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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- HB 1636, removing the antiquated ban on carrying loaded pistols on Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles (OHRV) and snowmobiles, has become law in New Hampshire. Governor Sununu signed the bill on Friday, 17 June 2022.House Bill 1636 is a simple stand-alone bill that removes the current ban. From HB 1636:1 Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Loaded Firearms Prohibited. Amend RSA 215-A:20 to read as follows: 215-A:20 Loaded Firearms Forbidden. No person shall carry on an OHRV, or a trailer towed by same, any firearms unless said firearm is unloaded. This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying firearms in...

SAYNER — Ski-Doo, Polaris, Arctic Cat and Yamaha dominate the snowmobile industry these days. But 95 years ago, one name stood alone — Eliason. In 1924, after nearly two years of planning and building, Carl Eliason unveiled a handmade contraption powerful enough to skim over Wisconsin’s snow-covered Northwoods yet small enough to navigate trails just a few feet wide. Born was the Eliason Motor Toboggan, precursor to the modern snowmobile. Eliason died 40 years ago at the age of 80. But his original creation, in remarkably good condition after all these decades, is displayed here in Vilas County at...

Sarah Palin called her husband Todd "tough" after he was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident. She wasn't kidding: a source tells PEOPLE that Todd's injuries were so extensive they required six hours of surgery overnight after the crash.

For all you snowmobilers out there! http://www.break.com/index/snowmobile-close-call-2297580

Two men in Northwest Alaska drowned after trying to drive their snowmachine over open water on the Kobuk River early Tuesday, according to Alaska State Troopers.

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No arrests have been made in the Saturday morning incident about five miles south of Waupaca, said Ted Dremel, a state Department of Natural Resources warden. There's talk of closing all snowmobile trails in Waupaca County until the "rogue snowmobilers" are caught, he said.

Forest Lake / Palin's husband to attend race event Todd Palin, who could be America's "second man" come January, is slated to attend a large snowmobile event Saturday in Forest Lake, according to an event sponsor. Palin, the husband of Republican vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is the four-time champion of the famed Tosoro Iron Dog race, a 2,000-mile run stretching across Alaska.

WESTFORD -- Gary Levaseur looks cool driving his electric blue snowmobile down the street in the summer. Well, it's not really a snowmobile anymore. The drywaller has built a prototype and patented his invention that converts snowmobiles to three-wheeled motortrikes. The conversion can be done in just two hours, meaning the sleds that usually gather dust for eight or nine months a year can be used year-round. His converted Arctic Cat is a slick-looking machine that can go up to 75 mph and get and estimated 30-plus mpg, Levaseur said. "It turns a lot of heads," he said. "I like...

Two Farmington families have been missing since Friday, after a snowmobiling trip near Chama, N.M. The Groen and Martin families travelled to the town near the New Mexico-Colorado border on Friday morning to enjoy the winter weather. All six headed out on snow mobiles, north of town, that morning. A massive snow storm swamped the Chama area that day, and no one has heard from either family since. sponsor "It's kind of frustrating waiting around here just waiting and knowing that they're up there needing help", said Larry Groen, the father of Jason Groen. Jason, his wife Shannon Groen and...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. - P.J. Wanderscheid of Sauk Centre, Minn., overtook Terry Wahl of Greenbush, Minn., on the 23rd lap and went on to win his third World Championship Snowmobile Derby title. The 22-year-old Wanderscheid became the third person to win the crown three times with his victory Sunday on an Artic Cat in the 75-mile race on a three-mile oval. Wahl finished second on a Polaris. Wanderscheid also won in 2002 and 2003, while Jaques Villeneuve had championships in 1980, 1982 and 1986 and Dave

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Rescuers recovered the bodies Sunday of two snowmobilers who disappeared a day earlier in an avalanche west of Glacier National Park, officials said.Christopher Schmalz, 21, and Danelle Bloom, 22, had been missing since Saturday afternoon, said Flathead County Undersheriff Mike Meehan.Authorities were alerted to the avalanche by a third snowmobiler who escaped, Meehan said. Rescuers searched for Schmalz and Bloom until around dusk Saturday and resumed the search Sunday morning.The effort was suspended overnight because of "extreme avalanche danger," Meehan said.

