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Why don't private landowners firmly set two tall metal poles, covered with razor wire, 2 inches from the corner?

I support public right of way, but it seems a landowner who wants to de facto seize the public land could do that.

In this case there was a metal “No Trespassing” sign at the corner. The hunters used a stepladder to climb over it, such that both ends of the ladder were on public land. The prosecution claims that they still violated the private landowners’ air rights in the process.

Certainly. If instead they had 20' tall poles covered in spikes (with a gap of 2" in between so as not to impinge on public property) that would not be a question. I am glad that that is not happening!

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