I was stopped today by a DNR officer that had his snowmobile in the truck bed while exiting Trail 17 in Phelps & heading home on rarely plowed FR road after I exited an unplowed FR & heading to another unplowed FR all part of my route home from trails. The DNR officer was very polite & friendly & he said Vilas residents do have the legal right to ride roads to trails from their homes. We hit it off pretty well & I got in his truck to look at some neat software maps he had of FRs. He mapped a 2 track that could be a connector for me but required some off trail thru state forests good to know. The officer said he stopped me because the DNR had many complaints of snowmobilers riding roads instead of trails. Whenever we come off a 2-3 day snow event the temptation to ride plowed FRs is tempting to some riders. I think the DNR is ramping up road patrols because we are going into 3-5 days of light snow continuing over the weekend. It was simple for me to prove who I was & where I was going simply by showing my driver license. I would suggest you have some proof of the hotel/resort your staying at if stopped so no problems. This is just a heads up so you know how to handle the situation. 