I agree Mighty, and the reason that the INDEPENDENT RESURVEY was accomplished would be in the Group File and possibly stated on the survey plat?Keith

linebenderMaybe Gary does not know that GIS does not establish boundaries? Sorta like in past, some would try to use USGS quad sheets to establish th...

PabloIt is definitely not a pin cushion situation and without seeing the survey plat of the township to the north (T.8 S.); the notes read as if there...

No comment David?I posted my opinion!Keith

ScottSorry, missed the sarcasm note.Keith

clearcutOf course, you always have to ask, "can I defend this decision in court?"Wow, is that ever true!!How many surveyors would be willing to testif...

DeralExcellent post and is right on point to my post on another thread about accepting pieces of iron that have not been recorded or set by a surveyor...

A question for KeithI did not specifically answer your question having to do with your linked IBLA decision. I read it again, hastily and seems like ...

linebenderIt sure looks to me like the GIS lines do not follow boundaries on the ground?Or, maybe too much reliance on GIS boundaries are creating the...

Excellent questions and post, DavidFirst off, it seems to me that surveyors have/are using any kind of scrap metal including 2 bit rebar with no caps ...

Keith...If it was set by a surveyor, his drawings and records would show it MOL? So whats the harm in moving it to the position he says it is already ...

Does Keith accept the original stone one year, then Pablo's monument the next?Is this supposed to mean something?Keith

Keith...Not a goat herder here, but it would only make sense to drive a stake in the ground where the goat could graze on the entire circle, not be re...

I repeatSo how does the smartest surveyor determine that the iron rod is a goat stake?

If possible, go to Oahu and visit Pearl Harbor and take the tour to see the Arizona and of course the Big Missouri, battle ships.Keith

I seriously doubt that you could find anybody there to point out the hospital?

I am thinking that the definition of a "goat stake" is any piece of metal sticking out of the ground that is not at the exact measured true point for ...

How did you tell if it was a goat stake and within a link of the corner?

Surprise, surpriseAnybody out there that would like to speak for the two mentioned?I know there are several that believe in total!Come on out and enjo...

Why is there a thought of a goat stake at a corner position?Why would a farmer tie his goat to a corner in the property anyway?This premise is totally...