Some public land O&G sites around here are off limits to the public, but it's usually due to OSHA safety requirements....not because the land is off limits in a general sense and you sure as hell don't need the lessee's written permission to go hunt or hike around in it.
Grazing doesn't create any public access restrictions on our state lands, though some ranchers think it does. I'm about as pro grazing as they come, but some of the big name landowners are stirring the pot big time. Sucks to be a normal, family owned rancher these days...some have the governor in their back pockets, but many are still pretty good dudes. The Turners and Wilkes brothers on the other hand...
