Why public lands must remain in public hands
When you get into hunting&#x2F;sportsman&#x27;s issues, you might find yourself surprised at how politically...moderate it can be. I was.<p>My wife&#x27;s extended family is really into hunting so I ended up taking a gun safety course to get my hunting license. A LOT of gun safety is preached there. Don&#x27;t brandish your weapons or your prey publicly; keep them to yourself. Always assume a gun is loaded. When carrying a loaded gun, hold it a certain way. When walking with a loaded gun, don&#x27;t point more than 15-20 degrees in either direction if someone is standing next to you. Lock your guns separately from your ammo. And so on.<p>There are a lot of environmentalists (preservationists?) working for the state in this field as well. Managing deer population levels, preventing forest fires, not littering, that kind of thing.<p>So while I was a bit surprised to see a &#x27;red state&#x27; kind of company advocating for federal control of these lands, I suppose I shouldn&#x27;t have been. There&#x27;s a lot of room for nuance in this country.