Wyoming private roads ….

[Fire_9]

Must be a slow learner. How many of these instances did you have in Wy?

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I seriously thought the OP must be joking or was some kind of bot.

It's a P-R-I-V-A-T-E road. Rip's probably out there b/c the deep end of the gene pool keeps trespassing on his PRIVATE property.
Try trespassing through my front door on Saturday morning and see how that ends for you.

 

[Forkyfinder]

For perspective, wasnt long ago when more of those roads were open. Can you imagine how mad you might be then?

Between bad behavior from culturally ignorant, big dollars, and the thirst thats grown to hunt in the west - more and more are closing.

Im so glad those NRs "subsidize" resident access .

 

[mtmuley]

For perspective, wasnt long ago when more of those roads were open. Can you imagine how mad you might be then?

Between bad behavior from culturally ignorant, big dollars, and the thirst thats grown to hunt in the west - more and more are closing.

Im so glad those NRs "subsidize" resident access .

Shark incoming. mtmuley

 

[Jorgy]

private roads are private, unless of course a private landowner just put up a no trespass sign to fool you into thinking it's private. Wyoming could solve this problem pretty easy with a official sign on the roads, but nope, they really like to keep outsiders guessing.

 

[texwest44]

Kind of on the subject, it is endlessly annoying to try and decipher if someone's private inholding on public lands has closed off the public access or not. There have been more than a few times where I've come up to a road that is still labeled as open on Google/OnX (and still looks open on sat view), but was very much gated/posted/painted orange when I got there. Sometimes it's easy to tell because the historic road now runs through what is clearly a barn or a front yard, and the issue has gotten better with time, but it's still pretty common.

 

[Mallardsx2]

private roads are private, unless of course a private landowner just put up a no trespass sign to fool you into thinking it's private. Wyoming could solve this problem pretty easy with a official sign on the roads, but nope, they really like to keep outsiders guessing.

I drove by 2 different ranchers in Utah this year where they had put signs on the gate to keep people out. They even painted their gates to dissuade people. I just waived at both and they both sneered and scowled at me. My wife said " I think we better park the sxs where we can see if from where we are glassing..." lol

I know and get it that private is private. However, SOME landowners have gotten WAAAAY out of hand with efforts and tactics to try to keep people off of our public lands and the states arnt doing much of anything to stop the madness. Then, wonder why things explode on the ground between the public and private.

Its a shame because I would love to stop and chat with some of the landowners but I'm not stopping to talk to someone who is visibly pissed and wont even bother waiving.

 

[Bighorner]

private roads are private, unless of course a private landowner just put up a no trespass sign to fool you into thinking it's private. Wyoming could solve this problem pretty easy with a official sign on the roads, but nope, they really like to keep outsiders guessing.

There's generally signs on the road, atleast in my little corner of the world.

 

[Mato]

private roads are private, unless of course a private landowner just put up a no trespass sign to fool you into thinking it's private. Wyoming could solve this problem pretty easy with a official sign on the roads, but nope, they really like to keep outsiders guessing.

IMO for the most part outdoorsman are looking to do the right thing. More often than not it can be a challenge to sort out what roads are private and which are not.

Start a campaign for us all to work on 360 degree relationship respect. IE. the hunter, hiker, fisherman, rancher farmer etc are all working towards clear communication so there is no guessing. There is no reason for people to be going off on one another and that type of behavior/bullying should not be tolerated!

Better signage equals better communication from private, to state, blm etc there should be absolutely zero question what is what. Then if people tresspass hit them hard with a fine, if people don't have their signs (one's that are up to date) in the right place then hit them hard with a fine. And so on and so on.

This just isn't rocket science...unless we choose to make it such eh..

 

[Trayball20]

Unit 108 in Wyoming is classic. Even if it says it’s state land, it does not necessarily mean you can drive down the road. However, if you’re the leaseholder of the state land, you very well can drive down this road. Pay attention when it said Road closed, that only applies to the public.
I know of a property owner right now. That is telling everybody one time, if you drive past the road close sign, they will probably give you a warning, if they catch you twice or you give them shit when they try and tell you you can’t drive on this area then they will turn you in and you’ll be given a ticket.

Outfitters have to have a temporary use permit to outfitter on state land and most state land in that area do not have those permits issued to outfitters.

