brett1868 wrote:If a trail bike is ridden in the forest and Oldbloke had his hearing protection on then was there a bike ridden in the forest?
Didn't hear that. Can you please speak up.
brett1868 wrote:If a trail bike is ridden in the forest and Oldbloke had his hearing protection on then was there a bike ridden in the forest?
albat wrote:I would reckon the db on my 243 makes that 94 reading sound like a whisper
Oldbloke wrote:albat wrote:I would reckon the db on my 243 makes that 94 reading sound like a whisper
True. BUT it is 1 crack, not on going for 5 minutes.
Oldbloke wrote:Sunday I was sitting in the bush beside a track. Waiting near a well used fallow deer crossing, hoping for a shot.
Next thing a trail bike club of at least 20 bikes come out of another track where I'm expecting the deer to appear from and ride straight past me. Needless this did piss me off.
Now animals do get used to that sort of noise but only so much I guess.
I reckon it's about time trail bikes be muffled to a similar standard of road bikes. I know this will effect the performance, but what about the consideration of other forrest users. It is after all noise pollution.
What do other hunters think?
PS I rode bikes for at least 10 years.