We talk about public land like it's permanent.

Like it will always be there. Like nothing can really change it.

But what if the real shift isn't happening through legislation?

What if it's happening quietly… through purchase?

What happens when the winter range, the migration corridor, the valley floor, and the only access road all sit behind one locked gate?

The West isn't disappearing. But it might be consolidating.

And if that's true, DIY Western hunting could look very different 10- 20 years from now.

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The Land Report 100:https://landreport.com/land-report-100/

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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership:https://www.trcp.org/landlocked-public-lands/

Bureau of Land Management:https://www.blm.gov/about/what-we-manage

USDA Economic Research Service:https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/land-use-land-value-tenure/

U.S. Census Bureau — State Population Estimates:https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-total.html