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How can such a huge article about camping, one that links it back to the civil war, not even mention the word "hunting"? If you want to talk about politics of
by sandworm101 5y ago
How can such a huge article about camping, one that links it back to the civil war, not even mention the word "hunting"? If you want to talk about politics of the outdoors, there is nothing more illustrative than the different viewpoints of hunters and hikers.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoThere are some very interesting current developments in this area going on today with checkerboard public lands that are bounded on the sides with private land but touch other public land on the corners. Hunters will take ladders across from public land to a public land not touching the private land. There are some lawsuits from private owners saying this violates their property rights trying to stop it. If this is upheld, it would mean that only the private landowners have access to the National Forest
- ghaff 5y agoIn general, as areas get built up and properties get subdivided, activities that a lot of landowners didn't really have an issue with can start getting clamped down on. Of course, as around where I live, when people start tearing up paths with ATVs, that doesn't help either.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI'm sure that is an issue too, but I was thinking of areas where 10s of thousands of acres are broken into 160 acre parcels with checkerboard private public ownership. Here's a picture for context. https://www.seligmanaz.us/checkerboard-land-use/ https://www.seligmanaz.us/checkerboard-land-use/