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Post by trappertyler on Sept 23, 2012 20:45:24 GMT -6
i'm thinking about doing a little road trapping before never done it in previous years always just trapped private property. My question may be dumb but....I was wondering can you trap directly underneath all bridges? Or what are the limitations with trapping bridges?
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Post by LLLTrapper on Sept 24, 2012 4:58:02 GMT -6
The R.O.W is 66 feet wide. So from center line of road you cam legally trap 33 feet both ways. That does include under the roadway. If there are telephone poles there they are in the row so in most spots they will show you how far you can go. LLL
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Post by trappertyler on Sept 24, 2012 18:36:15 GMT -6
ok i thought thats what it was because i was scouting today and was underneath a bridge and some landowner came flying down and proceeded to tell me i walked on his land to get under the bridge blah blah blah apparrently he thinks he owns the ditch .... thanks though i was just double checking
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Post by centraliowa (ryan) on Sept 24, 2012 19:10:59 GMT -6
tyler, if you are road trapping be prepared for adjacent landowners to the ROW thinking they own the ditches. i run across a need to be educated land owner every year. after they get done yelling i polity ask them if they would like to call the DNR officer cause i carry his card with me. most times they get back in their truck or tractor and leave. twice i have had them call the sheriffs office and they give the DNR officers number i all ready offered and the officer tells them what LLL said above. trap alot of road miles be ready for all kinds of people, thieves, dirt bags, animal rights, and i own everything landowners. just be prepared! you do meet some really nice people at times though.
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Post by trappertyler on Sept 24, 2012 21:02:18 GMT -6
haha well thanks for the heads up sounds like im in for sum fun  |
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Post by billie on Sept 26, 2012 20:22:50 GMT -6
Thank you for the question trappertyler! I have learned with you. Specific questions and input help us all to become better, well informed trappers. There is no dumb question.
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Post by gregg23 on Sept 26, 2012 21:10:30 GMT -6
Yes, as stated already. You have to have tough skin being a road trapper. When I was in h.S. I had a guy cuss me out/threaten me and being a young kid I let it impact me emotionally and it really took away from my enjoyment that year. Now I carry a camcorder and I am prepared for that kind of stuff and I can call the conservation officer or sherriff if someone wants to go that route with me. Good luck
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Post by LLLTrapper on Sept 27, 2012 5:24:05 GMT -6
I always thought of it as a stimulating part of the line other than the waste of time it takes to get them kind of people going .  LLL |
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Post by mp on Sept 27, 2012 12:45:17 GMT -6
nothing gets on my nerves worse than people infringing on your rights, especially when they don't even know the law. Let them know you don't want to tell them twice, then tell em to Beat it. End of story.
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Post by trappertyler on Sept 27, 2012 21:33:29 GMT -6
couldnt agree with you guys more, cant wait for season to get here the less ppl i have to argue with the more time i have to run traps before work! thank goodness my boss is a hunter so he'd understand if i was late due to having to call the dnr  |
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Post by swiowaoutdoors on Sept 28, 2012 8:19:00 GMT -6
Be ready to loose some traps for sure.
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Post by Kelly on Sept 28, 2012 9:16:02 GMT -6
Guys;
Lets show those landowners some respect! They do own the land-they paid for it fair and square to the center of the road-they just do not pay taxes on that land(ROW portion) therefore allowing the Right of Way to be used by the public. Just be courteous and polite when talking with them explaining the situation-a pinch of sugar gets on much farther than vinegar.
Afterall, we don't want to loose the ROW over hard feelings and disgruntled landowners.
