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Public Land Sale Senate Budget Reconciliation
OltHunter:
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--- Quote from: Ric0 on June 18, 2025, 05:55:31 PM ---Thanks for the info on this. I emailed my local representative, it was super quick and easy.
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This is in the hands of Murray and Cantwell. Not your local rep.
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After a quick Google search, looks like Murry and Cantwell have both come out in opposition to selling off public lands.
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That's the first good thing I've heard from them.
Buckjunkie:
In the Rockies, people like to build home on south facing slopes. This is also the best winter range. We have already lost too much winter range to homes. This plan will decimate mule deer, antelope and elk.
jackelope:
--- Quote from: Skillet on June 18, 2025, 11:27:13 AM ---While I'm 100% against this land sale provision in the spending bill, full stop, I think we need to keep things in perspective.
The Outdoor Alliance maps show the total of 300 million acres that could be eligible for sale - but the bill only requires up to 3.3 million acres to be sold. About 1.1% of the total land that is eligible.
If your favorite place is in that 1.1% that ends up being sold, of course it's a devastating loss. Nearly all of my favorite places up here are on the chopping block, and we don't have nearly the user base to protect it that lower 48 states do. I'm very concerned.
But I think it's important to keep things in perspective. A lot of the conversation I'm hearing/seeing on this shows the map images, and assumes it will all be sold.
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I like you, sir. Don’t take this the wrong way at all please, but who cares. Give an in hunch, they’ll take a mile.
jackelope:
--- Quote from: Tinmaniac on June 18, 2025, 01:16:28 PM ---So the same senators that are ruining our state we now expect to save our lands for hunting and access?They are not going to advocate for gun carrying hunters.
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Have you spent actual time in the woods and seen the user base that’s out there? The majority of them are not hunters. REI is pushing against this hard. Probably harder than most org’s are. They’re anti hunting. You’ve got everything from hikers to bird watchers to campers to rock climbers. You name it. This affects everyone.
Skillet:
--- Quote from: jackelope on June 19, 2025, 09:09:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Skillet on June 18, 2025, 11:27:13 AM ---While I'm 100% against this land sale provision in the spending bill, full stop, I think we need to keep things in perspective.
The Outdoor Alliance maps show the total of 300 million acres that could be eligible for sale - but the bill only requires up to 3.3 million acres to be sold. About 1.1% of the total land that is eligible.
If your favorite place is in that 1.1% that ends up being sold, of course it's a devastating loss. Nearly all of my favorite places up here are on the chopping block, and we don't have nearly the user base to protect it that lower 48 states do. I'm very concerned.
But I think it's important to keep things in perspective. A lot of the conversation I'm hearing/seeing on this shows the map images, and assumes it will all be sold.
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I like you, sir. Don’t take this the wrong way at all please, but who cares. Give an in hunch, they’ll take a mile.
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:chuckle: All good, no worries. I'm not advocating for giving them the inch by any means, by the way.
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