Did the Albany Co. Commissioners just screw public land owners without ANYONE noticing?

[trb]

I have spent a lot of time in that area. This will impact the access to the N end of 7 in CO as much as it will impede the access to the WY side, especially for late seasons.

The E end of that road that @Forkyfinder posted in his photo drives directly through Mead's ranch, and they already had made attempts to make it look private. Some heavy hitters to compete with.

Interested to see where this goes and what the other issues are to unpack. From talking to the warden, and personal observations, this general area has struggled with illegal shed hunting in recent years, and there has been a lot of dispute about the Gypsum Quarry Rd onto Red Mt (and generally illegal ATV usage) across 10.

Thanks for your advocacy on this @BuzzH

 

[perma]

Ya know - as much as i reason with this - a bad actor cant destroy an easement.

Statements like this bother really bother me from landowners. The premise of the statement is that its their "right" to lock up access because of inconvience they have. I cant lock up my sidewalk because the neighbor lets his dog shit on it.

Access is a legal right (via easement or historical easement) in many places. Not some charity or grant to the public done by the landowner.

It happens all the time over here. Sometimes it's one bad actor, sometimes it a bunch of circus clowns. I don't know about this specific situation, but what I can tell you is that it's proven that one person can ruin it for all of us.

 

[perma]

Interested to see where this goes and what the other issues are to unpack. From talking to the warden, and personal observations, this general area has struggled with illegal shed hunting in recent years, and there has been a lot of dispute about the Gypsum Quarry Rd onto Red Mt (and generally illegal ATV usage) across 10

One of the many controversial roads in that part of the world. I had a tag for that part of the world last year and it was pins and needles the whole time.

 

[trb]

One of the many controversial roads in that part of the world. I had a tag for that part of the world last year and it was pins and needles the whole time.

If they think there were issues in the past, wait til they see what happens with the new unlimited 8 cow tags this year. High potential for a serious sh*t show given the numbers of elk on inaccessible private around there.

 

[Forkyfinder]

It happens all the time over here. Sometimes it's one bad actor, sometimes it a bunch of circus clowns. I don't know about this specific situation, but what I can tell you is that it's proven that one person can ruin it for all of us.

You do follow what i am saying though, right? If it is ruining it for people - its a testament to how broken the system is.

Problems and a lack of enforcement dont trump rights. Period.

 

[perma]

If they think there were issues in the past, wait til they see what happens with the new unlimited 8 cow tags this year. High potential for a serious sh*t show given the numbers of elk on inaccessible private around there.

I know of one PLO that offers trespass fee there but he does it on an extremely limited basis. The others would just hang up the phone.

Good luck to anyone drawing those HMAs there. Hate to see how that unit will turn out. That’s one of my favorite places in WY. Went fly fishing there the other week.

 

[perma]

You do follow what i am saying though, right? If it is ruining it for people - its a testament to how broken the system is.

Problems and a lack of enforcement dont trump rights. Period.

Maybe I’m not. I don’t think I disagree with what you’re saying or what I’m interpreting. I’m stuck between generally speaking and this particular instance, but the easement in the county’s eyes was never really intended to be there because they deemed it as not/never was a county road legally.

For the record; I disagree with how they claim it was/was not a county road. The county road map (not OnX) has given that road a county number where it was shaded a county road color. So someone somewhere thought that was a county road. That’s about the only assumption I’m comfortable making at this point.

I’ll wait for the report from Buzz. There has to be a story why this just came up out of nowhere.

 

[BuzzH]

Popular Road In Snowy Range Closes And Nobody’s Sure Who Actually Controls It

Boswell Road is a popular route for outdoors enthusiasts in southeast Wyoming’s Snowy Range but sections of it are now closed. Nobody seems to know who has jurisdiction over the route -- including landowner and former Gov. Matt Mead.

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[Itsbeef]

This is so frustrating. I used to shed hunt there all the time. Now who knows when we can go back.

 

[wytex]

The road is closed not the area, you can walk in from the NF side.

 

[JM77]

Some more info:

Popular Snowy Range Road Still Closed, But People Are Using It Anyway

Boswell Road, a popular access to Wyoming’s Snowy Ranch, remains closed as campers and bowhunters look for access. The legal status of the road remains in…

cowboystatedaily.com

As long as folks are respectful, sounds like access is ok for now.

 

[Jorgy]

I really like the fact that the road has been there for 100 years, and the complainers don't like the fact people drive right by there house/barn/corrals......which were built 3 feet off this road.