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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 15:48:53 GMT -5
Is this recreational pass time losing interest
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Post by drivinmike on Aug 9, 2024 16:31:58 GMT -5
Who can afford to fix their trucks after they get destroyed in the mud?
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 16:36:22 GMT -5
It seemed to be a hot and upcoming sport 10-15 years ago
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Post by drivinmike on Aug 9, 2024 16:39:44 GMT -5
There are a couple of mud bogs close by me now. Mostly kids in their lifted trucks. Someone is always sinking a new truck or busticating it so they have to get dragged out. I don't get it. I use my truck. And I mud in it when I absolutely have to get somewhere on the other side, but if I can go around, and not have go see the mechanic on Monday even better.
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Post by billybob on Aug 9, 2024 16:40:11 GMT -5
Sounds expensive to me. Heard the mud bog place near Keaton lost its liscense or something. Closed down. Iron horse I think. Near TRT
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Aug 9, 2024 16:42:10 GMT -5
Lack of access and increasing costs. Douchebags who throw their beer cans and trash everywhere ruin it for a lot of folks. Just like everything else. Like anything else it starts out with a bunch of rednecks then the people with daddy money get involved and ruin it for everybody
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 16:49:52 GMT -5
Friend opened a mud bogg. Just found out he shut it down. Kind of disappointed. It looked like a good idea years ago
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Post by conchydong on Aug 9, 2024 16:56:09 GMT -5
Unless I would be paid big money for it I try to avoid mud and puddles at all costs.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 9, 2024 16:56:15 GMT -5
There's one around that I think they have had 4 deaths in the last few years. I don't see how they could afford the needed insurance.
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Post by johnnybandit on Aug 9, 2024 17:20:45 GMT -5
Is this recreational pass time losing interest There are some privately operated Mug bogs. Mud Slinging places in Florida.... And Mud Slinging occurs on Public Land as well in Florida.... Withlacoochee State Forest which is also Richloam Wildlife Management area is notorious..... It is close to my house... It gets hit so hard the roads and trails in there are at times dangerous.... Which is sad... Because those are some beautiful woods back in there...
Another area I frequent... Ocala National Forest.... There are some known trails and areas that the Jeepers and Mudslingers love.... Forest Road 9 South of State Road 40 is well known... And there will a bunch of Jeepers out there tomorrow... That stretch of FR 9 has deep sugar sand, sticky mucky clay, Mucky rutted up spots with water and soft clay bottom.... It stays torn up all the time.... I do not think the US Forest Service, the FWC or the Marion County Sheriffs office likes it.... But not much they can do about it... Their service vehicles will not get back in there..
Forest Road 9 North of State Road 40 is no picnic if it is rainy..... FR 46 Between FR 33 west to FR11 is well known as well....
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 17:28:33 GMT -5
They should not be doing this on public roads
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Post by johnnybandit on Aug 9, 2024 18:21:15 GMT -5
They should not be doing this on public roads They are not so much public roads as roads and trails within State and Federal Land... And to be fair... The roads and trails are open to vehicle traffic...
And on state and federal land there is no guarantee roads and trails are going to be passable in a 2wd vehicle... or even passable at all...
I drive off road every Saturday...... And at this time of year it is wet.... I probably ran 50 miles last saturday in 4wd....
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 18:28:30 GMT -5
I guess you can see more of the natural beauty that others never see that way
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Post by TRTerror on Aug 9, 2024 18:35:02 GMT -5
Iron Horse Mud Ranch is still open. They only have 2 or 3 big Bogs a year but there will be 50 K folks there just having a Jam Up time. It's about a mile and a half from my crib as the Crow Flys' can sure hear the new giant PA system when ole Hank hits the airwaves about zero dark thirty. We enjoy sitting around the bonfire and just listening to the music. Can,t see the place cause it's thru thick woods but if I feel like going there it's just a short hop across my neighbors cow pasture... drop down and ease thru where the hogs and wallowed out a pass thru on the fence and Bamm..your in the Action for free....Winning
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 9, 2024 18:39:34 GMT -5
Sitting by a fire listening to the music sounds like a great time by itself
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