PlusFive
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With all the issues in the west of inaccessible public land why have no western states used the power of eminent domain to grant access? States out east and in the mid-west have done it for years for far less convincing "public" interests. You would think that in states that have such a large economic stake in public hunting that they would use such power to grant access. All the state would have to do is provide just compensation and prove the taking is public use. Fair market value on a trail comprising of less than acre or two of land would cost the state little money compared to other less fruitful state endeavors.
