Sk trespass law being changed; just a heads up

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^^^ As someone else stated, it's the way it's always been in AB; you just need permission to access private property.

I liken it to me going to the city, picking a pretty front yard, unloading the bbq and having a picnic without the homeowners knowledge. I'm guessing the homeowner might want to have a say in that. Same thing.
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
I don't get the complexity of what people are turning this into.

1)Hunt on crown land.

2)If you want to hunt somewhere, do your due diligence and determine if private or crown - contact said land owner if you want access.

3)If #1 and #2 don't work for you, guy buy some land, there are always listings for land on the forest fringe and agricultural that are adequate hunting areas.
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Or we could leave it as is and those land owners can post there land and control who goes on it.

Funny how these same farmers who want the right to defend their property and not have to rely on police to show up now want police to defend their property from trespassers.
 
skhunter said:
Or we could leave it as is and those land owners can post there land and control who goes on it.

Funny how these same farmers who want the right to defend their property and not have to rely on police to show up now want police to defend their property from trespassers.
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Is there something in this law which states every property must be posted? If not, couldn't those farmers who want everyone to use their land simply avoid posting it in hopes of everyone continuing to use it?

If every hunter does need permission, do you really think it's a serious issue to sign a permission slip the hunters present to you when they're seeking permission?



I really do fail to understand why you're making this out to be some huge change that will somehow effect you.
 
dgl1948 said:
It will be up to the Conservation Officers and they do patrol the countryside and they will be able to check and enforce this law during hunting season or any other time.
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The Wildlife Act gives them the right to trespass in accordance with their duties in the Wildlife Act; which is outrageous in itself.

It can't give them the right to trespass to enforce trespassing laws.
 
skhunter said:
Or we could leave it as is and those land owners can post there land and control who goes on it.

Funny how these same farmers who want the right to defend their property and not have to rely on police to show up now want police to defend their property from trespassers.
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Why can’t we change the law to put the onus on the trespasser to seek permission?

Why can’t those landowners in the very tiny minority that want unfettered access to their land post it as such? Would this be too much of a hardship for you?
 
I had to put chicken wire around my No Hunting signs this year, because they seen to fall off during hunting season, and are laying down below the posts. I welcome the new law, coming on to someones land with a loaded firearm might be view as a act of aggression. You don"t know what happen on that owners land before best to ask first.
 
Well another heated thread on the same topic.

To me is just sounds like Saskatchewan is adopting the same laws as every other province.

I can't even imagine being able to just drive down the road see some deer way off in a field so go 4x4 off roadding and across someone's field to get close enough to get a shot off.

I've gotten permission to hunt private lands before and it can be a huge pain tracking down landowners, worse with some of the grazing leases which are crown land leases that the lease owner thinks he owns. But private property is owned by someone and they should have control over who is allowed on the property. Grazing lease I used to occasionally hunt has a no vehicles rule now after hunters rutted up the roads and the lease holder had to pull several trucks out of wet ground. I can't say I really blame them for the new rule.

Even when I was doing survey work and was allowed on private property without asking permission I would do my best to let the landowner know what I was doing.

There is also the potential liability issue should you be on someone property and get hurt on because of some hazards that may exist and you are unaware of, but the owner is aware of, like a gravel pit you drove your truck into.

I also see the point of the government not paying for crop damages caused by wildlife if the land owner does not allow some form of hunting on the land.
 
canadian hunter312 said:
Is there something in this law which states every property must be posted? If not, couldn't those farmers who want everyone to use their land simply avoid posting it in hopes of everyone continuing to use it?

If every hunter does need permission, do you really think it's a serious issue to sign a permission slip the hunters present to you when they're seeking permission?



I really do fail to understand why you're making this out to be some huge change that will somehow effect you.
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This new law makes the hunter who uses the land and leaves it as he found it a criminal. Yet he has done no damage to any person, livestock or property.

It is about a small percentage (going by respondents to the questionnaire) of farmers that feel disrespected making noise. Real thieves, vandals and poachers are not going to be slowed down by one more law.

Alberta has as big a rural crime problem as Sask despite having the very law some want to see implemented here.
 
woodchopper said:
Well another heated thread on the same topic.

