public land access via hopping a survey marker

[Point Creep]

Curious to how people view this.

Corner jumping is frowned upon and people have been cited for trespass when doing it. In some cases, those who've fought it, have won.

Let's say you have a piece of public land (a 640 acre section) surrounded on 4 sides by private and well posted land. You find the survey marker on one of the corners which joins to a piece of public land. You can basically jump through the air and onto the diagnonal corner into the surrounded, and allegedly inaccessable public land.

Would you do this? Are you afraid of getting busted? Would you fight it in court? If you are a private landowner would you prosecute somebody for trespass, even if they could take you to the survey marker via their GPS and show you right where they crossed?

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

What if it's spray painted Orange? Curious case you have proposed here.....what is infinate when it comes to an intersection. Are you trespassing in a plane when you fly over or just when you jump? John

 

[Dinkshooter]

I would only do it off a survey marker, no way with just the gps. And yes I would fight it if they pushed me.

 

[IDHunters]

What does the law say about it? I don't know that answer for Idaho.

If it is expressly against the law, then no. If its a gray area it depends on how much I feel like fighting.


What did you do GH?

 

[sreekers]

Supposedly in Wyoming it is Illegal.

 

[drahthaar]

Yeah, what does it say in the law books.

This is one of those arguements that sink ships.

 

[guppie9]

I've never really had to deal with it, but my gut says there is nothing wrong with corner jumping. I don't see the problem. I don't know how you could nail someone for trespass if you never set foot on their land. If it was that questionable, I agree, you need to actually see the survey marker, otherwise you can't know for sure.

 

[mtmiller]

Last week when I was gathering info on a lope hunt for 2009, the biologist said it was illegal. Of course that is one persons take.

 

[Tom]

I did a google search and some guy in Douglas successfully did it back in 2004 I guess. He defended it, it said. google.com "corner jumping" search.

It apparently challenges common law that says people control as much space above their land as they can use when using the land. That seems to make it illegal, which is a bummer for those who want public access to public land and deserve it.

 

[Point Creep]

What about chopper access to some landlocked public? I see a big eastern MT elk in my future.

 

[Dinkshooter]

I would jump on a chopper in a heartbeat. Even pay extra to fly by the ranch house and flip the bird. Or maybe drop a beer can in their yard. Those were some sweet pictures on that site, never seen a elk pack so easy.

 

[Point Creep]

The guy in the passenger side saying, "Eat me.. go ahead and call the FWP again.."

 

[Dinkshooter]

Tom is gonna get a chubby again.

 

[Ridge Runner]

How about Parachute in and heli lift out? Would that be legal?

 

[Point Creep]

Think of all the pissed off landowners, outfitters, and elite hunters that will be complaining about you hunting their public land.

 

[schmalts]

I say go for it. Public land is public land and if you can get to it without touching private fugg em.

 

[Tom]

In AK you can't hunt the same day, but I don't know what the other state's laws are on that fly in aid.

I think we should have some mocassin and longbow only wilderness areas. What do you think? I take it back, that's off topic. Stick to the topic.

 

[Point Creep]

What happens in Texas should stay in Texas.

 

[Ridge Runner]

I would make sure my chute had a good logo on it though. Oh maybe like DIY hunting or where there is a will there is a way!

 

[Oak]

I would only do it off a survey marker, no way with just the gps. And yes I would fight it if they pushed me.

Yep, me too. It's legal in Colorado...I saw a ranch hand just about go to jail one day for attemting to stop an undercover DWM from jumping a corner.

I'd take the helicopter, too, if it was a big landlocked piece. I think you'll see more of that as crowding gets worse.