Lawsuit Filed to Cement Legality of Corner Crossing in Montana

[Gerald Martin]

I don’t recall reading anything about corner crossing in hunting regs until a few years ago.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Would it benefit MT residents to swap sections 20,29 parts of 21 and 28 with equal acreage from sections 22 and 27?

This is just a random example I pulled from OnXand have no actual experience with this particular property or these sections.

But at face value I’d support that swap especially if the landowner is willing to pay the cost of getting the appraisal and paperwork done to present it before the Land Board. Just as long as the lands exchanged or consolidated are of equal and greater value and increase public access rather than reduce it.

Every piece of ground and potential swap is going to be unique and whether it’s a good deal for MT residents is going to be dependent on the particulars of each deal.

 

[huntinwithmyboy]

As a BHA member, I very much appreciate all this organization does to preserve & improve our public access!!

 

[Forkyfinder]

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Would it benefit MT residents to swap sections 20,29 parts of 21 and 28 with equal acreage from sections 22 and 27?

This is just a random example I pulled from OnXand have no actual experience with this particular property or these sections.

But at face value I’d support that swap especially if the landowner is willing to pay the cost of getting the appraisal and paperwork done to present it before the Land Board. Just as long as the lands exchanged or consolidated are of equal and greater value and increase public access rather than reduce it.

Every piece of ground and potential swap is going to be unique and whether it’s a good deal for MT residents is going to be dependent on the particulars of each deal.

How useful of you gerald. Maybe you missed some of the updates associated with the change? Laughably - this applies to the piece you appear to think this helps.

"One section of the policy, for example, specifies that while trust land should generally “be valued for its highest and best use,” considerations will be made for “limiting factors.” It instructs the DNRC to apply a “commercially reasonable discount” for state lands lacking a documented legal access — e.g., land that is in the checkerboard. "

With limited public involvement, Montana Land Board overhauls land-swap process

Landowner-hired consultants can broker deals with the state under State Auditor James Brown’s proposal.

montanafreepress.org

Awful quiet about the great things this does from the folks pushing it. The montana stockgrowers association and taylor luther group are great company to keep - long history of advocating for access.

 

[Rack Daniels]

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Would it benefit MT residents to swap sections 20,29 parts of 21 and 28 with equal acreage from sections 22 and 27?
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No
I like that timbered spot. Not that baron side