Judge rules in favor of corner-crossing hunters
A federal judge ruled Friday that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch.
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A federal judge ruled Friday that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch.
The ruling has implications for public access to 8.3 million acres of “corner-locked” public land in the United States.
The hunters who stepped over the corner of a Carbon County ranch did no damage to private property.
Skavdahl dismisses most of the claims made by the owner of the Elk Mountain Ranch who said Missouri hunters trespassed when they stepped over a corner of his Carbon County ranch.
The District Court of Wyoming found that four hunters didn't trespass while corner crossing, stepping through a private landowner's airspace.