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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 769620" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Something to keep in mind is that ranchers and farmers open up about 8,000,000 acres of land through block management. The land being sought through corner crossing is about 800,000 about 1/10th of block management land. Much of that 800,000 acres is unaccessable via corners because of natural physical obstructions. And a lot of otherwise landlocked public land is also currently opened up through block management. Hope you're getting the picture here. Telling the ranchers and farmers to stick it will not be beneficial I assure you. Most of my business is with farmers and ranchers and the overwhelming majority of them are real descent folks. They've also got their issues with slob hunters, etc.</p><p></p><p>I also have had the frustration of a rancher turning loose his herd into USFS public grazing land a few days before the general season started. Took leave from work, drove 5 hours with my buddies to a spot that I scouted during archery, and found all the elk had been chased out by the cows. Pretty much blew the entire costly trip. So I agree, something needs to be worked out there. And I also agree, that if landowners are profiting from elk, deer, etc., they should be required to open up a pertcentage of their land for hunting so Montana residents can share the resource. Too many residents sucking hind tit to out-of-staters paying for the prime hunting. i.e., $15,000 per bull hunt (not even guaranteed) on Turner's ranchers, who has a whole lot of public land tied up and profiting off of it. He isn't even a resident. Something definitely not right there.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that these issues all need to be worked out with some thought and the best possible outcome for everyone involved and corner jumping ain't it. I would much rather have easy access to public land than to have to hop a corner at a time and try to heave my game back over the corners and be on good terms with the locals. It just makes life a whole lot easier and enjoyable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 769620, member: 11717"] Something to keep in mind is that ranchers and farmers open up about 8,000,000 acres of land through block management. The land being sought through corner crossing is about 800,000 about 1/10th of block management land. Much of that 800,000 acres is unaccessable via corners because of natural physical obstructions. And a lot of otherwise landlocked public land is also currently opened up through block management. Hope you're getting the picture here. Telling the ranchers and farmers to stick it will not be beneficial I assure you. Most of my business is with farmers and ranchers and the overwhelming majority of them are real descent folks. They've also got their issues with slob hunters, etc. I also have had the frustration of a rancher turning loose his herd into USFS public grazing land a few days before the general season started. Took leave from work, drove 5 hours with my buddies to a spot that I scouted during archery, and found all the elk had been chased out by the cows. Pretty much blew the entire costly trip. So I agree, something needs to be worked out there. And I also agree, that if landowners are profiting from elk, deer, etc., they should be required to open up a pertcentage of their land for hunting so Montana residents can share the resource. Too many residents sucking hind tit to out-of-staters paying for the prime hunting. i.e., $15,000 per bull hunt (not even guaranteed) on Turner's ranchers, who has a whole lot of public land tied up and profiting off of it. He isn't even a resident. Something definitely not right there. Bottom line is that these issues all need to be worked out with some thought and the best possible outcome for everyone involved and corner jumping ain't it. I would much rather have easy access to public land than to have to hop a corner at a time and try to heave my game back over the corners and be on good terms with the locals. It just makes life a whole lot easier and enjoyable. [/QUOTE]
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