{"id":4232,"date":"2018-01-23T08:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2025-04-26T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:23","slug":"iwf-currently-your-right-to-access-public-areas-is-not-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=4232","title":{"rendered":"IWF &#8211; Currently, Your Right To Access Public Areas is Not Protected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-T.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4233\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-T.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-T.jpg 782w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-T-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-T-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou read that right! There currently exists no Idaho law protecting your right to access public areas that you pay for. That means anyone can barricade a public tract and prevent your horse, ATV, or motorcycle from passage without fear of repercussion.\u00a0 And even more common, Idaho sportsmen are running into \u201cNO TRESPASSING\u201d signs on public lands and waters that they have every right to access.\u00a0 Don\u2019t believe it?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/news\/state\/idaho\/article163822298.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Check out this news story and the video<\/a>\u00a0of an encounter with an armed security guard patrolling a Forest Service road.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, for instance, public funds can be used to purchase and maintain permanent, motorized public access on a road.\u00a0 Anyone can physically obstruct that road and block your access without fear of repercussion. Imagine your disappointment when you draw a coveted elk tag only to show up on opening day to find a locked gate across a public road.\u00a0 Sure you can call the local sheriff.\u00a0 But with extremely limited funding, and perpetrators with deep pocketbooks, local law enforcement simply can\u2019t prioritize prosecuting these types of cases.<\/p>\n<p>The scenarios are endless, but one thing is for sure, your right to access public property is not secure.\u00a0 IWF has been working with legislators, motorized recreation groups, and sportsman groups to close this loophole and create a succinct amendment to an existing law that will put the power of protecting public access in the people\u2019s hands. To review the most updated version of the proposed legislation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/3625-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/3625-2\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516134952272000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_tEF9BVoeUr_t35qr9rvdG-T3Vg\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever seen signs or physical barriers to impeding access your public lands? Submit your story below and we will deliver your comments to our legislators.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/currently-your-right-to-access-public-areas-is-not-protected\/\">Link to IWF website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IWF-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4234\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IWF-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IWF-logo.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IWF-logo-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IWF-logo-768x165.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"post_title post_title_none_img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/labrador-against-salmon\/\">Rep. Labrador Co-Sponsors Bill To Cease Creation of New Salmon Recovery Plans<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"post_title post_title_none_img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/federal-bill-will-block-idaho-salmon-and-steelhead-recovery\/\">Federal Bill Will Block Idaho Salmon and Steelhead Recovery<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"post_title post_title_none_img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahowildlife.org\/with-d-c-vote-idahos-rep-labrador-reveals-intentions-with-public-lands\/\">With D.C. Vote, Idaho\u2019s Rep. Labrador Reveals Intentions With Public Lands<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You read that right! There currently exists no Idaho law protecting your right to access public areas that you pay for. That means anyone can barricade a public tract and prevent your horse, ATV, or motorcycle from passage without fear of repercussion.\u00a0 And even more common, Idaho sportsmen are running into \u201cNO TRESPASSING\u201d signs on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-lands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4235,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4232\/revisions\/4235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}