Tired of the public land argument
This USO deal has brought up some interesting points but one argument that jumps out that I've never liked is the rights of non-residents and hunting public land. Keep in mind this post is focused in one this one point and nothing else.
I've never understood what public land has to do with drawing tags. THE ANIMALS BELONG TO THE STATE!!! It has nothing to do with the land. The state manages and OWNS the animals, therefore residents of that state should have preference when hunitng and harvesting that animal at least based on this one point. The animal can be on BLM, National Forest, in a State Park or on your buddies ranch and that tag is good for all of them. Why? Because the animal belongs to the state and a tag means that state has given you permission to harvest one of its animals, thats why.