Delaware Reminder for the Week: Know Where to go to Try Out New ATVs, Firearms

By Vanessa Torres

Are you AWARE?

Delaware -(Ammoland.com)- With the holidays come days off from work and school, and DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind wildlife area visitors – especially those with brand-new ATVs or dirt bikes – that driving any motor vehicles off established roadways on state wildlife areas is illegal and damaging to wildlife habitat.

“Off-roading is very destructive to areas reserved for wildlife conservation and harmful to some of our more fragile species. In addition, Division staff have to replant vegetation, repair ruts and clean up after these activities,” said Sgt. John McDerby, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police. “If you want to take that new ATV out for a ride, it’s best to do it on your own property or on private property with the owner’s prior permission.”

There’s another good reason to keep ATVs and other unregistered vehicles on private lands: it is illegal in Delaware to operate unregistered motor vehicles on public roadways – including state, county …Read the Rest

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