Wittrock serves as president of the South Dakota ATV/UTV Association, which monitors legislation related to ATVs and lobbies for trail construction and access statewide.

ATV riders are ready to get out on the trails, but local clubs say they are still closed, and some may be closed longer than others.

The Clark County Forestry and Parks Department will be closing its ATV/UTV and off-road motorcycle trails for the season beginning Nov. 1.

68-year-old Thomas Sailor of Alcester died from injuries sustained in an ATV crash. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says on Monday, Sailor lost control of his ATV and was thrown.