Corner Crossing, IS LEGAL VIA THE U.I.A.

[Dancerpro]

A private land owner can not land lock public land. In other words a private land owner can not obstruct public land access. Look up Woming 4 and the 1885 law making up the U. I. A.

 

[Bob-WY]

There are 2 threads in the public land issue topic, further discussion should move ther

Not exactly true. One WY federal judge ruled that stepping OVER a corner doesn't damage the private land and is therefore not trespassing. The UIA came in for a second opinion that when the hunters held the post on private land to swing around it, that also was ok due to BOTH the UIA provision AND that there was no other reasonable access

So two things I get from this

1. It's WYonly until appealed and if appealed it could go either way

2. If there is other reasonable access it's unclear if corner cross would be om or not

This is a HUGE win for hunters, but keep the jurisdiction issues in mind

 

[COHunter67]

Yes, you can point out any law you'd like and try to prove a point. But don't complain when the rich landowner sues you into the dirt until you're broke. Or maybe start a GoFundMe now

 

[Dancerpro]

There are 2 threads in the public land issue topic, further discussion should move ther

Not exactly true. One WY federal judge ruled that stepping OVER a corner doesn't damage the private land and is therefore not trespassing. The UIA came in for a second opinion that when the hunters held the post on private land to swing around it, that also was ok due to BOTH the UIA provision AND that there was no other reasonable access

So two things I get from this

1. It's WYonly until appealed and if appealed it could go either way

2. If there is other reasonable access it's unclear if corner cross would be om or not

This is a HUGE win for hunters, but keep the jurisdiction issues in mind

This may only apply DIRECTLY to WY, however, it is presidence for other courts and cases. The appeal has been dropped.

The UIA plainly states that private land can not lockout public land. This question is answered in the UIA it's self and simply not applied properly. I hunt my own land, so this does not apply to me, but it certainly did in my youth.

 

[BuzzH]

This may only apply DIRECTLY to WY, however, it is presidence for other courts and cases. The appeal has been dropped.

The UIA plainly states that private land can not lockout public land. This question is answered in the UIA it's self and simply not applied properly. I hunt my own land, so this does not apply to me, but it certainly did in my youth.

The appeal has not been dropped I don't believe.

 

[Bob-WY]

The part about waypoint 6 was dropped, as it was silly anyway

UIA does not make corner crossing legal, at all. UIA came in thus case because the ranch had a chain across the corner, which is illegal.

This is CLEARLY very good for access, but if it doesn't get appealed it stays in WY and if it does get appealed it could be reversed.

It MIGHT be used as information or precedent, but doesn't have to. Another district could go opposite

 

[Elkhunter0626]

Gotta love it when you can’t even access the public ground you pay for with your own taxes.

 

[Dancerpro]

The appeal has not been dropped I don't believe.

The last I heard, the appeal of the remaining landowner claims have been dropped. The Unlawful Inclosures Act does state, according to court reporting, that private land can not lock public land. To the best of my knowledge, a Congressional Act is LAW and a federal law is applicable nation wide. In a civil lawsuit it is about damage, using a ladder they caused no damage. In a criminal trial it is about your intensions and the letter of the law. Here the landowner was in danger of violating the UIA with this lawsuit. Should the landowner had won, the hunters could then charge the landowner with violating the UIA, as was pointed out by the judge. Crazy case, but I believe it goes a long way to advance private land hunting.