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It has been that way for as long as I have been here. Day use is only good till 10pm. Here is the pdf to all the rules. http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rules/RULES/6990.pdf
WoodNF, Bummer of an ordeal! I do not the rules enough to know who is right or wrong here, but I find it especially sad when a man's name and contact # are visible, and yet our public servants seem more and more detached from a common sense approach and solution. Therefore, they opt to forgo an extra minute or two of his (her) precious time, and not contact the owner. Another case history of bureaucrats missing an opportunity to easily resolve any misunderstanding or minor problem that existed. Instead, their remedy is to DROP THE HAMMER. I hope it ends well for you WoodNF and hopefully the bitter taste of dealing with these type of Nazis soon fades and you again look forward to your time spent on the ice.
The state would absolutely kill the ability to enjoy any recreation for us and our families, just my opinion. If our state takes control of federal lands, I'm outta here.
Give up on the state taking over federal land. It is another ploy to distract everyone from what is happening to this country. 49 other states are part owners of that land and Wy would have to pay them for it. At $2500 an acre (low) that would be about 75 billion dollars. Not going to happen. We should be worrying about the fact that they can't read the constitution. These are ballpark numbers but 300k pop of Wy could not come up with that.
Back on topic here- Sorry for the poor luck with possibly over zealous rangers, but rules do seem to be rules. We all have to live by them, fair or not, like them or not, and our choices create our fate.
That's the thing. They broke their own rules. They want to get me under Section 5, Abandoned Property. But they took it before the 30 days which is expressly stated in the rules.