To me is just sounds like Saskatchewan is adopting the same laws as every other province.

I can't even imagine being able to just drive down the road see some deer way off in a field so go 4x4 off roadding and across someone's field to get close enough to get a shot off.

I've gotten permission to hunt private lands before and it can be a huge pain tracking down landowners, worse with some of the grazing leases which are crown land leases that the lease owner thinks he owns. But private property is owned by someone and they should have control over who is allowed on the property. Grazing lease I used to occasionally hunt has a no vehicles rule now after hunters rutted up the roads and the lease holder had to pull several trucks out of wet ground. I can't say I really blame them for the new rule.

Even when I was doing survey work and was allowed on private property without asking permission I would do my best to let the landowner know what I was doing.

There is also the potential liability issue should you be on someone property and get hurt on because of some hazards that may exist and you are unaware of, but the owner is aware of, like a gravel pit you drove your truck into.

I also see the point of the government not paying for crop damages caused by wildlife if the land owner does not allow some form of hunting on the land.
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I have a drainage ditch cut in the middle of a half section to drain some sloughs, it’s about 10’ across, 4’ deep and 200’ long. Some trespasser managed to drive through it last winter fast enough that they left behind some of their front end parts. I can only imagine how hard they hit the windshield.

I don’t need to deal with lawsuits from truck hunters, but being that the ditch was unmarked I very well could have been liable.
 
tomestone said:
I had to put chicken wire around my No Hunting signs this year, because they seen to fall off during hunting season, and are laying down below the posts. I welcome the new law, coming on to someones land with a loaded firearm might be view as a act of aggression. You don"t know what happen on that owners land before best to ask first.
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So the person who ripped down your no hunting sign is now going to ask permission?
 
skhunter said:
So the person who ripped down your no hunting sign is now going to ask permission?
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Go get a RM map my name is on it ,call me, for 5 bucks you will know the land owners who are paying taxs on that land. It will also tell you where the land owners occupied buildings are, you need consent of the owner or occupant in charge. 500 meters why are you there with out consent? Sask. Hunting Regulations.
 
tomestone said:
Go get a RM map my name is on it ,call me, for 5 bucks you will know the land owners who are paying taxs on that land. It will also tell you where the land owners occupied buildings are, you need consent of the owner or occupant in charge. 500 meters why are you there with out consent? Sask. Hunting Regulations.
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Again, do you think the person who ripped down your signs is going to do that?
 
Dogleg said:
The Wildlife Act specifically states that the landowner has no liability for those hunting on his land.
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Yes and no. If you leave something intentionally (leave your harrows turned tine up at the gate for example) you are liable. You are not liable if an individual is harmed by means without intent. Having said this it could still require one to defend themselves in court in this day and age.
 
skhunter said:
Again, do you think the person who ripped down your signs is going to do that?
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NO , but caught 3, nice side by side shot gun,gold inlay brake action carrying 3 ducks out, man thats a nice shot gun, never since a gun like that, can I have a look at your gun, thanks, SH... the stock broke off when it touch the bumper of my truck, who are they going to call? or just keep the firearm for lure of payment for hunting on posted land. HA HA
 
dgl1948 said:
Yes and no. If you leave something intentionally (leave your harrows turned tine up at the gate for example) you are liable. You are not liable if an individual is harmed by means without intent. Having said this it could still require one to defend themselves in court in this day and age.
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It"s called entrapment land owner will be charged.
 
tomestone said:
NO , but caught 3, nice side by side shot gun,gold inlay brake action carrying 3 ducks out, man thats a nice shot gun, never since a gun like that, can I have a look at your gun, thanks, SH... the stock broke off when it touch the bumper of my truck, who are they going to call? or just keep the firearm for lure of payment for hunting on posted land. HA HA
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So how does the new law change that story?
 
dgl1948 said:
Yes and no. If you leave something intentionally (leave your harrows turned tine up at the gate for example) you are liable. You are not liable if an individual is harmed by means without intent. Having said this it could still require one to defend themselves in court in this day and age.
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Claymores are right out.
 
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