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Sublette Residents Say Mountain Bike Trails Would Harm Famed Mule Deer Migration
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Sublette County residents came out mostly against a proposed 18-mile mountain bike trail network near Pinedale on Tuesday, telling the county commission it would harm a vital migration route for the prized Sublette mule deer herd.
It’s part of a route declared a designated wildlife migration route through a 2020 executive order from Gov.
The trails project could disrupt the migration route as well as “stopover areas” where deer rest and forage during breaks in migration, he said.
“We all know that a world-class bike trail is going to lead to world-class bike competitions,” said Jocelyn Moore of Pinedale.
Several speakers said they’re not opposed to a local mountain bike trail system, but they would like to see it in a different location.