herb_parsons

Two archery groups hold events at Herb
Parsons. One group is the Wolf River
Bowhunters Shooting Club.

The Wolf River Bowhunters schedule a
number of events each season that close
the trail on the north side of the lake.

The other archery group with events at
Herbs is Lost Tribe Archery.

MSTA suggests riding at other trails on
these dates. Also, plan around these
dates for a bike event at Herb Parsons.
Remember, hunting licenses purchased
by members of the shooting clubs pay the
TWRA budget.

Wolf River Bowhunter and Lost Tribe 2010
schedules are below.

MSTA and Partner Bicycle Shops Help Get a

Bike Friendly Land Manager on the Trail

In March Steve Kuhar and I had a meeting with Herb Parsons Lake manager Damon
Boyce. We spent about two hours on the trails. Steve and I rode our bikes and
Damon was on a 4 wheeler. We talked about the existing trail conditions and our
desires for the future. Damon gave us his outlook for the future of the trails at Herbs.

Damon said he appreciates the work done by the mountain bike community to
maintain and improve the trails at Herb Parsons. He wants our working relationship to
continue. MSTA was given approval to continue working to improve the trails with
minimal supervision.

During the meeting Damon told us he would like to spend more time on the trails at
Herbs. However, he did not want to be out there on his TWRA supplied 4 wheeler.
Damon said he would rather have a mountain bike, reserving the motorized vehicle for
heavy maintenance and rescue operations.

MSTA began a project to get Damon on the trails on a mountain bike. We contacted
our partner bicycle shops to get Damon outfitted. Response to our request has gone
beyond our wildest dreams.

During a trail workday, Karen at Bikes Plus called me to say they wanted to donate a
mountain bike to this project. You could have knocked me into the Wolf River with a
feather! Hal at Peddler Bike Shop and Chad at Bike World volunteered to donate the
many accessories needed to complete the package. Thanks to our partner bike shops,
we will be able to present Damon a complete mountain bike package ready to ride.

MSTA members and Jason from Bikes Plus presented the Trek mountain bike and
accessories to Damon on June 11, 2005. Damon is looking forward to being on the
trails at Herbs. In addition, Damon is also wanting to participate in our trail work
days!

If you visit Bikes Plus, Peddler, or Bike World, be sure to thank them for their support
of mountain biking and MSTA. And BUY SOMETHING! This project would not be
possible without our partner bicycle shops. They deserve our support! MSTA
members receive discounts on many purchases at our partner bike shops.