Winter sports without fear BY DAVE BARRY (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on Feb. 4, 1996.) Skiing is an exciting winter sport, but it is not for everybody. For example, it is not for sane people. Sane people look at skiing, and they say: ``Wait a minute. I'm supposed to attach slippery objects to my feet and get on a frozen chair dangling from a scary-looking wire, then get dumped off on a snow-covered slope so steep that the mountain goats are wearing seat belts, and then, if by some miracle I am able to get back...

A man from Newfoundland and Labrador has received a two-month prison term for charging a moose with a snowmobile and killing it with an axe. Anthony Norris, 25, of Trinity committed a "horrendous and heinous act," according to provincial court Judge Gloria Harding. Wildlife investigators said they received a tip days after the moose was killed in March 2005, when a group of people drove snowmobiles and ATVs to a party at a cabin near Indian Bay. When a moose wandered onto the groomed path, Norris plowed into it several times with his snowmobile until its hind legs were broken,...

(A.J. Marden is from Vermont. He competes in winter sports and especially enjoys snowboarding and snowmobiling.) Cadet Sgt. A.J. Marden Millersburg Military Institute Creative Writing Class There’s nothing like a ride over new snow in the rolling trails of beautiful Vermont! I take every opportunity to snowmobile in my home state or in Alaska, Michigan or Montana. I just don't take risks that might cost a limb or my life, and I don't destroy animal habitats. And, contrary to conservationists' complaints, I don't leave litter. Serious snowmobile enthusiasts are generally non-interfering. Noise from snowmobiles isn’t a factor when the sport...

Scott Eilertson and Norman Lee Busse, both from Minnesota and Grigoiry Shulik from Russia are being inducted as adventurers. Fifteen years ago this group completed a life long dream of an inter-continental snowmobiling experience come true. Also to make a World Record and promote friendship and understanding between snowmobilers world wide. It took three years of planning and the support of Arctic Cat, Tousley Sports Center, Minnesota based 3M, Eureka Tents, Scott Eyewear along with the hundreds of individuals, families, and small businesses that provided food, shelter, and support. Eilertson was the route-planner, the arranger of lodging, and public relations...

I need help from anyone local to Carson City, Gardnerville, Minden, or as far away as Reno if no one closer can help. I am snowed out, I cannot reach home due to 3'-5' of semi compacted heavy wet snow. Nothing I have with four wheels can get through. Tried a Jeep with chains and posi rear, tried a "Coot" 4x4. Perhaps someone has a tricked out 4x4 that can make it, but nothing near stock will. I have to either borrow, rent, trade something, or SOMEHOW gain use of a snowmobile for a couple of hours Monday! If not...

THEY WILL SAY ANYTHINGWho Speaks For The Kerry Campaign?___________________________________________________________________EDWARDS SAYS SNOWMOBILES SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN NATIONAL FORESTS AND PARKSEdwards Said In Minnesota That Kerry/Edwards Would Allow Snowmobiles In National Parks And Forests. “‘It is so important that we preserve our rural way of life, it’s part of who I am, part of what I’ll always be,’’ said Edwards, a U.S. senator from North Carolina. ‘And that includes, making sure … that your right, your ability to hunt and fish is protected; making sure that you can go in the national parks and national forests and ride on a snowmobile.’” (Jim...

Swedish snowmobile booked for traffic offence -- 1,200 kilometres away Sun Sep 5,12:51 PM ET STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish snowmobile owner said he had received a parking ticket for an offence allegedly committed in Britain -- 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) away. "My snowmobile has been in the barn during the summer, together with another broken snowmobile," Krister Nylander, a mechanic from the northern Swedish town of Bollstrabruk told AFP. Nylander said he received a "fine" of 1,211 kronor (158 dollars, 131 euros) for illegally parking his snowmobile in Warwick in central England, apparently sent out by Euro Parking Collection,...

<p>ARCTIC MAN: Veteran McClurg, rookie Horton hope for perfect match.</p> <p>Missy McClurg tows her partner Suki Horton during an Arctic Man training run on Prator Lake near Houston last week. Though it was Horton's first time being pulled behind a snowmachine, she's comfortable with fast runs. Horton was the top female Alaskan at the U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska last month.</p>