ArcGIS Web Application

gis2.statelands.wyo.gov

 

[NR_Hunter]

Sometimes it can be confusing as to what a public road that goes to BLM is and what a private road is. If it’s a private road I don’t drive on it. I don’t have to like the rules in order to follow them, I guess.

I have been on roads that have signs saying “private property next two miles, stay on road” but actually goes through a corners of BLM that do offer access to larger chunks of land. When I’m hunting, I usually don’t be doing stuff that stresses me out, like chancing getting caught trespassing, but if it’s obvious I’m staying legal I’ll go anywhere.

 

[Bighorner]

Wyoming Hunter Wants To Clear Up Confusion Over Public Lands Marked ‘Private’

A Wyoming hunter is on a mission to undo confusion after repeatedly encountering "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" signs where the public should…

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Let's not pretend that public road access is not a muddy subject, particularly for NRs. I spend a lot of time looking at access and county road information to make sure my ducks are in a row, but there are certainly bad actors out there on both sides of this issue. There are places out there that have legal access and the signs will tell you otherwise. You really need to pay attention and do your homework.

 

[Bob-WY]

County map server or a call to sheriff or CO gets you the answer

Private is private, be it 1 foot or a mile

 

[rookieforever33]

I recently hunted a private ranch and encountered multiple trespassers. One with Wyoming plates on the truck driving ranch roads stated it was ok because quote "corner crossing is legal". Nevermind the road crossed private land like a snake twisting in the grass. Another was a couple guys outside of a side by side 100 yards onto a private road off of a county road that passes through the ranch. When asked if they knew they were on private the guy taking a leak simply said yes, the other guy never turned towards us as he was busy glassing onto the private. I couldn't help wonder how these guys would act if I was pissing in their yard glassing through their window.
As stated earlier, some hunters are huntings worst enemy.

 

[antlerradar]

For perspective, wasnt long ago when more of those roads were open. Can you imagine how mad you might be then?

Between bad behavior from culturally ignorant, big dollars, and the thirst thats grown to hunt in the west - more and more are closing.

Im so glad those NRs "subsidize" resident access .

Just to clarify, A landowner can not just close a road with a county right away or an easement. It does happen, but not very often. I can only think of one instance of this near me and that worked out poorly for the landowner. I think a lot of times people get roads with legal access confused with roads where the landowner just gave access freely. I can think of quite a few of these roads that have been shut down in the last 40 years. The truth is that access on those roads has always been at the pleasure of the landowner, and most of the people that were using them were trespassing to some degree. The reasons for landowners pulling the plug on access to those roads are legion.

 

[El Jason]

Wyoming Hunter Wants To Clear Up Confusion Over Public Lands Marked ‘Private’

A Wyoming hunter is on a mission to undo confusion after repeatedly encountering "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" signs where the public should…

cowboystatedaily.com

Let's not pretend that public road access is not a muddy subject, particularly for NRs. I spend a lot of time looking at access and county road information to make sure my ducks are in a row, but there are certainly bad actors out there on both sides of this issue. There are places out there that have legal access and the signs will tell you otherwise. You really need to pay attention and do your homework.

Good post.

Yes, there are a number of bad actors, both landowners and hunters. And, residents and non residents. A phone call to the county and/or respective land management agency is always a good idea.

 

[Forkyfinder]

The reasons for landowners pulling the plug on access to those roads are legion.

Like most things - the real rub usually comes down to money - driven by an ever growing demand and fwps undying ability to print tags.

Apologies if you took me wrong - but i never implied that these were legal public access and i understood that in most cases it was at the behest of the landowner.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Good post.

Yes, there are a number of bad actors, both landowners and hunters. And, residents and non residents. A phone call to the county and/or respective land management agency is always a good idea.

Gotta add in GPS apps as well. The road issue gets confusing when you use OnX, GoHunt, etc since not all roads are differentiated. It's a good reminder that just because a computer told you something, don't take it as gospel.

 

[El Jason]

Gotta add in GPS apps as well. The road issue gets confusing when you use OnX, GoHunt, etc since not all roads are differentiated. It's a good reminder that just because a computer told you something, don't take it as gospel.

Even with the old Gazetteer atlases.

 

[sclancy27]

OnX sucks ass for roads. They literally label everything. The State of WY has resources that show county roads. Unfortunately, alot of those O & G roads were setup in a way that they originate on private lands (off the county road), so they rely on permission which in my experience doesn't happen.