Trail marker ? Spray paint instead of tape

Good question, sorry to hijack, while riding atvs I see a lot of tape on trees, various colors, what is the meaning of it? One pink one said mnr forest something on it
 
bandit86 said:
Good question, sorry to hijack, while riding atvs I see a lot of tape on trees, various colors, what is the meaning of it? One pink one said mnr forest something on it
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About all you can say with certainty about various ribbons, is that they mean you were not the first guy there.

Seriously, could be trail markers, boundary markers for various purposes, etc. Stuff like logging cuts often get a half dozen different sets of markings, defining cut block boundaries, protected zones, roadways past and future, etc.


Cheers
Trev
 
Seems the more popular an area is with urbanite quadders the more survey tape you see tied to trees. Was in one area that looked like orange christmas trees and every quadder that came to a corner added to it. Perhaps they're easily lost without street signs? I don't get it either.

But as mentioned, logging, oilfield also do it.
 
You would think that somebody would just look at the ground after a while and see the trail. Remindes me of the guy I know who got lost in fresh snow and couldn't figure out what way to get back to the truck.
 
Yikes! I once lived nearby a mountain where everyone and his dog tried to create their own trails with paint. It turned the whole mountain into looking something like the NYC subway system used to in the 1980s. Don't do it!
 
Raton57 said:
Remindes me of the guy I know who got lost in fresh snow and couldn't figure out what way to get back to the truck.
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That happens more often than one would think. Unless you immediately backtrack, some guys will wander in circles coming up to their own tracks from earlier. Pretty soon they have no idea which ones were the original set, I've seen it happen a few times.
 
If you have to use ribbon, use it.
Just be sure and take it home with you.

Any situation I've had to mark a trail, I use what's there to do it.
 
bearkilr said:
That happens more often than one would think. Unless you immediately backtrack, some guys will wander in circles coming up to their own tracks from earlier. Pretty soon they have no idea which ones were the original set, I've seen it happen a few times.
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I was grouse hunting in light, even snow one time, at the end of the day was doubling back on my own track in the snow to my vehicle as dusk was coming on, and decided to veer off and strike a path directly to the logging road I was heading for, explore some new ground. I didn't get far, though, before realising I was heading into really thick brush I didn't have time for before dark set on, so I headed back... but couldn't find where I'd diverged from the old track in the first place, and I mean I looked. I ended up setting off on a third path that worked out just fine, but I have to say that I'm no fool in the woods and the only explanation I can come up with for what happened- and this has bothered me a lot- is that something like a wood spirit, a Wendigo, was playing a trick on me. Seriously. People I've previously told about this just shrug and say 'come on you just lost a track,' but they weren't there.
 
Just use a construction spray paint... it is water soluble and will eventual (not too long) wash right off... I would rather see that than a bunch of plastic ribbons left all over the bush.
 
Rascal said:
On crown land, is it permissible to spray paint spots on trees instead of using trail marker tape ?
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problem would arise if it is the same color the govt uses for tagging tree's for removal.

not to mention most spray paint isn't the best for the environment. maybe if you used the stuff for tagging animals it wouldn't be to bad, but regular spray paint may not be the best idea.
 
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