FLDS Claims Ntl Forrest Land

[Poser]

A fundamentalist sect of the LDS claims that 1,000 acres of NF land outside of Mancos, CO is their’s, citing the Homstead Act of 1862.

This is unit 73 in Colorado. Chicken Creek area to be specific. I’ve hunted this area before myself. In the last few weeks there have been reports of domestic dogs dying from poisoned coyote bait near the campground area which is in or very near the area in question.

Group’s land claim outside Mancos spurs social media storm, threats to remove fence

Free Land Holders started fencing off an estimated 1,460 acres near Chicken Creek outside Mancos that they say belongs to them, not the U.S. Forest Service. Wednesday afternoon during a meeting with M...

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[Billy Goat]

Reports are of m44's being used on the site?

 

[Bluumoon]

A fundamentalist sect of the LDS claims that 1,000 acres of NF land outside of Mancos, CO is their’s, citing the Homstead Act of 1862.

This is unit 73 in Colorado. Chicken Creek area to be specific. I’ve hunted this area before myself. In the last few weeks there have been reports of domestic dogs dying from poisoned coyote bait near the campground area which is in or very near the area in question.

Group’s land claim outside Mancos spurs social media storm, threats to remove fence

Free Land Holders started fencing off an estimated 1,460 acres near Chicken Creek outside Mancos that they say belongs to them, not the U.S. Forest Service. Wednesday afternoon during a meeting with M...

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I hunted the area last month. I'd bet $ the dogs dying issue is related.

 

[Bluumoon]

Reports are of m44's being used on the site?

Unknown poison at this point. Dogs have been close to owners, but not on leashes, rapid declines.

 

[canyonhunter47]

The homestead act was repealed decades ago so a new claim is a non starter. Is that all they’re basing it on or is there more to it?

 

[Bluumoon]

The homestead act was repealed decades ago so a new claim is a non starter. Is that all they’re basing it on or is there more to it?

“My grandfather lived around here, so I’m not new”

 

[Poser]

I hunted the area last month. I'd bet $ the dogs dying issue is related.

When I first saw the posts about dogs being poisoned, my thought was “the only person with an invested stake in killing coyotes would be the individual with the grazing permit.” On further thought, that person wouldn’t possibly be that stupid, so I was left to wonder who benefits from poisoning coyotes on public land? This now makes sense.

There is a group of locals who are apparently intending to show up and remove the fence themselves. I don’t imagine a confrontation ending well for the “homesteaders”

 

[Poser]

Unknown poison at this point. Dogs have been close to owners, but not on leashes, rapid declines.

I heard it was most likely cyanide -dogs dead within minutes.

 

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[Wyo_hntr]

It would appear that this location is within the boundaries of the fictional state of Deseret. Must be theirs then....

 

[Rotnguns]

Wow, I sure hope the fence removal planned for today proceeds safely. This Free Land Holder group sounds like a cult that wants to grab land, using religion to bolster their highly-questionable legal claim.