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Snake River Adventures 



Snake River Outfitters 



Steen's Wilderness Adventures 



Welded Aluminum Boat Manufacturers Association 



Z & S Outfitters, Inc. 

 Donations from organizations, businesses and individuals have made the HCA an 

 effective player in Hells Canyon, paying attorney's fees and other expenses. Our 

 Board of Directors includes a broad spectrum of those concerned with Hells Canyon' s 

 future: floaters and power boaters (both commercial and private), boat manufacturers 

 and business people. They have assembled an outstanding team, including an execu- 

 tive director with extensive political experience, a recreation specialist and attorneys 

 experienced in environmental law. 



Differences between Hells Canyon Power boaters and Floaters 



In addition to the obvious differences involved with their modes of transportation, 

 there are many fundamental variations in the ways Jet boaters and floaters recreate. 



• Power boaters spend less time on lands along the river than floaters during 

 the simimer's regulated season. Most of the power boater 's activities are water 

 based. While some camp along the river, the majority are day users. Much of 

 their land activity takes place at hardened sites such as the Kirkwood Historic 

 Ranch. Most floaters camp along the river and spend relatively little time on 

 the water (2.5 -3 hrs.) each day. The balance of their time is spent in camp, 

 scouting rapids and taking side trips. 



Regulated season power boaters who do camp stay less time than floaters. 

 The average length of stay for all power boaters is 1.3 days, vs. 2.4 days for 

 floaters. Power boaters who camp have smaller parties: 3 people average per 

 private power boat party vs. 9 people for private float parties. 



We have less information about fall, winter and spring use than during the 

 summer regulated season because permits were not required until recently . 

 Float craft are rarely seen during this time except immediately before and after 

 the control period. The single largest draw for power boating during the 

 unregulated season is steelhead fishing. This is primarily a water-based day-use 

 activity with no land impact. Big Game hunting draws fewer people, but most 

 of them do camp along the river and spike up into the mid elevation benches. 

 Little of their time is spent in the corridor, the game they hunt is much higher 

 on the canyon face. Chukar hunting is primarily a day use activity. 



♦ Few private power boaters camp between Wild Sheep Rapid and Rush 

 Creek Rapid, the section of river with the fewest campsites. The reason is 

 simple; most don't want to run the big rapids with a big load of camping gear. 

 Floaters nearly always have to camp in this section of river. The limit placed on 



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