Drones fly into Montana corner-crossing debate
Can a hunter in Montana legally access “corner-locked” public land if they use a ladder to avoid adjoining private property? Is corner-crossing trespassing if a hunter is on horseback? How does the legal calculation change if the hunter uses a helicopter to access public land surrounded by private property?
These are a few scenarios recreationists and landowners are grappling with as Montanans push policymakers for legal clarity on corner-crossing, or the act of stepping from adjoining corners of public land where alternating sections of public and private land exist in a checkerboard pattern.
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