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Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Public Land Access Case

7/17/2025

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Fred Eshelman, the owner of Elk Mountain Ranch, is taking his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a 10th Circuit ruling that deemed corner crossing as non-trespassing. This pivotal case, sparked by four Missouri hunters accessing public land over his property, could reshape public land access rights and challenge existing state trespass laws across the West.

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Story summary

Fred Eshelman, the owner of Elk Mountain Ranch, is taking his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a 10th Circuit ruling that deemed corner crossing as non-trespassing. This pivotal case, sparked by four Missouri hunters accessing public land over his property, could reshape public land access rights and challenge existing state trespass laws across the West.