on January 17, 2011, 06:33:08 PM
you do not need a trail permit on rivers or lakes it only on snowmoible trails

for a snowmobile u do...dnr guy sits at the river and gives out tickets every weekend

BigFrank · January 17, 2011, 09:45:13 PM

same rules apply to lakes and such and ya do have to have orv on a sled ya pull ive went round and round with dnr on the bay they said i need a orv on a lawn tractor as far as snomobile trailer haulin people ya wouldnt do it on the road right

cant du it on a lake well ya can just be ready to get tickets im just speakin from my experiences

Mudduck · January 20, 2011, 08:03:43 PM

thanks guys and no hammerlane i m not gonna cut the ice big enough for me to swim in it ha

Hammerlane · January 23, 2011, 04:17:49 PM

Quote from: Mudduck on January 20, 2011, 08:03:43 PM
thanks guys and no hammerlane i m not gonna cut the ice big enough for me to swim in it ha

glowworm · January 23, 2011, 05:14:34 PM

hey mudduck here is the phone number for the Roscommon DNRE office. 989-275-5151. i'm sure they can answer your Q's since they are the ones that would be out on that lake. good luck and catch a big one.

CMUDFLY · January 23, 2011, 05:19:10 PM

I was at snowmoible safety yesterday if you are ice fishing and only on the ice u don't need a trail permit and if on a quad and is not a 2up you can not ride a pass. on it but no where about people ride on a sled or trailer

CMUDFLY · January 23, 2011, 05:20:14 PM

Quote from: magic on January 17, 2011, 09:12:14 PM
Quote from: CMUDFLY on January 17, 2011, 06:33:08 PM
you do not need a trail permit on rivers or lakes it only on snowmoible trails

for a snowmobile u do...dnr guy sits at the river and gives out tickets every weekend

if you ride it on land to get to the ice and if you are not fishing

magic · January 23, 2011, 09:12:08 PM

Quote from: CMUDFLY on January 23, 2011, 05:19:10 PM
I was at snowmoible safety yesterday if you are ice fishing and only on the ice u don't need a trail permit and if on a quad and is not a 2up you can not ride a pass. on it but no where about people ride on a sled or trailer

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i'm confused....i live in st charles and i ride the river almost every weekend and they make us have a trail permit...so what i am wondering is do i or don't i need the trail sticker

CMUDFLY · January 23, 2011, 09:25:36 PM

If you are on the river to ice fish no. if you are just riding the river then yes. It says that any land you need a trail permit but if you are going out and you unload on the ice and go fishing then you don't need one.

Mudduck · January 23, 2011, 10:33:41 PM

Thanks gloworm i ll call em thanks cmudfly for the jnfo

BigFrank · January 23, 2011, 11:17:41 PM

Quote from: CMUDFLY on January 23, 2011, 09:25:36 PM
If you are on the river to ice fish no. if you are just riding the river then yes. It says that any land you need a trail permit but if you are going out and you unload on the ice and go fishing then you don't need one.

good luck with that LOL wregs fish mart is pretty cheap yer basically sain its all on what you tell em yer duin good luck ducky hope ya have fun and be safe