Hunting access is a type of access. If I pay taxes on it then I have should have an equal right to reap the benefits from it i.e. hunting. Like I said, so long as the state doesn't affect my right to hunt on federal ground then go for it. I wish something would be done to help control the sky rocketing costs of licenses and permits though. I think the feds should jump in and establish it's own set of standards, rules, regulations, limits, and pricing for all the federally owned or maintained parcels of land in which hunting is allowed
There are many things that I pay taxes on that I don't have access to. Just out of curiosity, who is going to police these federal tags? Have you looked at a map of most western states. Public and Private land is checkerboarded. The USFWS doesnt have the man power and the BLM and Forest Service do not have the budget. In addition what the new law says is that the States are allowed to call the shots. The idea of federal lands hunting tags is fine but it is not very practical out in the field.
Nemont