RobG
Well-known member
Not much is going to happen until next month, but Brett French somehow got wind of my trespassing trial so I gave him an interview. http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyl...cle_82e7e7d1-e7af-53a9-8560-2218a875ec7f.html
In short, the Hailstone Ranch is having the sheriff write trespassing tickets to anyone that uses a century old trail that passes through his property. While many landowners post public trails, usually the Sheriff wants to stay out of it because it is very difficult to prove "without a shadow of a doubt" that there is no easement on the particular trail. It is a waste of the court's time. The fact that a ticket has been written has raised concerns and hopefully it will spur the Forest Service to take on the Hailstone and settle this matter.
I guess my role is to see if the DA is really going to pursue this crap. The sheriff shouldn't have gone out in the first place.
In short, the Hailstone Ranch is having the sheriff write trespassing tickets to anyone that uses a century old trail that passes through his property. While many landowners post public trails, usually the Sheriff wants to stay out of it because it is very difficult to prove "without a shadow of a doubt" that there is no easement on the particular trail. It is a waste of the court's time. The fact that a ticket has been written has raised concerns and hopefully it will spur the Forest Service to take on the Hailstone and settle this matter.
I guess my role is to see if the DA is really going to pursue this crap. The sheriff shouldn't have gone out in the first place.