We should learn from a recent protest that the boaters of the state of florida have been pretty successful with. They organized with the help of Florida Sportsman magazine. This gave the boaters a forum and a regular source of information. It also gave them a spokesperson, Karl Wickstrom,editor and publisher of the magazine. The boaters were fighting the Save the Manatee Club and its purposed closing of large areas of state waters to boating activities. The SMC was spreading proproganda that the manatee deaths were primarly caused by boaters and that their numbers were at dangerously low numbers. The boaters movement was able over time to prove these allegations false. The boaters were supported by every industry affected by such widespread closures. We need to address the complaints that the Sierra Club, Friends of the Forest etc. have been trying to blame on OHV usage. We recently won a small victory when the U.S. Wildlife Service refused to declare the Scrub Jay endangered speicies status. This takes some of their ammunition away. These groups will try to use any tactic they can to discredit OHV users,trash,destroying habitat,injuries to users etc. They are not above falsifying numbers in their favor. Also we need to pick our battle, the ONF is a federal level protest and would probably best be fought by e-mailing congressmen and the federal offices pertaining to the ONF. Attending meetings that these agencies may have pertaining to OHV usage is a MUST. Continued polite pressure on state agencies through e-mail,phone calls,letterwriting etc. is a effective way to get our point across. Also these state agencies will have meetings that must be attended by as many people as possible. The groups that are against us will be there and we need to outnumber them. If we do our homework and get the schedules of these meetings, we can organize groups to attend these meetings. Another effective tool are petitions signed by registered voters. We need to find a champion for our cause and create a mission statement so to speak for our cause. Sorry for being longwinded, but I needed to put my two cents in while it was fresh in head.

take 75 to ocala and exit on st.road 200 and head west. go about 15 miles and you will cross the withalacochee river, about 1 more mile is county rd 491, turn right on 491 and a few miles later you will come to a flashing red light, this is holder fla. turn left on hwy 41 and the next 10 miles particularly on the left side is the hernando mine pits. I haven't been in a while so I can't tell you where to park. good luck.

rodman for fast trails, the pits of hernando south of holder fla. for hill climbing etc.

Just read where the navy will be conducting bombing practice in the pinecastle area of the ocala forest in the upcoming week. heads up everybody!

Thanks for the info, do you run with or without the airbox lid?

This has probably been asked before, I am adding a YoshiComp Series full system on my 01 Raptor. I already have a Twin Air filter. What jets would you suggest and should I run it with or without the airbox lid. Thanks for any help you can give me.