The summary of this topic (and the lawsuit) is one of equal rights between residents and nonresidents. If I want to for sure hunt deer in Montana it will cost me $777+ an outfitter fee (another raquet) and then because of checkerboarding (which you did bring up first) it will be difficult to get access to hunt on much of "my" land. If you go to Minnesota it will cost you $136 for a gaurenteed tag to hunt on your own with very little problem of accessing public land. The issue is one of reciprocity - what you do to me is what I will do to you - yes, states rights. And remember, the checkerboard system was established at the demand of resident ranchers who wanted to "control" more grazing opportunity (another raquet).