blm pigs

[sneeke]

BILL KESTERSON harassing pig hunters trying to access the stockdale mountain blm area in monterey county. this landowner patrolls the trail head parking area recording vehicle license plates and takes pictures of vehicles and records time on property,will call fish and game to check hunters.although there are lots of pigs in this area,be aware you are being watched so have current maps and gps.stay within the blm boundries!:hog chewing:

 

[Call_me_Tom]

Sounds like some with a chip on their shoulder & too much time on their hands.

 

[HOGHUNTER714]

This has been discussed MANY times here before. You can do a search and get a TON of info on Stockdale mountain and Kesterson..Enjoy!!!

 

[hawaiian style]

Maybe someone should report this guy for stalking.

 

[lane375H&H]

That is 100% accurate, the private property has to A: be fence, B: be posted no trespassing, with signs X amount of feet per mile along the whole perimeter of the property. Ill find the penal code from DFG and post it on here for all.


I just dealt with this a few weeks ago.

 

[lane375H&H]

Ok here is the Penal Code from the California DFG -

"It is unlawful to enter any lands under cultivation or enclosed by a fence, belonging to, or occupied by, another, or to enter any uncultivated or unenclosed lands, including lands temporarily inundated by waters flowing outside the established banks of a river, stream, slough, or other waterway, where signs forbidding trespass are displayed at intervals not less than three to the mile along all exterior boundaries and at all roads and trails entering such lands, for the purpose of discharging any firearm or taking or destroying any mammal or bird, including any waterfowl, on such lands without having first obtained written permission from the owner of such lands, or his agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof. Such signs may be of any size and wording, other than the wording required for signs under Section 2017, which will fairly advise persons about to enter the land that the use of such land is so restricted." (Section 2016, Fish and Game Code)

 

[sneeke]

i have reciently learned if someone post no hunting signs on thier property not even the land owner can hunt legally, no hunting means no one period, shame on you mr kessler!

 

[rnjwildhoghunts]

i have reciently learned if someone post no hunting signs on thier property not even the land owner can hunt legally, no hunting means no one period, shame on you mr kessler!

So what are you trying to say, if you put a no trespassing sign on your back yard you can not even enter it legally?

 

[freezer]

Is Kesterson doing anything illegal? Does he verbally harass the hunters or is he just calling in plate numbers and patroling his own land? I spoke with a couple boat hunters at Lake Shasata who were harassed but some house boaters, the game warden wrote the house boaters a ticket. If he's being confruntational all you'ld have to do is set down a tape recorder and tell him to shut his pie hole. If he's posting private land a couple pictures, GPS cordinates and a call to the warden should put an end to that. By the way is the warden a reasonable man or is he a Kesterson croney? If he's unreasonable why not E mail DFG about him? As a matter of fact why not get all the posters form this and any other forum you've heard heard about this jerk on to e mail a complaint to DFG about Kesterson? The only way to stop a narsisist is to throw the law back in his face.

 

[Beastie]

Sneeke, where did you recently "learn" that if you own the land and post no hunting even the landowner cannot hunt?? Is this a law, or something that someone told you? That seems like one of the most rediculous statements I have heard, not blaming you, just wondering where you learned that. So in other words, if I own land, I need to post No tresspassing signs, then I can hunt on MY own land, but if I put No Hunting, I cannot hunt MY own land???? Sounds very very bizzar to me, a matter of symantics I think.

 

[Rooster]

Thought land only needed to be posted once every 1/4 mile and at every main entry point, not that what he is doing sounds right.

 

[boar slayer]

just checked title 14 code 2017 dfg regs no hunting means no hunting period and may also mean absoluty no discharge of firearms on posted no hunting property .
what signs need to say is no tresspassing no hunting without permission.
how about a thousand dollar fine and 6 months in jail for hunting on your own land

 

[QEU]

some reading on Kevin Kester

Kevin Kester: ZoomInfo Business People Information

 

[sneeke]

ok fellas i guess this kevin kester guy has 22,000 acres he inheareted. it just happens to be near parkfield,prime pig country.well it just so happens his land borders blm land stockdale mountain.the pigs use the mountain for bedding during the day.there is only one trail in to the area. the pigs are rooting up even the parking area.but this guy will stop at nothing to get you cited for tresspassing! he patrolls the access taking down vehicle info and his buddy dfg warden is just a call away.he will acuse you of tresspassing with a " i saw your footprints on my land" so anyway if you do get cited and go to court its a 800.00 fine or i guess you could spend 5,000 for a lawer and fight it. anyway this guy really has no friends and has intimidated all hunters trying to use our public land.i even herd of a guy who actually has someone drop him off and pick him up just to avoid a confrontation! c-mon guys whats the solution to get our land back!

 

[sneeke]

the law says if you post no hunting, no one can hunt not even the landowner.so if kester is hunting or selling hunts he is breaking the law. besides harrassing us law abiding citizens

 

[#1Predator]

just checked title 14 code 2017 dfg regs no hunting means no hunting period and may also mean absoluty no discharge of firearms on posted no hunting property .
what signs need to say is no tresspassing no hunting without permission.
how about a thousand dollar fine and 6 months in jail for hunting on your own land

Fish and Game Code:

2017. It is unlawful to take any mammal or bird or to discharge any
firearm upon any land (whether fenced, cultivated, or not) where
signs, at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and reading:
"PRIVATE PROPERTY NO HUNTING" are displayed at intervals not less
than three to the mile along all exterior boundaries and at all roads
and trails entering the land.
This section applies to all persons, including the owner or the
person in lawful possession of the land, and any person obtaining
permission, written or oral, from the owner or the person in lawful
possession of the land, so long as the signs remain posted on the
land.
Nothing in this section prohibits the owner or his or her agent
from taking nonprotected mammals or birds on the land.

 

[hiline345]

So what are you trying to say, if you put a no trespassing sign on your back yard you can not even enter it legally?

I think what he is saying is NO HUNTING he made no mention about entering

 

[sneeke]

this issue is not a new one.this guy has beenup to this for over ten years now.blm wont address the issue,believe me ive tried.the only way to take our land back is to show up in numbers.im sure if 20 vehicles showed up for a weekend hunt,this clown would ----his pants.how about a free group hunt?the pigs are there ive seen em i even have topos with boundry lines for whoever.we pay taxes right!!

 

[sdnative13]

Sounds like a good idea to me. Set up a time and place and let's get the ball rolling. If people are truly only hunting and accessing public blm land then it should be perfictly legal and safe. On another note I'd be curious to see if anyone who has been cited hasever tried to fight it and what the outcome was

 

[DFGELK]

Fish and Game Code:

2017. It is unlawful to take any mammal or bird or to discharge any
firearm upon any land (whether fenced, cultivated, or not) where
signs, at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and reading:
"PRIVATE PROPERTY NO HUNTING" are displayed at intervals not less
than three to the mile along all exterior boundaries and at all roads
and trails entering the land.
This section applies to all persons, including the owner or the
person in lawful possession of the land, and any person obtaining
permission, written or oral, from the owner or the person in lawful
possession of the land, so long as the signs remain posted on the
land.
Nothing in this section prohibits the owner or his or her agent
from taking nonprotected mammals or birds on the land.

I think the last sentence sums it up