I dont worry about it here Fran, sleds and atvs have a hard time with 45% grades, thick brush, blowdowned and windfalls in the thick timber... Sure the fields in the valleysget hit by the sledders and atv'ers and they always will. Most of the bones I find arein rugged areas that are simply impassible by any vehicles and are hard to get to southerns.

I wear out a pair of boots at least every other season andsome seasons, year to year. Tried most brands..doesnt seem to matter on the make of boots.

When I went up to Saskatchewan a couple years ago to shed hunt for a week; all the fields had been covered by sleds (snowmobiles) every shed I found was in the timber except for 3 I found in a standing flax field where the sledders didnt run it over. I know I missed out on all the easy shed pick-ups. Do I blame guys for using sleds in flat ground in the winter, Not really, you can cover a lot of ground fast on picking up the easy ones that lay out in the open. Binocs go a long ways in open country too..whether its flat or steep as long as its open.