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This case could very well have huge impacts for hopefully many states but at least Wyoming.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/corner-crossing-legal-fee-fundraiser

I don't see how it could be trespassing since they never set foot on the private land because they used a ladder to step over the corner. Fun with lawyers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

What I have been told is The rich landowner called the DA office over 15 times and they were charged with trespassing. A game warden was on site and watched them cross also.
The hunters also crossed last year and then this year the landowner added the chains.

I understand if a landowner has a chunk of land locked public within their property that isn’t accessible. This isn’t that though. This is a corner and the public should have access to our public lands. This landowner just uses the public lands for his personal gain and tries to keep all others out.

I think the landowner would have been better served installing 20 foot high fence posts but we'll see what happens. I'm guessing the charges will be dropped because they'd rather have an ambiguous law that they can use to scare hunters from crossing corners. Then Land Tawney can use the gofundme money for his own personal stimulus dollars.

I will admit I’m a bit skeptical of BHA involvement but will see what happens.

Very typical Wyoming access lockout. Not sure what the case law is but generally the private landowners can block access at these section corners. At least that's what we've all been taught by G&F.

This is a very grey area when talking to WY game wardens. WY Game wardens can’t cite for criminal trespassing but can cite you for trespassing on private with the intent to hunt. Meaning if you knowingly/unknowingly crossed private to get to public to hunt the warden can cite you. If you legally crossed the corner they can’t. Hence the reason the county DA is the one who was called 15 times by the landowner and he called and had a deputy dispatched to write the charges on the hunters.

The law is ambiguous at best . I thought in the checkerboard areas you couldn’t cross . Which made no sense to me.
This would open up a lot of public lands in Wyoming.

You're an idiot if you donate one cent to the anti gun BHA to fight this

BHA has millions to fight this and have refused to do anything to help in the past

I wouldnt touch anything BHA has anything to do with or give them one red cent.

Bingo. Doubt they technically trespassed....but F bha.

Straight troof

So they can never be on the right side of an issue?

I don’t agree with much of BHA, but this issue I do.

All im saying is i would be damn careful with anything BHA has there stamp on it.
I have a hard time getting into bed with anything them fuggers have anything to do with.

If the ranchers think they own it, be sure they pay the taxes on it.

No necessarily. But I find it hilarious they are begging for money. I bet a former board chairman has some money lying around from the anti gun book he just wrote.

With over 300k in "merchandise revenue" in 2020 I bet the mothership could pay a little....

BHA still sucks.

this is a publicity stunt to increase their status

BHA is a cancer you can’t afford to befriend. Whatever BHA or Brent Danielson are for, you need to be against.

Bout like any non profit… someone is lookin out, and it ain’t for your rights, folks are gettin rich…

Not true, WG&F has stayed out of this argument. They will not site you for trespass.