Look, Jeff, I understand leases are a hot-button issue. I live in the west and hunt in the west. I get it.

In fact, I've seen it first hand back home. My family and I have (had) hunted the same 900 acres back in Wisconsin since my dad was a boy. We lost that ability in 2003 when the landowner leased all 900 to some NR guys.

I hunt public land and prefer to do so. For those of you who wish to hunt private land (or at least have access to it), you might consider that the "disease"resides with the the landowners who agree to sell hunting rights, not with those who wish to buy them.