I think it's time to forget the public land thing and lease/buy our own land. In the east we haven't had the BLM land to ride on like you guys out west do. Paper companies want to lease their land to cover taxes while the trees are grwoing. Some companies are open to leasing to off road guys, especially if they keep tresspassers and ATVs off of the land. NATRA near West Point, TN has 4000 acres or so and has enough trail to hold a National Enduro. CMRA near Winchester, TN rents 18,000 acres in conjunction with a hunting club. We can't ride when hunting season is open but it still is good 8 months out of the year.
Maybe leasing is better than worrying about politicians who are always changing their freaking minds.
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