ND Joins Utah Lawsuit

[BrockW]

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/10...llions-of-acres-of-federally-controlled-land/

 

[svnmag]

Holy shit: Are we supposed to fight or passively let Revelation unfold?

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Utah is very conservative Republican. They want to make use of the land.

At the other end of the spectrum is Minnesota. Democrat to the core. They created the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Counsel. A percentage of sales tax goes to non-profits to help purchase land and flip it to the Minnesota DNR.

Look at all the piggies at the trough:

https://www.lsohc.mn.gov/FY2025/Allocations/(R)12_07_2023_Meeting_Allocations.pdf

 

[Allen]

I am pretty sure the "pigs at the trough" will be filled with a variety of people/entities that will want to turn this public land into private property if this lawsuit passes.

Personally, if I was one of the ranchers that leased many of these acres at pennies on the dollar for pasture, I'd be pissed as all hell.

 

[guywhofishes]

Frick

 

[PrairieGhost]

Greed
Unappropriated is a joke. The United States acquired this land and gave away millions of acres to farmers, ranchers, a n d the state when they became a state. The states blew it all, selling their state owned public land for the money. Now they run low so the want America's public land to sell. Ranchers may pay more in taxes (if they have property tax) than they now pay in rental. However they can post it and lease to outfitters and keep you out. Greed. They want what's theirs, and they want what's yours.

 

[Trip McNeely]

I am pretty sure the "pigs at the trough" will be filled with a variety of people/entities that will want to turn this public land into private property if this lawsuit passes.

Personally, if I was one of the ranchers that leased many of these acres at pennies on the dollar for pasture, I'd be pissed as all hell.

Those are my initial thoughts as well. Im all for states rights and states having more control but anytime we see something like this it’s for the benefit of a few…..

 

[Traxion]

Utah has shown a propensity to sell land for their gain. This isn’t good for anyone who enjoys the use of public lands.

 

[bravo]

The elk hunting is too good and there's not enough luxury condos and homes. Better sell it off and give the politician's friends the bids to build.

 

[BrockW]

 

[BrockW]

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Featuring Randy Newberg in the podcast. Randy just lost his Montana Democrat Senator friend Jon Tester.

Tester had a sportsmen's panel and Randy was on it.

https://www.tester.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/pr-1333/

• Ryan Busse has worked in the outdoor industry for over 18 years. He has long been involved in sportsman’s issues and conservation. Among other things, Busse has served as board chair for Montana Conservation Voters and has been active in efforts to preserve the Rocky Mountain Front. He is a passionate hunter and fisherman and lives in Kalispell.
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• Randy Newberg currently is the host and producer of the critically acclaimed outdoor show On Your Own Adventures, a show focused on teaching hunters how to hunt on public lands, without guides. Newberg has been a committee chairman and board member for many conservation groups. He is currently Treasurer and past President of Orion the Hunters Institute. He is a co-founder of a local rod and gun club, Headwaters Fish and Game Association in Bozeman.
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• Land Tawney is a 5th generation Montana who grew up with a fly rod and gun in hand. He served as the president of Hellgate Hunters and Anglers and Senior Manager of Sportsmen's leadership for the National Wildlife Federation. In addition he chairs the Private Land/Public Wildlife Council and serves as vice chair of the Phil Tawney Hunter Conservation Endowment.

Senator Jon Tester went on to Chair the Senate Sportsmen's Caucus. He took two with him from Montana to serve on Biden's Wildlife Hunting and Heritage Conservation Council.

