I wanted to know what the rules are in NY for hunting on power lines aka high tensions? I have heard mixed replies from people saying they have hunted power lines for the view they supply with no problems with power company. 1 person has hunted power lines for years in NY and told me people from the power company actually encouraged him to hunt on the power lines (property). A friend of mine had a run in with a nieghboring land owner hunting in a ground blind on the power lines for deer. We have hunted a small section of power lines for several years with no problems when a nieghboring land owner crossed with his ATV. He said its illegal to hunt any part of the power lines on the ground along with him using his ATV so i guess he can break the law but the small stretch of power lines we hunt is off limits according to him. We did not argue with him and left. Does anyone know what the policy is in NY when it comes to hunting the power lines?

I use to hunt the power lines in the southern zone years ago.My understanding is the power company leases from the land owner and all other the rights stay with the land owner..

if there cross your hunting property u can hunt them just dont climb them. Some companies get upset with that and you can get shocked. friend had to get air lifted acouple years ago when he climbed one and got shocked fell about 25 foot

some power lines cross private property and you are trespassing.
there is not a "right of way" on all of them.
(use your bow and walk)

I know the power company owns the land the towers/poles are located on and do not lease them. No one other then the power company can stop you from hunting them and a nieghboring land owner the power lines go threw has no say. Either way a call to the power company should clarify things.

Not necessarily true, at least not everywhere. They have easements with the landowners, not sure where ownership responsibilities lie. I know up here all our power lines run on crown land (around Gillam, everything is crown land), but further south they run on private property.

As far as climbing towers, no it's maybe not the best idea, but as far as getting shocked, if you keep the steel between you and the conductor, you're alright. If it's gonna jump anywhere, it's going to go to the structure. If you lean out, then yeah, you're closer and become the new target. The absolute limit of approach for qualified and trained personnel on 230KV is 10 feet, double that and there's no way you should run into problems. Not sure exactly what voltage your transmission lines are, but chances are they'll be 230kv or below. There is some 345, 500, and I think even up to 765, but keep in mind that if there is a solid conductive structure between you and the current carrying conductor, that's where it will flash over to if anywhere.

That's more safety information than a recommendation. I figure, if people are going to climb a tower, they may as well know where they can go. I'm pretty sure it's illegal (trespassing if nothing else) to climb a tower, and it really isn't a good idea.

call the game commission 10x out of 10 they will tell you that unless you get permission from the land owner

There are high lines running through my parents property and the only people with permission to be on the property is the power authority and us, we share a key to the gate. anyone else on it is TRESPASSING!

we do open the gate for snowmobiling and let people ride atvs across it...but NO hunting at all.