Good links posted above. Takes the wind out of the sails of those who support anti-gun and making it difficult for hunters. As someone said here, Wolf in Sheep's clothing.
A very common tactic that took place in the USFS just to name one entity that has been taken over by those who do not want hunters to hunt or want to close off large areas to off road vehicles, etc. In Cali, they simply close gates half the year under the guise of "It's winter and rains will rut the roads if people drive on them". It is bone dry here most of the winter. "There are Tiger Salamanders here, so close it down to all" Easy to plant a salamander and claim it's their habitat. Point being, the hard left has infiltrated most gov't run bureaucracies to the point they control those bureaucracies, all in the name of "Saving the forests"
Here where I am, Central Cal, the USFS does not or rarely even go into the forests any longer. They are all mostly keyboard warriors now. They just close the gates to many areas. That is their way of "managing" the forests. They hate off roaders and hunters, they love the rock climbers, hikers etc. I have no beef with the latter demographic , just saying how it is.
Where I had my remote recreational ranch, just 7 years ago, there were regular patrols, clean up at camp sights, grading roads, and relative easy access. Today they quit grading the roads to the point one can barely drive thru and if you have 2-wheel drive, forget it. That is how they "manage" the forests today. Many areas run by Mexican Cartels growing reefer. When that became legal in Cal, that was suppose to end the black market when in fact, it fueled it because there are enough people to buy their product to avoid the high taxes that come with buying legal pot. I did have grow sights within 1 mile of my camp that LE did raid because it was so obvious. Many areas they do not bother trying to eradicate the grow sites, too much trouble. If its blatant, they will, but they do not make much effort in doing so. So, now these forest lands have the risk of you stumbling upon a grow sight where growers are usually armed and commonly booby trap the area. You cannot even target shoot any longer in many areas of the Santa Lucia District which is within the Los Padres Nation Forest. Radical rabid anti-gun lovers have taken over most Gov't agencies here in Calif. Are there good eggs with that dept.? Yes, but they are marginalized and few.
