Recent content by DP_PublicLands
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Corner Crossing latest
Question for you - what if it was checkerboard private? If another private landowner owned the other half of the checkerboard? Lets say the access is through your property and not his, and you don't let him access. Does that mean you have free range of his land and that increases the value of...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #112
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Montana General Season Structure Proposal
Well thought out. There's some very simple truths that need to be recognized here: We need to stop widespread hunting of mule deer in November. Simple logic says that's not sustainable. And for what its worth, I would be willing as a resident to pay 5x for a hunting license/tag if that means...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #31
- Forum: Deer
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Shed poacher
I saw the same thing and couldn't believe it. Shed hunting as definitely turned into a case where the demand for the resource has grown past the resource availability. Its absolutely crazy how many people are doing it. And yet - there's still fellas on instagram pulling dozens of horns out...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #19
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Crazy Mountains Public Access & FS Management Lawsuit Filed Today
What do you mean? Of course the FS has to abide by their own policies. The judge affirmed that they did abide by their policies. My point is this. There’s no law that says “the FS must pursue prescriptive use access”. But they should be held to their mission statement and purpose. That...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #149
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Crazy Mountains Public Access & FS Management Lawsuit Filed Today
If you want to believe me, then just do it :) The agency is tasked with managing the nation's natural resources "for the greatest good, for the greatest number, for the longest time". I can quote FS goals, objectives, mission statements, purpose statements, etc. all day long that show without a...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #147
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Crazy Mountains Public Access & FS Management Lawsuit Filed Today
If you all think this is the last we'll see of something like this, you're dead wrong. Its estimated that 75% of roads and trails historically utilized and maintained by the FS that provide public access to public lands through private lands don't have perfected easements. Back when Montanans...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #145
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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What Has Montana's Stream Access Law Meant To You?
One of the non profits involved in getting this legislation passed is the Public Land Water Access Association. They are still around, and if you aren't a member, you should be. They've done amazing work even in the last few years fighting to keep private gates off of public roads and fences...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #14
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Montana PERC "Elk Rent" Program?
This is right on here. I don't know about the paradise valley, but in my stomping grounds, there is winter range but minimal feed on public land. It gets grazed heavily. The FS grazing manual has had only minor updates since the 1920s. I do know that requiring updated grazing techniques on...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #30
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Montana corner crossing (ish?)
I guess what I am trying to say is that the landowner was saying that his property was devalued because he doesn't have exclusive access to public land like he thought. Just by claiming that, he's saying that he doesn't have exclusive access. Which means its not trespassing. That's what I...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #69
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Montana - Ballot Initiative would allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Without Permits
HA! Exactly right!- DP_PublicLands
- Post #48
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Montana - Ballot Initiative would allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Without Permits
That is not a solution. No one looks at the details of the BMA program. You can enroll in the BMA program, set your own rules, and allow who you want to hunt. I know of several BMAs that are thousands of acres and all walk in from the highway - don't even allow stock, IF you even get on the...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #46
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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Montana corner crossing (ish?)
Remember that there's two types of trespass - criminal and civil. Most attorneys that I've listened to seem to agree that corner crossing is not criminal trespass. Civil, on the other hand, is up in the air (no pun intended). In the Wyoming case, the landowner, in my opinion, really failed to...- DP_PublicLands
- Post #65
- Forum: Public Land Issues
