NY Hunter: A buncha years ago when I had atvs I would map out a day trip and use the high tension power lines as a roadway. They are not state land and you can ride them. I used to get topo maps that showed where the power lines went from and to, and I was surprised as to how easy it was to both get around and spend the entire day going from one place to another. I liked to plan my trips so I could stop for lunch somewhere, near a lake or village or something that had a restaurant and it was a lot of fun - met a whole lot of people that way when out riding.
If you have that many atvs, you have probably already had your fill of power lines and the like but that was about the only way we could get out for an entire day of riding without limiting ourselves. If we encountered any wire (barbed or electrical) across the lines, we had already been informed by NiMo that we could cross under them without penalty from NiMo. We never took down any wire, just crossed under them. On occassion we would see a wire that we felt was set up strictly for the purposes of cutting our throats - neither electric or barbed or marked or in any way necessary for animal retention, and we would hang florescent tape off those so we could see them. If we encountered an angry property owner we at least had the law on our side as long as we stayed on NiMo property. If we encountered anyone who threatened us with stringing wire we would just turn them over to the State Police - the threat of being arrested and jailed for attempted murder really cooled off a lot of hot tempers. Anyhow, HTH. Mikey.
