quite the thread here, been kind of watching some of this and studied up on it being as the "offenders" we're from the state of Missouri. most people I'm familiar with or I should say most hunters I am familiar with in this state kind of you right and wrong as a judgment of legal and illegal.
I think the results from the court was correct. though some may have exploited this case to their benefit..
if I was the landowner in question I would install a gate that would let any legitimate vehicle that might need to pass pass from section to section, but also put up with signs you're welcome for the passage gate in return please stay off the private land.. but they're are extremely lot of dick heads in this world that would probably abuse that...
Company I used to work for had a big campus outside Beaverton Oregon. Tektronix. They allowed the public to use the roadways but closed them once a year just insure that there could be no claims of adverse possession. They also had signage saying it was private property.
Probably do something similar. Add to the sign that anyone trespassing beyond the gate without written permission would be prosecuted.
