Hunter Hopes to Change Doctrine That Gives Wildlife Agents Free Rein on Private Property
Property owners are fighting a Prohibition-era Supreme Court decision that laid the groundwork for government agents to enter and search private land at will.
BATON ROUGE, La.—At 39 degrees Fahrenheit under cloudy skies, that day was cooler than average for December. Having seen no deer, Tom Manuel decided to head back to his house.
He was taken aback when he met a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent standing beside a state truck inside his property line. The warden asked for his gun so he could unload it.
