- For many years I've hunted the public hunting areas of our local Shawnee National Forest without problems. Two years ago the entire 8000 acres where I normally hunted has had signs up saying the usual "no trespassing, private property, etc."
-After a records check at the court house there, I learn the land is Not private property but still public, USA owned land. Still not satisfied, I questioned the area Ranger station. They have up to date plat maps.
Again they show the land as public.
-There is a parcel of land that adjoins this area. I find it difficult to believe that land owner has no knowledge that someone has posted Forest land, starting at his boundary.
-If this posting was done by a hunter to scare away others it doesn't reflect well the attitudes of an individual.
-The Ranger office thought it was a good joke, but never offered any advice. They are aware this goes on as they told me it was a "common practice". Why would the National Park Service allow this? They've never taken any signs down. And apparently not discouraged the practice.
-After a records check at the court house there, I learn the land is Not private property but still public, USA owned land. Still not satisfied, I questioned the area Ranger station. They have up to date plat maps.
Again they show the land as public.
-There is a parcel of land that adjoins this area. I find it difficult to believe that land owner has no knowledge that someone has posted Forest land, starting at his boundary.
-If this posting was done by a hunter to scare away others it doesn't reflect well the attitudes of an individual.
-The Ranger office thought it was a good joke, but never offered any advice. They are aware this goes on as they told me it was a "common practice". Why would the National Park Service allow this? They've never taken any signs down. And apparently not discouraged the practice.