small rivers

[luckycrank]

are there any tresspass laws to be aware of for accessing small rivers that run through private land I am under the assumption if water passes a under or within a feet of a roadway it is accessable and as long as your a certain amount of feet from the surface of the water while hunting .

[Stringerless!]

Not as long as you access from a road right of way or public access and keep both feet in the water or stay in the boat. ( As far as I know )

[luckycrank]

dont own a canoe or drift type boat, but if I did it'd be lights out for the green heads. Just curiuos if you could walk down stream and set up a few deeks and be legal if sitting on the bank.

[Gordie]

I have walked down rivers but the ones I hunt up here have catails along the shore so I just stand in those. could be a sticky situation I would call the CO luckyC sounds like you got a sweet spot to check out.

[duckster]

Water surface is public domain in MN. So if you are floating on or standing on the froozen water surface you are OK. If the stream runs through private land and If your feet are on the bottom you are probably standing on private land. I would ask for permission but that is just me. I don't enjoy my hunt if I am not completedly sure that I am in the right

Duckster

[mudslinger]

Everything under the water is public as long as you got there without crossing private lands. Also, I think anything under the normal water line is public too. Bang em up

[duckster]

I'm not sure about everything under the water being public. If it were me I would ask the local C.O. They would be the one dealing with you.

[Gordie]

Yea I know of a lake in sherburne county that under the water isnt puplic and they even closed what they used to call the puplic access. rivers are most likely differnt than that but the safest bet would be to contact the local CO and ask him/her about it.

[luckycrank]

never got around to it any way but theres always next year . they have used the area at lock up for as far as I an remember.