just had a 24 incher go through the back lawn and made out well once we started working with them instead of against them.also this was the advice of the real estate attorney we were already using for estate purposes.good luck sir.

Best advice so far

I HATE to agree with James.

But...I agree with James (on THIS one).

it's amazing to me, how penny-wise and dollar foolish people can be.

and maybe because Trappers are an independent sort, but they seem to think they are more qualified for EVERY task than the professionals in a given field.

(no, you SHOULDN'T try to remove your own spleen, just because you can gut a deer).

Ask for them to pay ALL attorney fees

+ rent to the county!

I have a pipeline next to my property. I’m talking as close as you can get to the property line. There were some definite issues when they first put it in. My neighbor is an older fellow and he is a really nice guy. So everyone in the neighborhood decided that they needed to ride their ATV up and down the hill next to my house. This went on for a couple years. Then the pipeline company put in a second line next to the first. This time they put fences at all the property lines. That stopped a lot of traffic. There are some advantages too. First off, I’ve caught so much fur on that pipeline that it would surprise you. Everything, coyotes, Fox, bobcats, coon, etc. I’ve also shot quite a few deer on it. Once the fences went up, the animals started using it more.

Easements make private land become public land.

Not true, very far from the truth.

Your opinion might be true where you live not true at all where I live. My saying that is having signing easement on my property and what I have experienced and witnessed. I value your experience but my experience is completely different. People use the roads and easements all the time and have no legal right to do so. So private land becomes public land in my area. From pouching, fishing, hunting and just using the easement and most are up to no good.

Thanks for your opinion not trying to change your experience with easement just giving my experience with them.

I am a retired attorney and this was one area that I worked with regularly. Ignore most of the advice given here. Hire an excellent experienced attorney to take care of this for you. Don’t think you can do this yourself, don’t listen to crackpot ideas, and don’t turn this into an armed standoff. This may greatly benefit you. Opportunity is knocking on your door.

Best wishes.

An easement is a very specific legal agreement. It only conveys the rights spelled out in the agreement.

If you choose to allow folks who have no rights per the easement to use/abuse the property, that is on you!