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Post by LLLTrapper on Sept 28, 2012 18:56:48 GMT -6
Your right Kelly. The fact is though they usually don't own the land adjacent anyway. As well as they are interfering with my right to conduct commerce. I just educate the person by handing him or her a regulation pamphlet and ask him if he needs the number of the CO Then I ask them for their name so that
if I have to I know who to find. There is a way to be polite and let them know not to &%$* with you at the same time. Standing up for ones lifestyle should not be a problem. LLL
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Post by billie on Sept 29, 2012 18:22:46 GMT -6
Guys; Lets show those landowners some respect! They do own the land-they paid for it fair and square to the center of the road-they just do not pay taxes on that land(ROW portion) therefore allowing the Right of Way to be used by the public. Just be courteous and polite when talking with them explaining the situation-a pinch of sugar gets on much farther than vinegar. Afterall, we don't want to loose the ROW over hard feelings and disgruntled landowners. Excellent point. Knowledge involving both parties, consideration and respect will enable better relations and therein, will keep trappers in a better standing concerning the whole picture. |
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Post by lil griz on Sept 30, 2012 16:12:15 GMT -6
ok so i have a question? what if the land owner owns both sides of the road and has a fence going up to the bridge allowy his cows to pas under the bridge? can i cross the fence to trap under the bridge or not?
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Post by iowatrapper on Sept 30, 2012 17:38:20 GMT -6
ok so i have a question? what if the land owner owns both sides of the road and has a fence going up to the bridge allowy his cows to pas under the bridge? can i cross the fence to trap under the bridge or not? Yes you can |
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Post by ~ADC~ on Sept 30, 2012 17:41:20 GMT -6
iowatrapper is correct.  All the yellow, gray, black, and all the orange is public property. (the red lines are the fence rows) ~ADC~ |
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Post by centraliowa (ryan) on Sept 30, 2012 18:37:08 GMT -6
Guys; Lets show those landowners some respect! They do own the land-they paid for it fair and square to the center of the road-they just do not pay taxes on that land(ROW portion) therefore allowing the Right of Way to be used by the public. Just be courteous and polite when talking with them explaining the situation-a pinch of sugar gets on much farther than vinegar. Afterall, we don't want to loose the ROW over hard feelings and disgruntled landowners. respect is a two way street! most of the time the problem land owners are acreage owners with a few horses. i have never had a problem with a farmer, either crop or livestock and me trapping in the row. it don't matter if i use sugar or vinegar if i am legal than i am legal. |
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Post by Griz on Oct 1, 2012 15:34:43 GMT -6
iowatrapper is correct. All the yellow, gray, black, and all the orange is public property. (the red lines are the fence rows) ~ADC~ More accurately, it is not public property; there is a public easement on the yellow, gray, black, and all the orange area. |
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Post by LLLTrapper on Oct 2, 2012 4:44:17 GMT -6
WE all pay to use that right of way. Our license plate fees pay for road maintanance without which the farmers would have no gravel roads to drive their grain to town. Like has been said before if your legal you have every right to be there just like they do. LLL
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Post by Scott W. on Oct 2, 2012 7:37:12 GMT -6
Don't forget, we are having a positive effect. Even for, and maybe especially for the "horsey" people. Coon and possum poop in the horse feed is not a good thing. Turn the table a bit and let them know you are doing them a favoer.
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Post by ttarney on Oct 2, 2012 8:13:37 GMT -6
WE all pay to use that right of way. Our license plate fees pay for road maintanance without which the farmers would have no gravel roads to drive their grain to town. Like has been said before if your legal you have every right to be there just like they do. LLL Until you piss off a farmer and he heads to the elevator for his cup of coffee and informs other farmers what a P R I C K you were and you get cut off on pieces that you either hunt or trap. I talk to everyone even if in the row because you just never know. Respect is a two way street but in my book they have the right of way. Platte books are cheap, use them and you also get to meet some people you may have never met. Just saying |
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Post by pfnj81 on Oct 29, 2012 19:07:17 GMT -6
Sorry to bring this post back to the front page but I am new to the site and I run bout 60 miles of row. The reason I do this is I trap before work and don't have the time to trap all the private ground to get that amount of traps in. That being said nothing bothers me more than checking my traps and having a farmer most of them I know because I work for the REC comes flying up to chew some ass only to find out its me and then be all friendly. But the thing I always tell em is i am just in the row and have no plans of going on there land, but i am busy and have to be at work by 7 so i will ttly and have a great day.
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