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As I understand the courts decision, until the legislators come to a decision, no one including landowners are allowed to put a boat on non-meandered waters nor can landowners give someone permission to access these waters. As I understand it, if I owned a cabin on North Scatterwood Lake or another non-meandered water, I wouldn't be able to legally launch and use my boat. I think the the legislature could set up a system like is used for walk in hunting areas where landowners who volunteer would be paid by the acre for access. They do need to get off their arses and get something done for once. In my opinion there will always be landowners who will never grant access.
A friend of mine recently purchased a property as a rental fishing cabin ice dawg. The court decision will certainly impact the property values let alone the ability to rent it to other fishermen for a weekend or week. Last year I was thinking of purchasing lake property just across the MN side of the line, within in at least a days drive of the glacial lakes. I'm pretty excited I decided to wait a few more years in case I Wanted to make a permanent move. I cannot imagine the frustration of those who may have purchased a vacation/fishing property, or even possibly retired and bought some ground, only to have something like this impact it. Wyoming has walk-in hunt and fishing access and it seems to work fairly solid. And you're correct about landowners, some will not allow access at all, some will (not shooting their elk though lol), and some will charge a small seasonal fee. I've found most landowners who shut off access have had a bad experience with the public in one way or another. Like you, I hope this is sorted out to some sort of satisfaction for all parties involved soon.
The SD Supreme Court told the SD Legislature in 2004 that it is their responsibility to solve the non-meandered water issue and they have done nothing with the issue. I have seen first hand what caused some landowners to take the issue to court. They have had to clean up trash around the non-meandered lakes on their property and have been disturbed early in the morning by people running ice augers close enough to their home to wake them. People tearing up road ditches to launch boats. It is a landowners responsibility to mow these ditches which became impossible or nearly so. I seldom fish in the Webster area anymore do to these fish pigs who care about no one but themselves. I have been on Bitter Lake one time and that was enough of that zoo for me. I can remember the good old days of fist fights at boat launches on Lake Oahe. Landowners pay taxes on unusable land and I don't blame them for some being angry. Hopefully the legislature will be able to work with both sides to solve the issue. It seems there was an initiated measure voted in by taxpayers trying to keep our politicians half way honest last November and our legislators tore it apart like a chicken pouncing on a junebug. I'm anxiously waiting to see how excited they will be about something that doesn't affect their wallets. It has only been ignored since 2004 so far.