As an example of public land abuse in NW Colorado the mines think nothing of fencing off public land access - of course all those little 3 acre strips are part of a "blast area" and much too dangerous for the public. Miraculously the mine employees and immediate family hunt those same areas safely.
Landlocked BLM is a huge scam. Buy sell or trade parcels to make public land accessible like you would if you ran it like any normal enterprise. The practice of enclosing hundreds or thousands of acres behind small private parcels does a disservice to the public.
Even though these abuses are commonplace much better to have the Feds inefficiently muddle around then have the states cash out our wildland heritage to cover a budget shortfall.
