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Its all about perspective!
Just the way IM gathering this…. Were you in my shoes and had spent your life working to purchase a place like this, you WOULD allow anyone who asks access? You WOULDNT do what you could to keep animals happy there? You WOULDNT like to have a sanctuary allowing as many animals as possible a... -
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Maybe i will be so blessed to draw a tag and find out! No public roads and a LONG hike in to this area may help a little. Hope my old Texas horses can adapt before they kill me in that country. -
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Its all about perspective!
I never said anything about changing the seasons so that one was pulled out of your poop chute. EVERYONE should respect the RESOURCE and want quality game animals to hunt! Do you think fantastic hunting or mediocre hunting are more beneficial to a geographic area as a whole? Fantastic hunting... -
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Its all about perspective!
I find many other things more important than money. I wont be leasing under any circumstance. Perhaps its not apples and oranges, but im able to keep a hundred or more deer on smaller properties here so im confident some things CAN be done to keep them happier in my little sanctuary than other... -
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Not sure i understand the meaning behind your comment. Is 7200 acres enough to manage? I know where i am now my food sources draw game from several miles away. Is it different there or Should i allow unfettered public access since its a lost cause? -
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Its all about perspective!
It will be retained for immediate family. I will manage it to the best of my ability and to the benefit of the wildlife as much as possible. I got 12 buck tags and about 40 doe tags here this year. We have killed 4 bucks that meet OUR criteria which is age class. We have killed 3 does. Killing... -
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I did just google it and you are correct! Im certainly not too proud to say i was very wrong on this subject. It seems that lease fees should about double to end up at net zero. I cant imagine ANY cattleman anywhere having an issue with that. I know i sure wouldn't and i will be one of them...- Uplander
- Post #86
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
How about you just DEMAND that they quit pissing away the money they are already stealing since you seem to think any of our demands mean a thing to them. 🤔 You people keep rockin the boat and ill be standing by ready to buy the land when its sold off because you people cant just APPRECIATE what...- Uplander
- Post #77
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
So you want to DEMAND they charge market price for grazing leases but you are ok with all the other things they are doing? A very strange hill to make your stand on.- Uplander
- Post #73
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
Show me the numbers that verify your statements about revenue being less than administration please. If thats accurate i could see the concern! As far as being an “arrogant out-of-stater”, well i know who i am and you are fully entitled to your opinion. Also, please enlighten me more on the...- Uplander
- Post #72
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
What do you mean that it has nothing to do with the discussion? If we are all “owners” and i spent a lot more to “buy in” over my time here than you have, is it not “fair” i have more say? See, being “fair” has a lot of facets and moving parts! I dont believe i should have anymore say than you...- Uplander
- Post #70
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
How is the govt “LOSING” money on grazing leases exactly? They arent losing anything but the potential to squander more money theY fleece from taxpayers. YES, ranchers who graze on public lands are also tax payers. How are they effecting your livelihood exactly? AGAIN, you seem bitter because...- Uplander
- Post #66
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
My analogy holds plenty of water. YOU want to use those acres for pennies on the dollar compared to what you would pay on private ground to do ANYTHING:hunt, fish, hike, bike, camp. None of it is free on private land. However, you want me to pay FULL PRICE to use the same acres? We are both tax...- Uplander
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Its all about perspective!
My perspective isnt about Montana, its about people who complain but are not willing to change themselves. People will always find a way to justify their choices. SCRIPTURE is the only truth humanity will ever know. We will continue to follow GOD and to be the best stewards and shepherds of our... -
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Thats the funny thing. Its always those with absolutely no skin in the game who squawk loudest! You WILL pay your taxes whether you have any access to these acres or not and Id be willing to bet i pay far more taxes than many. Does that make it ok now? You speak about “fair market value” and...- Uplander
- Post #61
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Floating an idea, don't kill the messenger
It is a “free market” so to speak. I never once thought about nor cared that someone in the west was running cattle with less inputs than i am. When i move, i am just as able as anyone else to buy a property that contains a blm lease OR NOT. Everyone else can make the same decision. Where...- Uplander
- Post #57
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Silver
Went hard into gold and silver in august 2024. That Money has more than doubled since! If crypto would get out of the pot, id be all set. I am not interested in holding crypto long term and will turn it into gold/silver, land, or cattle as soon as the time is right. I think precious metals are...- Uplander
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Annual coues adventure
What an awesome hunt. I really admire your perseverance! -
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Really? So you think that someone grazing BLM should pay more and that will make everyone else pay less somehow? When taxes are raised do commodities go down? Does fuel go down? I fail to see how charging someone more to make a living will benefit other Americans in ANY WAY WHATSOEVER when the...- Uplander
- Post #54
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Its all about perspective!
Point well taken. Im 50 and my boys are raised. They were both allowed to shoot a dink or two when they started (one boy was 5 the other 6) hunting. After that they were taught the value of patience and the difference between hunting and killing. They are now 24 and 25 and they are just as...
