True property lines versus existing fences

[Bluefish]

Had a coworker who had to deal with this in CO. New next door owner resurveyed the property that was developed in the 60’s. Found the property line was off by 10 ft as the survey of the development was off. Had a fence at the original survey line, went to court and had to move it 10 ft closer to coworkers house as that was the correct location even though it had been at the original survey forever. So even though the property line had been at one location based on the original survey and maintained by the parties the new survey overruled it. The moral, know your states laws.

 

[BluMtn]

When reading about the price of those cows I had to look at the posting dates. I thought this was an old post that got revived. If you are buying cows for those prices send me a PM with the guys name that is selling them.

 

[heavyhorns]

Likely within your rights but playing with fire. I'm assuming the fence was put there intentionally because terrain was easier to deal with. If I was your landowner I would drive some t posts along the boundary every so often to mark it and obviously the neighbor would acknowledge that as well. Try to remove the gray. Had a similar scenario in Colorado a couple years ago where a fence encroached into national forest. OnX and GoHunt both showed I was good to go to shoot. I took it a step further and called game and fish to confirm. They told me in that area property lines were not exactly correct. I passed. Glad it wasn't a giant.

 

[5MilesBack]

When reading about the price of those cows I had to look at the posting dates. I thought this was an old post that got revived. If you are buying cows for those prices send me a PM with the guys name that is selling them.

They might be miniature cows.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Property lines and fencelines can be tricky especially if they have been there for decades. I am wondering if a trip to the county assessor's office might reveal a sale of that part of the ranch?? Probably not since the owners didn't mention it. I certainly would not base my fight on the On X lines on their app. They have been known to be a "little off" in several situations I have read about on hunting forums. I remember reading that On X had property marked as private but was actually US parks & wildlife areas that were supposed to be available and accessible to the public. And the case where some property owner had a gate put across a road that was on public land trying to prevent access by the public.

 

[jayhawk]

What did the landowner say? You should ask them how to handle that situation

 

[Pulleye16]

It's definitely not that simple. It's also not OP's land.

It can be that simple. Is the neighboring property AG land? if so, is he farming the disputed land? Does the neighbor have any structures on the land?

If no to all those, its really that simple as putting up markers...if he chooses.

And fyi...OnX and alike are not "certified" mapping programs. Even Beacon/GIS websites are not official.

 

[Hunter26]

Yeah, this sounds like a battle for the land owner if they choose to have it. I don't think you have any ability to do anything as you aren't the land owner. You either convince them to do something or just keep doing what you are doing. My guess is adverse possession could be a real problem from the sounds of how long they have owned the property. My assumption is that fence has been there a long time and thus there is a good chance the people you have access on don't own that land anymore.