DRAFTSTUD
Well-known member
I am constantly having to explain to people back East about the stupidity of the Transfer of Public Lands. While there are millions of us who travel out West for both Hunting and non Hunting activities, there seems to be a lot of folks who have never ventured out to see the wonders of the West.
I try to explain about all of the National Forests that they are familiar with back east. What would they do if next year if they drove to the Ozarks or the Ouachita NF in Arkansas and there was a gate where they used to have their Deer Camp or where they Mountain Biked? A tract of Public Land might just be a small local tract that some folks take a walk with their dog, but it means everything to them and you have to focus on that feeling.
Last night I had a pretty brisk exchange with a Ted Cruz voter who has never been on a Elk hunt or topped a Mountain on the back of a horse or Mule to see what I have seen in the past. My worst fear is one day I will stand at a fence and wave my hand toward a mountain and tell my son or grandson that I used to hunt Elk and Mule Deer up there behind this gate. John
I try to explain about all of the National Forests that they are familiar with back east. What would they do if next year if they drove to the Ozarks or the Ouachita NF in Arkansas and there was a gate where they used to have their Deer Camp or where they Mountain Biked? A tract of Public Land might just be a small local tract that some folks take a walk with their dog, but it means everything to them and you have to focus on that feeling.
Last night I had a pretty brisk exchange with a Ted Cruz voter who has never been on a Elk hunt or topped a Mountain on the back of a horse or Mule to see what I have seen in the past. My worst fear is one day I will stand at a fence and wave my hand toward a mountain and tell my son or grandson that I used to hunt Elk and Mule Deer up there behind this gate. John