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So here is the story of my $200 Education.......
Yesterday I was building fence for my horses up at my house behind my barn. I was working along, minding my own business when I looked up to see a Forest Service truck pulling into my driveway. My first thought was "this is strange" and my second thought was "oh crap, what did I do". A young guy with a badge and a gun got out and flashbacks of my younger days came flooding back and I said to myself....run, dang it, run! Then I thought, no that would look stupid to the neighbors and besides that I am to old and fat to outrun this young buck.
I knew I was in trouble when he came up and asked me if I was Bryon Goody. He had a rather large file, with a ticket book on top. I took a second to answer, asking myself "should I tell him the truth or deny who I am". I told him he had his man, while I was rapidly thinking of everything I had done and wondering which one of my stupid stunts was he going to site me for.
He opened his file and to my surprise he had multiple pictures of me, my son, Riley Jorgensen, and two buddies riding bikes and four wheelers. He explained that these pictures were taken in the Kilgore area 8/26-8/27 in a clearly marked closed area to motorized vehicles. It just so happened that I was up there during that time camping. My mouth suddenly started to dump all sorts of excuses while trying desperately to talk my way out of what I knew was coming my way. This guy had worked way to hard and driven way to far to walk away empty handed. He explained to me that the National Forest has now gone "high tech". They have set up game cameras in several areas where the trails are clearly closed to non motorized vehicles.
I was shocked at the pictures. They were extremely clear and left me no way out especially since one of the pictures showed me running over their sign with my four wheeler. It clearly showed our license plates and they had a good pic helmetless on my four wheeler.
I decided then to cooperate fully and decided there was no reason to be a horses ***. Because I cooperated and promised to never do such an evil thing again, he only gave me a $200 ticket rather than the jumbo $500 one and he said he would not go after my buddies. I guarantee it cost the Feds a lot more than $200 for this guy to track me down, plus he gave me a MAP!
So here I am today....thinking. Should I not pay the ticket and see if they come after me? Should I start obeying the rules and not ride on those pristine trails that are closed? Should I stop riding my sled in that little honey hole in IP that is closed to snowmobilers? Should I stop driving 62 in 55 mph speed zone? Should I just leave my helmet on and take the damn license plate off my four wheeler and bikes (after all, that is what got me busted)?
After all, I got a $200 map,
Yesterday I was building fence for my horses up at my house behind my barn. I was working along, minding my own business when I looked up to see a Forest Service truck pulling into my driveway. My first thought was "this is strange" and my second thought was "oh crap, what did I do". A young guy with a badge and a gun got out and flashbacks of my younger days came flooding back and I said to myself....run, dang it, run! Then I thought, no that would look stupid to the neighbors and besides that I am to old and fat to outrun this young buck.
I knew I was in trouble when he came up and asked me if I was Bryon Goody. He had a rather large file, with a ticket book on top. I took a second to answer, asking myself "should I tell him the truth or deny who I am". I told him he had his man, while I was rapidly thinking of everything I had done and wondering which one of my stupid stunts was he going to site me for.
He opened his file and to my surprise he had multiple pictures of me, my son, Riley Jorgensen, and two buddies riding bikes and four wheelers. He explained that these pictures were taken in the Kilgore area 8/26-8/27 in a clearly marked closed area to motorized vehicles. It just so happened that I was up there during that time camping. My mouth suddenly started to dump all sorts of excuses while trying desperately to talk my way out of what I knew was coming my way. This guy had worked way to hard and driven way to far to walk away empty handed. He explained to me that the National Forest has now gone "high tech". They have set up game cameras in several areas where the trails are clearly closed to non motorized vehicles.
I was shocked at the pictures. They were extremely clear and left me no way out especially since one of the pictures showed me running over their sign with my four wheeler. It clearly showed our license plates and they had a good pic helmetless on my four wheeler.
I decided then to cooperate fully and decided there was no reason to be a horses ***. Because I cooperated and promised to never do such an evil thing again, he only gave me a $200 ticket rather than the jumbo $500 one and he said he would not go after my buddies. I guarantee it cost the Feds a lot more than $200 for this guy to track me down, plus he gave me a MAP!
So here I am today....thinking. Should I not pay the ticket and see if they come after me? Should I start obeying the rules and not ride on those pristine trails that are closed? Should I stop riding my sled in that little honey hole in IP that is closed to snowmobilers? Should I stop driving 62 in 55 mph speed zone? Should I just leave my helmet on and take the damn license plate off my four wheeler and bikes (after all, that is what got me busted)?
After all, I got a $200 map,
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