Thread: **New discovery, Legal access!?**

A while back I ran in to the issue in mount lyford. The skifield managers dont allow access off the road to the public land accross the river to doc land. I didnt find this out until I
Rang them up to see if we could get access to drive up for the kids. Was goig to get the mrs to drop me off where the road goes into doc land. Unforturnatly when asked " whats your plans?" I out of character squeeled like a stuck pig. Old mate on the phone denied us entry and wouldnt have a bar of it.

Funny thing is the public road goes right up to the villages water overflow/swimming hole. Theres bassically skulls and crossbones everywhere saying you will be prosecuted and cctv lol for poaching blah blah blah.
Next evening I just went for a nosey and saw 3 hinds on the bush edge on the public land edge.
Technically via the Queens chain argument I should have had access from the water source to the river with out any complications. Due to the family being there,and not wanting any stir I left it.

It is a shame when certain land owners are difficult or have apower complex. Any old farmers I have known are always good sorts. My family never had issues with respectful people asking.

We used to beach our boat in queenstown tied up to a willow for years as everyone did. When summer came around went to check over our hobbie cat and dingy and the hobie was gone, along with my uncles fibreglass outboard, Flaming Marty the harbour master took em, in conversations when it came up about the queens chain, there was no question that we had the right to moore the boats there. All boats were chained and paddlocked.