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NRA, BlueRibbon Coalition, and Access to Lands


National Rifle Association Fully Involved in Public Land Access Issues


The NRA has gotten heavily involved in helping to keep lands open to motorized and non-motorized access for hunters, very much like the BlueRibbon Coalition and other motorized recreation groups.


While this is certainly helpful, in my estimation, more NRA members need to join up with BlueRibbon Coalition because the myth that hunters are not OHVers has come to an end. If you use a quad, dirt bike, tote goat, jeep or 4x4 to get around in the back country, retrieve game and get to your favorite hunting spot, you ARE in fact an OHVer in the eyes of many.


We need to combine forces and build a bigger Army. See my write up here: http://www.delalbright.com/Access/nra_access.html

Del
(hunting photo by Stacie Albright, www.staciealbright.com)
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