Dusty Roads
05-07-2013, 09:25 AM
So I was out the other day, drove a few Km's past what I believe is a compressor station for a gas line of sorts (around the station there is lots of no shooting signs etc etc.
i was long past it and walked in on a spot where the line meets up with the road. I parked and proceeded to walk up the clearing, pipeline is buried, no signs etc, crown land.
walking away from the compressor station, couldn't hear it couldn't see it, my guess is probably 5 k away from it. After having no luck, I walked back to my truck, when I got there I was met by a guy who has a cabin at the end if the road, real tree hugger type, he accused me of breaking the law and endangering the ecosystem and even threatened to call the RCMP if he sees me hunting the line again, he conformed with me that it's crown land but really laid into me. I buggered off, I searched the regs... I even left messages and emails with conservation officers (no responses 10 days later) and I'm just curious, my dad worked for PNG 10 years ago and said people did it all the time... Was I in the wrong? Maybe a newbie question but need some confirmation here... Thanks for any response
i was long past it and walked in on a spot where the line meets up with the road. I parked and proceeded to walk up the clearing, pipeline is buried, no signs etc, crown land.
walking away from the compressor station, couldn't hear it couldn't see it, my guess is probably 5 k away from it. After having no luck, I walked back to my truck, when I got there I was met by a guy who has a cabin at the end if the road, real tree hugger type, he accused me of breaking the law and endangering the ecosystem and even threatened to call the RCMP if he sees me hunting the line again, he conformed with me that it's crown land but really laid into me. I buggered off, I searched the regs... I even left messages and emails with conservation officers (no responses 10 days later) and I'm just curious, my dad worked for PNG 10 years ago and said people did it all the time... Was I in the wrong? Maybe a newbie question but need some confirmation here... Thanks for any response