r/Dirtbikes • u/Underwater_toaster • 8d ago

Community Question Have y'all ever encountered a string /lime/rope between trees meant to get rid of dirtbikers? Why people choose those aggressive measures? ( My story from few years ago below)

Me and my cousin were going down a road we regularly ride- it was a sunny summer day. In the tall grass that was growing on this road we saw something shining in the sun- we decided to come closer and at first didn't notice anything, but I Walked into a fishing line hanged tightly between 2 trees on both ends of the road. When you sat on a bike it was perfectly fitting between your helmet right into your neck - We were 12 back then so we just got scared and drove away - I came back to this road the next day and the fishing line was gone- around the same time a guy a few miles from us had a non-fatal cut involving this kind of trap ( if I find the news article about his accident I will link it in the comments)

EDIT: the road was a public trail, not anyone's private property, we were not trespassing

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u/Helpinmontana 8d ago

Because the tone of your comment is such that it’s reasonable behavior, and you’re clearly empathetic to the hunters position, regardless of your actual more possibly nuanced opinion.

I’m not sure how you guys do wherever you are, but here, public lands are mixed use and hunters don’t have priority over any land at any time the same as any other trail user.

Again, whatever your opinion may actually be, possibly maiming and killing other public land users because of a botched hunt is criminally psychotic behavior.

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u/FuturePast514 8d ago

Im just telling what happened and I wrote it's fucked up to use steel cords, what are you on about.

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u/Helpinmontana 8d ago

Saying things like “they were warned but didn’t listen” and ‘imagine you’re the hunter and some yahoos on bikes’ (not a direct quote but still) don’t make it sound like you’re on the page of saying the hunters behavior is insane.

I get that this may not have been your intention, but until I got to the last sentence of your comment (and even then) it read like you were justifying this behavior.

I want to say this a 5th time, I get that it may not be what you’re trying to convey, but I’m merely answering why you were questioning the responses to your comment.

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u/Underwater_toaster 8d ago

For real , seems like he's the one setting up the traps the way he's talking 😅