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Quote from: goda on June 24, 2015, 09:49:31 AMI believe the road has an easement clause which allows free passage.Additionally, passage should be grandfathered from years of use and access.I have no dog in this hunt. But, shouldn't a GPS show easements through private property to public land?I bought a Garmin Montana 650T last year with a map chip. We used it to discover two easements through private property to public land in theMethow Valley. These easements had illegally been posted as "Private.......No Trespassing" for years. Until I utilized the GPSwe had no way of proving our case because even the Forest Service maps didn't show the easements. Just wondering.................
I believe the road has an easement clause which allows free passage.Additionally, passage should be grandfathered from years of use and access.
Quote from: Igor on July 01, 2015, 08:52:04 AMQuote from: goda on June 24, 2015, 09:49:31 AMI believe the road has an easement clause which allows free passage.Additionally, passage should be grandfathered from years of use and access.I have no dog in this hunt. But, shouldn't a GPS show easements through private property to public land?I bought a Garmin Montana 650T last year with a map chip. We used it to discover two easements through private property to public land in theMethow Valley. These easements had illegally been posted as "Private.......No Trespassing" for years. Until I utilized the GPSwe had no way of proving our case because even the Forest Service maps didn't show the easements. Just wondering.................If the county that owns the public land chooses to "abandon" interest in the easements (road (s)) then the adjacent private land owner can get away with posting it private-no trespassing. I worked with the DNR last year, regarding this same issue. I was trying to access public land thru and easement, which Deadman Creek Outfitters had put up a gate and posted a sign on the gate listing it "private-no tresspassing". My GPS with maping program said different. I didn't want to get in trouble, so I contacted the DNR and worked through them. The DNR pulled it up in his computer as an "abandon" road, which they were no longer maintaining. This was my understanding..
You all have done a fine job of completely and utterly derailing this guy's elk hunt thread. Solid work.Maybe an effort could be made to start a new thread for the debate part of this and let the OP enjoy his hunt without all the name calling and other banter.
It wont lol the op. abandoned it.Now he has lost his rights to it. just kidding,The op hasnt posted in this thread since the property owner that wants to be a guide tried to advertise on the forum without permission (you know like a trespass lol.
Quote from: GameHunter1959 on July 04, 2015, 09:05:46 AMQuote from: Igor on July 01, 2015, 08:52:04 AMQuote from: goda on June 24, 2015, 09:49:31 AMI believe the road has an easement clause which allows free passage.Additionally, passage should be grandfathered from years of use and access.I have no dog in this hunt. But, shouldn't a GPS show easements through private property to public land?I bought a Garmin Montana 650T last year with a map chip. We used it to discover two easements through private property to public land in theMethow Valley. These easements had illegally been posted as "Private.......No Trespassing" for years. Until I utilized the GPSwe had no way of proving our case because even the Forest Service maps didn't show the easements. Just wondering.................If the county that owns the public land chooses to "abandon" interest in the easements (road (s)) then the adjacent private land owner can get away with posting it private-no trespassing. I worked with the DNR last year, regarding this same issue. I was trying to access public land thru and easement, which Deadman Creek Outfitters had put up a gate and posted a sign on the gate listing it "private-no tresspassing". My GPS with maping program said different. I didn't want to get in trouble, so I contacted the DNR and worked through them. The DNR pulled it up in his computer as an "abandon" road, which they were no longer maintaining. This was my understanding..However, the fact that it is an "abandoned road" does not mean it is no longer a public easement.....correct ??