No Trespassing Signs on Crown Land

[ianm]

So, I've seen this a few times now. Is it possible to obtain rights to exclusive access of crown land and post "no trespassing" signage? Or is that totally bogus? Is there a way to get a printed map of an area showing crown land/reserve/private? I've done a bit of a search on here and the best I saw was to use imapBC but I can't get the layers to work.

Thanks in advance!

Ian

[Danicus]

For cattle grazing yes, but it's very limited in use. Is it possible the Crown Land ended and a land use title began, or is the sign new to an area you frequent and know is Crown Land?

[Sofa King]

lots of people put up "no trespassing" signs where it's perfectly legal for anyone to go.
they are just trying to intimidate unknowing people into staying away.

[ianm]

I figured as much...it just so happens that the signs are brand spanking new. The only thing I'm concerned about is that there is a very small chance it could be private, so I'd love to find a way to confirm my suspicions definitively.

[Sofa King]

For cattle grazing yes, but it's very limited in use. Is it possible the Crown Land ended and a land use title began, or is the sign new to an area you frequent and know is Crown Land?

that's bullshit.
if it's crown land they shouldn't be able to stop people just because of cattle grazing.
they have their own land where they can keep their cattle and the people out.
they shouldn't be able to also do that on crown land.

[ryanb]

How can you say it's not private if you don't even know how to check?

My guess would be that they are legit signs and it's private property.

[835]

just bring out the shotty and pump a bunch of rounds into the signs... they will get the point

[BigfishCanada]

I know some public areas that have private signs posted, pisses me off, i know the locals that did it also, said they were tired or road hunters blasting away

[Sofa King]

How can you say it's not private if you don't even know how to check?

My guess would be that they are legit signs and it's private property.

see, there's the thing though.
you are one of those that just believes the sign and carries on.
I'm assuming that the op is fairly sure that it's crown land, but wondering if there is some clause where one can put up the signs.
best thing to do for sure is to contact the powers-that-be and try to confirm.
one has to be positive before thinking about crossing that line.

[ianm]

see, there's the thing though.
you are one of those that just believes the sign and carries on.
I'm assuming that the op is fairly sure that it's crown land, but wondering if there is some clause where one can put up the signs.
best thing to do for sure is to contact the powers-that-be and try to confirm.
one has to be positive before thinking about crossing that line.

Yup, you are correct Sofa. 99% sure it's crown land, and the purpose for posting is to figure out if this is bogus or not, and if there is in fact some legitimacy to posting the signs (whether or not grazing rights equate to complete control over the land in question etc).

Who might be the "powers-that-be"? I'm no dummy, and I want surety about my suspicions before I just traipse onto what could be someone's off-the-grid plot of land.

Thanks!