all tracts of public land behind private land ,we the people need to have legislatures vote and force a public access road to that every mile or two with a public parking lot on the public land with a locked gate. like i said once hunting season opens foot travel only. these ranchers and public may use horses only before and after hunting seasons. the other part that should happen but probably never will is get all live stock out of the mountains permanently,its no wonder elk and deer come down to eat on lower land when the mountains have been over grazed for years,its almost shameful how the mountains have been ruined by livestock , over grazing,ponds,lakes ,trees and streams tore up and cow track humps all over. very few people will say anything against what has happen to the mountains most of this damage has been done by just a low percentage of people too,and we all know who it is ,just watch this post you will see who they try and protect.
Are you saying that you're advocating for the Federal Government to take thousands of acres of private land via eminent domain?
>>>>what i am saying all public land should have free public access to that land ,just like a lake has a public access for all people to use.
I think that it is highly unlikely that most of the people who hold legal deeds to the land where those public access points that you want to establish every mile or two would be built, would volunteer to sell those parcel, so the majority would likely have to be taken through the courts via eminent domain.
I believe that there is free public access to most large parcels of Federal land, but it isn't always convenient.
I know of a good hunting spot on public land that comes within a mile of a public road, but the nearest public access is 50 miles away. The rancher who owns the grazing land between the public road and the public land allowed free access across his property for over 50 years, as long as anyone who wanted to trespass would first ask for permission. He shut it off completely when a couple of hunters who didn't ask for permission to trespass and cut the lock on the gate tore up the pasture by driving over it when it was wet/soft. He is very pro-hunting, but equally anti-trespasser and a couple guys ruined it for everyone. He was going to keep it closed for a year or 2 to make a point, but so many people gave him a hard time about it, he has closed it permanently to all but family and friends.
