It will end up in Forever Wild

https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/non...re-salamander-found-only-in-alabama.html

Looks like we’ll get some more hunting land to help replace what we’ve been loosing.

Those salamanders are really good bait.

Trump's fault

AL Dept of conservation did not buy it. It is some private conservation group based on what I read. Chances are it was private land that will no longer be leased for hunting

This statement below was in the article so hopefully there will be more land for hunting:

"The Conservation Fund intends to open the land for fishing, hunting, bird watching, hiking and other public uses."

Article said that the Conservation Fund plans to open the land for hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits. It didn't say how, but since the land is scattered among a number of non-contiguous tracts I doubt Forever Wild will re-purchase it. Hunting will probably be directed through AL WFF or direct leasing.

I'm glad The Conservation Group bought it. Maybe it will slow down their land buying in Coosa county. I lost over 1000 acres to them year before last. The remainder of what I lease will either sell to them or to an Indian tribe. My understanding from folks in the original meeting is the plan has always been to hold it a few years then put it in Forever Wild. The county government doesn't like this I'm told because, once it goes to Forever Wild, they will lose the property taxes.

Not to hijack, but the problem with the land that used to be in Coosa WMA is the graphite mine. Folks have their legal staffs trying to figure out who has the mineral rights. If it weren't for that, The Conservation Group would most likely already have the rest of it.

It will end up in Forever Wild. It will wipe out two big hunting clubs that I know of and several smaller ones.

Is that old International or Scott Land, Dickey?

Although I am generally in favor of some level of wild lands public ownership and conservationism (not protectionism) an over abundance of this type large tract transfer from leasing availability to oublic availability can put upward pressure on lease prices. Kinda defeating some of the purpose of public ownership like making hunting and natural area use not just for the wealthy. Also, If the state is going to predictably step in to subsidize the “conservation” investor companies then the land prices are being inflated as well and people like many of us will never be able afford to obtain 50 or 100 acres.

B.Gates holdings llc

As per this map our property is now surrounded on three sides. The public ownership of this proper has RUINED a once vibrant and productive area. I’ve been hunting up there since 2006 and it’s gone to crap on the old lease. I’ve been enjoying some ingress from the east side but if the public does with that what they’ve done with the west side that area will become a deer desert.

Looks like some of Ajax hunting club and maybe grey horse,that’s gonna suck if it is some of their land

hopefully it will end up as open permit public land and not another damn SOA

If I’m not mistaken, if that salamander is found on paper company land they can’t cut the trees in that area

Heck yeh..ill kill some nice spikes off that place

Hopefully, for the people that have been owning or leasing and hunting the land around it for years, it'll end up as SOA. Otherwise, it'll be shot to hell and back within a couple years.

^^^^^^Anybody know where I can get a couple hundred of them?????