LAST EDITED ON Jul-08-11 AT 04:08PM (MST)[p]>well I'll be.
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>If a key is required to
>pass thru multiple private parcels
>(composed of different property owners)
>to access the enrolled property,
>is the enrolled LO required
>to provide a key? And,
>are those other LO's required
>to honor the easement granted
>across their property?
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I'm not sure I fully understand what your're asking, but if a public elk hunter steps foot onto private deeded land that does not get UW tags, he or she better have written permission.
The access granted via UW landowner tags only provides access to that ranch.
On a slightly different note, if a certain ranch is comprised of both private deeded land AND state trust land, the vehicle access applies to both the deeded land and the state trust land... (I think). Either way, State trust land is accessable by foot or any open road to every legal/lisenced hunter for any and all species, including migratory bird hunting.
So.... if those properties your reffering to are receiving UW landowner elk tags, then YES lisenced elk hunters have access that is EQUAL to the landowner! If those properties are not receiving UW elk tags, then NO... access is via written permission only, unless traveling on a public road thru such private property.
As stated before, there is also private land that has been graciously opened up thru efforts of the NM G&F on the open gate program.
As stewards of the hunting priveledge, we must first be professional and respectful... That being said, without having to put up with BS when a select few of the landowners/outfitters try to change the rules after the games have begun.
The only advise or words I have written that you should take to heart is this... Read the proclamation, study "current" land ownership maps, speak to a G&F officer, the State Land Office, and the BLM, because I have had ranch hands & landowners both try and kick me off of BLM land and State Trust land that I was legally hunting. If you ever find yourself in a dispute with someone about your right to access, call both the Sheriff and the G&F officer and ask them to come settle it. In my experiences noted above, Once I started dialing, the tone changed immediately. So, do your own homework and find out if the area you want to hunt has more access than you previously thought... or not.
Just don't use "well 1FastGambler said I could hunt here" as an excuse for trespassing!
Good luck to all!