A number of the hunting and fishing groups/organization that I subscribe to are sending out informational emails that in the budget reconciliation bill in the Senate there are provisions to sell off a huge amount of public land. The last figure I saw this morning was the sale would encompass about 260 million acres of USFS and BLM land. The sale would be in 11 Western States so would not have any impact on hunters throughout the rest of the country.
From reading OG for several years there appears to be many turkey hunters that only have access to public lands. The concern from the groups I have read that access could end or be very restricted if these sale are completed, which obviously would have a significant impact on hunting and fishing on these lands along with other outdoor activities. Also it was mentioned that this sale could impact cattle ranchers who utilize public grazing lands.
I am posting this as information only and not about the merits of this sale.
