In every township, sections 36 and 16 are set aside to generate funds for public education. They are commonly called the "School House Sections". They are administered by state governments and rules vary from state to state. In Colorado, you must get permission from the person who leases the Shool House Section to hunt there.
I don't know how widespread this set-aside is, but it is common throughout the western states. I wonder if the standards were setup when the Northwest Territory was first surveyed? If that's the case, then all public lands that were surveyed after 1783 will have School House Sections.
The Comanche National Grasslands and Pawnee National Grasslands, in Colorado, are comprised primarily of Bankhead-Jones Land.
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