True, and that sucks. I'm ineligible to hunt 95% of the animals that live on 100% Federal land. That's a pretty crappy deal for the Federal landowner.
You made your choices and priorities so stop whining about it.
75-100 years ago the residents of the western states made the choice to bring wildlife/game animals back from almost extinction--and they were the ones who initially paid the money.
The courts decided long ago and many, many, times decided the states have the authority to manage the wildlife--and to make a distinction between residents and nonresidents.
Wildlife in the west depend on
private lands too--in some cases more than public lands.
If or when you do decide to move to a western state, like many pilgrims you'll probably find out you won't be imbued with any special karma when it comes time to find the critters--because once again, your success will be where you put your priorities, energy and resources.
Lastly, this thread is about the sale and management of federal lands. If you want a forum complaining about resident vs nonresident quotas start your own thread rather than hijack this one. Or do a search and revive one of the old threads........
Casey
