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I have my Hunt X maps chip in my GPS and really like the concept and how it works. Trying to work the edges of some public and private and there is a section that has an old looking "No Tresspassing...violators prosecuted" ETC ETC. Looks like the sign has been there for a long time... My Hunt X map says it is national forest.... I have heard that this is a big selling point is that these maps are dead on. I know sometime people put up thier own signs...but thinking if tyhat was the case this old looking sign would have been taken down by the forest service...
Any thoughts?????
In my neck of the woods, forest/private boundry normally is fenced. No fence, I am betting that if there is no fence there is no boundry
yote 65...Colorado is as serious as 20 heart attacks on hunting on private property w/o permission and it isn one of thier most serious violations.....
They point out that fences are not required and posting is not reqiured
I would not be surprised for forest service to not take down (or miss) a sign.
Tough to be sure 100%. I was in the field with my buddy and his OnXMaps showed public; mine showed private. I had updated my chip; he hadn't.
The signage & fencing in the field was obviously old and it was apparent that property had not recently changed land status.
So in that case I believe that the OnX update had incorporated additional land ownership info, which goes to show that it is not correct 100% of the time.
Does any paper map show it public? If you had both a paper map & OnX I would think that is beyond doing your due diligence; however, only way to be sure would be to call the forest service, which I would recommend.
Carl
Some counties have land ownership maps on their websites. That would be a 100% reliable way to check it along with a call to the USFS.
I have had the same issue on showing a BLM/private boundary... Best advice is to play it safe because you will not get a break in most cases if caught on the wrong side...
Go to the County Assessor's webpage and see if you can look it up there. If not, get the T, S, R and call the assessor.
