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I had to google this, I wasn't sure what it meant:Quotehttp://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/prescriptive+easementprescriptive easementn. an easement upon another's real property acquired by continued use without permission of the owner for a period provided by state law to establish the easement. The problems with prescriptive easements are that they do not show up on title reports, and the exact location and/or use of the easement is not always clear and occasionally moves by practice or erosion. (See: prescription, easement)I have on many occasions checked with the USFS to ascertain if an easement existed to avoid landowner problems that I suspected might occur. Even after checking with USFS I have had landowners try to tell me there is no access, I refer them to the USFS or invite them to call the sheriff, that is usually the end of the argument. Since this trail is on the map I think the guy may win the case, it will be interesting to see what happens. It doesn't quite seem right that he gets a ticket when the trail is on the map!
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/prescriptive+easementprescriptive easementn. an easement upon another's real property acquired by continued use without permission of the owner for a period provided by state law to establish the easement. The problems with prescriptive easements are that they do not show up on title reports, and the exact location and/or use of the easement is not always clear and occasionally moves by practice or erosion. (See: prescription, easement)
As of right now the sportsmen have nothing to lose because they aren't able to corner cross as it is.
USFS, DNR etc will have their own easements behind a locked gate. Nothing is truly landlocked from the owners themselves only the publics access to it.
Quote from: KFhunter on February 02, 2017, 11:28:58 AMUSFS, DNR etc will have their own easements behind a locked gate. Nothing is truly landlocked from the owners themselves only the publics access to it. The USFS and other agencies don't "own" public land. They manage it for the public who are the "owners" as citizens. They sometimes act like they own it, tho.
I'm siding with the State. Just because something is on a old map it does not mean 1) its correct and 2) it accurate. I have in front of me a quad sheet dated 1972. It shows a garbage dump and a ski hill just west of Liberty Lake Wa. Does that mean I can dump my trash and ski on peoples $500k house because it lists it on a map
Another perspective is that many owners paid a premium for their property with the understanding they would have access to public land that is restricted.