Aw gee, I'm gonna have to do direct replies here.
Randy, I understand your perspective because you sell it. Fine, but even in Montana you're only around five weeks a year out of a 52 week economy.
As for the selloffs, since statehood, AZ has sold what, ten percent? Montana, ten percent since statehood? And Nevada, sure, they've sold like 80 percent, but this is in a state where it's 85 percent federal already and has Vegas. Each state is laid out different, and therefore responds to needs differently.
As for the trust land restrictions, those COULD be changed in the state constitutions and/or legislatively by a vote of the people, and yes, I support a fee structure for that which services the actual costs of recreation upon these lands. Everyone has an impact and maybe its time to look at the hidden cross-subsidies.
And yeah, Randy, I've got my NRA "endowment" too.
