It’s Public Land. But the Public Can’t Reach It
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This sounds entirely reasonable to me. It’s silly that you can own something (the public owning public land) but can legally prevented from accessing it.
Also, as a hunter and somebody that enjoys being outdoors, I didn’t know about OnX! Super cool.
Government likes to pretend it is "the people" or "the public" on occasion to add legitimacy to it's actions, but it is neither of those things.