GOP puts public hunting, fishing lands on chopping block

http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2017/01/05/house-gop-rules-change-puts-public-huntingfishing-lands-chopping-block/

"Not even 2 days into the 115th Congress and the House of Representatives has put our public lands on the chopping block.

The House put a cap on their first day with a vote in favor of giving away America’s public lands and waters free of charge. This move has raised several red flags across the hunting/fishing and outdoors industry.

Alan Rowsome, senior government relations director for The Wilderness Society, said in a statement, “Right out of the gate, Congressional Republicans are declaring open season on federal lands… This is not Theodore Roosevelt-style governing, this move paves the way for a wholesale giveaway of our American hunting, fishing and camping lands that belong to us all,” The Washington Post reported.

Randy Newberg, a voice of public land hunting, had this to say in a Facebook post:

Bit by bit, piece by piece, the anti-public land zealots zealots in Congress, specifically Rep. Rob Bishop (UT) and pals, are intent on selling your public lands. Hoping nobody would notice, they buried an accounting mechanism in the new House Rules, where they would no longer have to account for revenue losses when selling public lands. It only took them one day to show their true colors as to what they want to do. Stand and fight or stand to lose.
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If you love the outdoors like I do, this is your time to stand up. Sportsmen, campers, hikers, and anyone who shares a passion for the outdoors stands to lose it with these moves. It’s time to speak up; contact your House members TODAY by phone at (202) 224-3121 or by
email."