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/d...ounce-members-federal-council-support-hunting

Departments of the Interior and Agriculture Announce Members of Federal Council to Support Hunting, Conservation Efforts​

09/23/2022
Last edited 09/23/2022
Date: Friday, September 23, 2022
Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov
WASHINGTON — In advance of National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 24, the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced 18 members of the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council.
“Hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts have some of the deepest connections to wildlife and form the bedrock of habitat conservation efforts,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. “I look forward to working with the Council as we advance efforts to expand access to the great outdoors, address climate change, and safeguard the wildlife and health of the natural systems that supply our food, water and other resources. This kind of engagement is at the heart of the America the Beautiful initiative and the Biden-Harris administration’s broader conservation strategy.”
“This group of sportsmen and women will provide USDA and DOI vital insight in how we can strengthen wildlife conservation, expand recreational access, and promote rural economic development,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “They are a critical partner in preserving America’s wildlife and hunting heritage and advancing our work to protect our nation’s precious lands and waters. The Biden-Harris administration is committed to conserving, connecting and restoring America’s lands, waters and wildlife, and I look forward to working with members of the council to help achieve these objectives.”
The Federal Advisory Council, chartered in February 2022 and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is a federal advisory committee of subject matter experts that will provide recommendations to the federal government regarding policies that benefit wildlife and habitat conservation; expand fair-chase hunting, safe recreational shooting sports, and wildlife-associated recreation opportunities; and policies that benefit national and local economies.
The newly established Council builds on the Wildlife Hunting and Heritage Conservation Council, first established in 2010. Members will meet at least two times per year, and members will serve up to a three-year term.
The Council will help advance the Administration’s America the Beautiful initiative, which aims to conserve, connect and restore our nation's lands, waters and wildlife with collaborative, inclusive and locally led conservation efforts. These efforts will be reinforced by the President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the largest investment in the resilience of physical and natural systems in American history, including billions of dollars to accelerate federal and locally led land, water, and wildlife conservation efforts across the country.
Council members are:

• Colin Beck (Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians) representing Tribal resource management organizations.
• Ryan Busse (unaffiliated) representing shooting sports interests. Montana
• Jeffrey Crane (Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation) representing wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations.
• Michael Crowder (National Association of Conservation Districts) representing agriculture interests.
• John Devney (Delta Waterfowl) representing waterfowl hunting organizations.
• George Dunklin Jr. (Five Oaks Duck Lodge) representing tourism, outfitter and/or guide businesses related to hunting and/or wildlife conservation.
• Bethany Erb (Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever) representing upland bird hunting organizations.
• Daniel Forster (Archery Trade Association) representing archery interests.
• Cole Mannix (Mannix Ranch) representing ranching interests.
• Collin O’Mara (National Wildlife Federation) representing wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations.
• Lucas Martinez (League of United Latin American Citizens) representing wildlife-associated recreation interests.
• Lydia Parker (Hunters of Color) representing wildlife-associated recreation interests.
• Joel Pedersen (Mule Deer Foundation) representing big-game hunting organizations.
• Land Tawney (Backcountry Hunters and Anglers) representing wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations. Montana
• Keith Tidball (Cornell University) representing veterans’ services organizations.
• Lauren Ward (Conservation Without Conflict) representing wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations.
• Gerald (Tony) Wasley (Nevada Department of Wildlife) representing state fish and wildlife management agencies.
• Joel Webster (Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership) representing wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations.

Ryan Busse ran for governor of Montana and lost two days ago. He serves on the board of Gabbi Giffords anti-2nd Amendment Association. His two sons are involved in a lawsuit to curtail fossil fuel use. He was president of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers from 2016 to 2020. He was formerly the Chair of the Montana League of Conservation voters who funneled millions to Jon Tester.

Land Tawney was president of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers from 2020 to 2023. His sister is executive director for Montana League of Conservation Voters funneling millions to Jon Tester. Tawney also runs Montana Hunters and Anglers Action, another non-profit funneling dark money to Jon Tester. Tawney worked for Montana Wildlife Federation before 2008, the year he started Montana Sportsmen for Obama.

I don't know much about Biden's choice for Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. The Secretary of USDA Tom Vilsack served 8 years for Obama and 4 years for Biden. His wife ran for office in Iowa a few years ago and her highest donor was the Humane Society of the United States at $750,000.

Trump needs to clean this whole boars nest out.