Why would I go to Minnesota to hunt? I have world class Mule deer, white tail, elk, pronghorn antelope, waterfowl, upland birds (including Pheasants), black bear, varmits, and if ever drawn sheep, goats and moose. So I will save you the trouble and ban myself from wanting to hunt in Minnesota.

I brought up checkerboarding land in context of how would the Federal Government and State government police it. It would be a dual system of tags and permits which would be a nightmare, even for the people who would get federal permits. What do you think the quality of hunting would be if everyone that wanted to hunt in Montana could just march in and buy OTC tags?

You are incorrect on how checkerboarding started. It started when the west was settled and some land was homesteaded and those people proved up on it and got a deed. Over time a lot of that deeded land was consolidated but the land that wasn't claimed as homestead or was claimed but not proved up on was titled to the U.S. Government. In addition there is State Trust land, Indian Land Railroad land etc, etc that is also checkerboarded in there. Checkerboarding happened long before grazing access by federal permitees was even an issue. Go read the Taylor grazing act.

I am as opposed to Outfitter Sponsored tags as anyone. Why should an outfitter be guaranteed a client base, they should take all of the those tags and put them into the general draw. Then if a NR wanted to hire an Outfitter they could have those Outfitters compete for their business. I have no issue with that.

Where has it ever been written that owning the land guarantees you a tag. I would like to know because my family has a large ranch and so does my wife's family and In 28 years of hunting in Montana and applying I have yet to get a LE Elk tag, Moose, sheep, goat etc.

I don't know why you are pi$$ed off at me. I didnt' settle in Minnesota I decided to stay in Montana and make the most of it. If you can't access public land why don't you fight for a Right of way to it. Most of that land down in SE Montana can be accessed if you look at state land adjacent to federal, in addition there is a group of us here who are getting ready to sue some large landowners who don't allow access to public land. But I am sure you only think I am a greedy resident because I live in Montana. I have have freely given advice and insight to anyone who asked, helped NR hunters with game and access they wouldn't otherwise have had. The federal lands argument is getting a little old.

So if you want be treated like a Montanan move here. Sorry it is that simple.

Nemont