Nowhere to Hunt!

[Archerichards]

Wake up boys. Trumps Big Beautiful Bill includes the sneaky provision to sell off our Federal hunting lands.

Yep. That's land you and I planned to hunt this fall!

Here is what Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has to say about it:
https://www.backcountryhunters.org/...ell_off_up_to_3_million_acres_of_public_lands

and

Here is what Outdoor Life has to say about it:
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/public-land-sell-off-senate/

 

[CJ19]

There are about a dozen other threads about this same topic.

 

[bozeman]

And I’m sure all of those states NOW would like NR involvement even after cutting the number/% of tags……. SMH.

 

[KurtR]

And I’m sure all of those states NOW would like NR involvement even after cutting the number/% of tags……. SMH.

That fact being pointed out doesn’t go over to well. When I have said something in one of the other 9 threads about this

 

[displacedtexan]

That fact being pointed out doesn’t go over to well. When I have said something in one of the other 9 threads about this

So you know you're not saying anything we haven't heard...

 

[KurtR]

So you know you're not saying anything we haven't heard...

maybe maybe not doesn’t seem to resonate though.

 

[dirtytough]

And I’m sure all of those states NOW would like NR involvement even after cutting the number/% of tags……. SMH.

This is one of those times “we are all in this together” since a resident might lose “their” spot.

 

[Jethro]

And I’m sure all of those states NOW would like NR involvement even after cutting the number/% of tags……. SMH.

This certainly is not a Res vs NR issue.

 

[fatlander]

Not a lot different than the Colorado issue last year. I donated a significant (to me) amount of money to the cause. Never have, and never plan to hunt CO.

Nonresidents are the devil except when they’re subsidizing wildlife in the west or supporting pro access and pro hunting initiatives.


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[KurtR]

This certainly is not a Res vs NR issue.

When NR are having more opportunity taking every year it makes a lot of people apathetic to the issue. They have no skin in the game

 

[OneGunTex]

This certainly is not a Res vs NR issue.

Idunno man, my home state is 99% private land. And I got cussed out last year as a [long string of expletives] Texan coming up here to hunt "his" birds. Seems like everyone agrees 'pay-to-play' is the way

 

[Dawg In Montana]

When NR are having more opportunity taking every year it makes a lot of people apathetic to the issue. They have no skin in the game

And not acting in a situation like this is cutting off your nose to spite your face, and we all could suffer as a result. It’s childish.

 

[fatlander]

And not acting in a situation like this is cutting off your nose to spite your face, and we all could suffer as a result. It’s childish.

I contacted my senators. If you see my truck at a trailhead this September in Montana, please don’t slash my tires. Thanks.


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[KurtR]

And not acting in a situation like this is cutting off your nose to spite your face, and we all could suffer as a result. It’s childish.

That’s what you’re not realizing there is no suffering for people who don’t or get to use it anymore. Calling people on the fence childish isn’t a great tactic to convince them to help the plight of the public land hunter.

 

[bozeman]

And not acting in a situation like this is cutting off your nose to spite your face, and we all could suffer as a result. It’s childish.

We ALL could suffer now....we only want the NR's to suffer, so help us out. Yeah, OK. Hold your breath and I'll be right there. As someone else stated, cut enough access to NR's as it has been and they lose interest. I shudder to see where back country hunting will be in 5 years.

 

[Dawg In Montana]

That’s what you’re not realizing there is no suffering for people who don’t or get to use it anymore. Calling people on the fence childish isn’t a great tactic to convince them to help the plight of the public land hunter.

Sure there is…we sell off more land, there is just as much demand for hunting but now less opportunity. Next time it could be your state, or the state you hunt as a NR. Or demand goes up in other states. If it doesn’t impact your hunting it will impact yours kids’ opportunities.

It’s all connected and hunters either stand together or they don’t.

 

[KurtR]

Sure there is…we sell off more land, there is just as much demand for hunting but now less opportunity. Next time it could be your state, or the state you hunt as a NR. Or demand goes up in other states. If it doesn’t impact your hunting it will impact yours kids’ opportunities.

It’s all connected and hunters either stand together or they don’t.

Not really hunters if we don’t get the chance to hunt. That’s why more hunters are worried about their back yard and not yours.

 

[Jethro]

We ALL could suffer now....we only want the NR's to suffer, so help us out. Yeah, OK. Hold your breath and I'll be right there. As someone else stated, cut enough access to NR's as it has been and they lose interest. I shudder to see where back country hunting will be in 5 years.

Not really hunters if we don’t get the chance to hunt. That’s why more hunters are worried about their back yard and not yours.

More NR hunting taking place today, than ever.

 

[Poser]

This thread in a nutshell:

"Resident hunters were mean to me so f*&% the national forests"

 

[KurtR]

This thread in a nutshell:

"Resident hunters were mean to me so f*&% the national forests"

And here is a prime example of what pushes people the the point of in difference.