Several years ago, a local snowmobile club where I lived had permission to transit across a pretty wide range of fields due to the generosity of a large farming operation. That was good until someone went off the trail by about 400-500 feet and clipped a piece of farm equipment that was parked in a staging area with other equipment. The snowmobiler, even though he clearly departed the trail, won a mid 6-figure sum for injuries.
The farm’s insurance paid but the ins company said no more recreational use. So due to one idiot, the local club lost access to over 4,000 acres of land for possible use, and lost direct access to a couple of major routes used by several clubs. The managing partner was pretty sad but said it had to be done unless they wanted to self insure.
Yep. We have a couple of people we let hunt our property and we have to have them sign a waver promising not to sue us should they fall out of a tree or something. I hate to do it because these guys are friends of ours but they bring their buddies along and we do not know them.