Utah- what the hell?

[mtwarden]

And im not accusing mtwarden of fearmongering as i know he just had geniune concern like most hunters and probably isnt spending his time tapped into legal rumour mill.

Correct; but I'm very much appreciative of folks who do keep a close eye on public land issues.

Pre internet days this issue would be a lot tougher to stay abreast.

 

[CorbLand]

it wasnt a bill. It was a lawsuit. It had virtually no chance of success the day it was filed. That dropped to powerball percentage chances after the last court filing. Everyone in the conservation sphere knew it was dead at the time i wrote the below message even though the supreme court hadnt finished nailing the coffin shut by not taking it. Thats how i could reliable say it was dead back in 2024. But many in the conservation industry still wanted to huff and puff about it as the end of public land hunting just as i said in my post 178. And im not accusing mtwarden of fearmongering as i know he just had geniune concern like most hunters and probably isnt spending his time tapped into legal rumour mill.




Yup PLT will always be an issue some support. Dont want utah legislators to get a foothold on the issue? The conservation industrial complex needs to Stop making ppl like mike lee look like a genius when he pushes back on almost every big national issue other than PLT whilst the conservation industry is silent or on the complete wrong side. I can and have cited many examples.

The hard thing with issues like this is that part of the reason that they do fail is because people get up in arms about it. In order for them to keep failing, people need to stay vigilant and willing to "fight."

I agree that people do go over the top with it, we have seen that on this forum a few times but the argument of its dead in the water is not a reason to not pay attention or have the conversations. Not doing that is the sure fire way to ensure that one time its not dead in the water. Colorado wolves is a great example of this happening.

 

[rogerdoger]

All should also look to see who in your state supports this type of nonsense. In previous post I mentioned 14 states backed the lawsuit, it was only 12. Below is an article of the states and organizations that backed the lawsuit.

12 states get behind Utah’s lawsuit to take over millions of acres of federally-controlled land • Idaho Capital Sun

States, including Idaho, support Utah’s lawsuit that questions whether the BLM can hold onto millions acres of public land.

idahocapitalsun.com