WY Bonander land exchange

[BuzzH]

I know this will be the 3rd time I have posted about this land exchange, but we really need to keep the pressure on if we all want to maintain access to this area.

What we stand to lose is public access to 4200 acres of awesome elk hunting in the Laramie Range, elk unit 7.

Last Friday Wyoming BHA started an on-line petition at about 1 PM. As of right now, we have 632 signatures.

It would be nice to get this to 1000 plus and send a message to the State Lands Office that sportsmen value their public access.

Petition here:

http://www.backcountryhunters.org/bonander_petition_wyoming?recruiter_id=13368

If you're so inclined, you could also send an email to Jason Crowder at [email protected] and let him know you oppose this land exchange.

There will be a public meeting about this exchange in Laramie September 26th at 5:30 PM at the Public Library. BHA is arranging car pools from Cheyenne and Casper for those that can make the meeting but don't want to deal with the drive.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

Done. John

 

[7mm08mo]

Signed the petition.

 

[Walkathon]

Also signed the petition

 

[Ben Lamb]

Signed.

Thanks Buzz & Jeff for taking this on!

 

[Art Vandeley]

Done.

 

[BuzzH]

The hunters on hunttalk always pull through...thanks a bunch for the support.

 

[MT_elk]

Signed.

 

[Tikka06]

Signed. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[GISdeveloper]

Signed.

Thanks for your efforts in combating this land exchange.

 

[IABoilermaker]

Signed the petition. Is there a form letter or paragraph somewhere that a complete message can be crafted around for the email.

 

[jtm307]

Signed it. Shared it. I was actually considering putting in for area 7 next year.

 

[ccc23454]

Done and way to keep on top of It! Keep up the good fight

C

 

[5Speedjim]

I signed also. I have a area 7 cow tag and don't want to lose access

 

[Okbow87]

Signed

 

[BuzzH]

Signed the petition. Is there a form letter or paragraph somewhere that a complete message can be crafted around for the email.

Yes, there is.

http://www.backcountryhunters.org/stop_the_bonander_state_land_exchange

Here are the main issues with the land exchange and would perfect to include in an email:

•1,040.67 acres of state land in the Cow Creek drainage of the Laramie Range are proposed to be traded for 295 acres in the Black Hills.

•If approved, this trade would isolate over 3,000 acres of currently accessible public lands and with the loss of the 1,040 acres to Bonander, would be a net loss of 4,200+ acres of currently accessible public lands in the Laramie Range. This is prime elk and deer habitat with quality hunting.

•There is also an indirect loss of access to 10,000 acres of public land because one of the two access points would be lost in this trade.

•In the Black Hills, County Rd 207 snakes through most of the 295 acres of currently deeded and provides more access points, but no additional access to current adjacent public lands.

•Laramie Range state land could bring in approx $917.46 in grazing and outfitter fees yearly as estimated by state land office. The deeded Black Hills property is estimated to bring in $724.52 in grazing fees yearly.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Done. Thanks for publicizing.

 

[Muleyfanatic]

Signed.
Thanks for staying on top of this!

 

[HighDesertSage]

Done. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.

 

[Trigger50]

Done. Signed