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troutman · 05-20-2008, 08:44 AM

I just don't see how driving in mud can be fun. What's the attraction?

Can't we set-aside big mud bogs on the prairie for these enthusiasts? Why do they have to be tearing up the foothills and mountains?

McLean Creek 'ripped to shreds'
Wildlife officer calls damage 'unprecedented'
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...e-98e9fd08a02c

After another long weekend of mud-bogging, a wildlife officer is calling the environmental damage at McLean Creek "unprecedented."

"The environmental destruction being done here is, well, it's hard to find a word for it," said Ken Mackay of Alberta Fish and Wildlife. "It just keeps getting worse every year.

Enforcement officers with RCMP, Fish and Wildlife, Sustainable Resources and the M.D. of Rockyview handed out more than 450 tickets in McLean Creek on the weekend.

"Actually, when it came to the garbage, quite a few people have cleaned up -- we're quite impressed," said Const. Ian Smith of the Cochrane RCMP, "but the ecological destruction is huge. The mud-boggers, that's what caused it.

05-20-2008, 08:44 AM	#6
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	I just don't see how driving in mud can be fun. What's the attraction? Can't we set-aside big mud bogs on the prairie for these enthusiasts? Why do they have to be tearing up the foothills and mountains? McLean Creek 'ripped to shreds' Wildlife officer calls damage 'unprecedented' http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...e-98e9fd08a02c After another long weekend of mud-bogging, a wildlife officer is calling the environmental damage at McLean Creek "unprecedented." "The environmental destruction being done here is, well, it's hard to find a word for it," said Ken Mackay of Alberta Fish and Wildlife. "It just keeps getting worse every year. Enforcement officers with RCMP, Fish and Wildlife, Sustainable Resources and the M.D. of Rockyview handed out more than 450 tickets in McLean Creek on the weekend. "Actually, when it came to the garbage, quite a few people have cleaned up -- we're quite impressed," said Const. Ian Smith of the Cochrane RCMP, "but the ecological destruction is huge. The mud-boggers, that's what caused it. Last edited by troutman; 05-20-2008 at 08:49 AM.