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Question about BLM Maps
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<blockquote data-quote="4onaside" data-source="post: 304661" data-attributes="member: 2975"><p>Aside from and in spite of what the "law" says about your access to BLM lands, from a practical matter much of it is not "open" to hunting. Think about it. You have to apply for almost all tags in the West. This involves applying several months in advance of your hunt, and for a specific, relatively small, Game Management Unit. Obviously, you are going to be fairly certain that you have a specific place to hunt before you send your money. Just determining that there is BLM land in the GMU is really not enough, that is, if you want a place to hunt when you get out there, without any hassle. If you show up and find a locked gate, and go to the local law and complain, aren't you going to be the loser? Do you have 3 or 4 days of your precious hunting time to squander just to prove that you are right and to gain access? Chances are the local law enforcement are going to personally know the lessee. Who are they going to side with, in spite of who is right? If it were me, I would point myself in the direction of the millions of acres of National Forest Lands. No hassle. Just get out of your truck and hunt. The exception to this, of course, is a guided hunt. The local guide knows what BLM land is leased, by whom, and has probably already made arrangements with the lessee for access. I guarantee if he has a client, he knows where he is going to take that client.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4onaside, post: 304661, member: 2975"] Aside from and in spite of what the "law" says about your access to BLM lands, from a practical matter much of it is not "open" to hunting. Think about it. You have to apply for almost all tags in the West. This involves applying several months in advance of your hunt, and for a specific, relatively small, Game Management Unit. Obviously, you are going to be fairly certain that you have a specific place to hunt before you send your money. Just determining that there is BLM land in the GMU is really not enough, that is, if you want a place to hunt when you get out there, without any hassle. If you show up and find a locked gate, and go to the local law and complain, aren't you going to be the loser? Do you have 3 or 4 days of your precious hunting time to squander just to prove that you are right and to gain access? Chances are the local law enforcement are going to personally know the lessee. Who are they going to side with, in spite of who is right? If it were me, I would point myself in the direction of the millions of acres of National Forest Lands. No hassle. Just get out of your truck and hunt. The exception to this, of course, is a guided hunt. The local guide knows what BLM land is leased, by whom, and has probably already made arrangements with the lessee for access. I guarantee if he has a client, he knows where he is going to take that client. [/QUOTE]
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