Okay, my post has nothing to do with moving to Montana because I moved here to get away from most people.
I have to comment on bkhunter's post on how natural gas and oil development somehow equates to high a quality hunting experience.
Are you smoking crack? Please tell us how higher road densities, habitat fragmentation, increased human activity, lowered water quality, noise pollution, air pollution, soil disturbance, increased exotic weed invasion equates to improved hunting opportunity.
I understand, when an individuals wallet is threatned, a guy tends to get defensive. However, don't for one second think by poking ever more holes into virgin country, America is going to be independent of foreign oil and gas. More holes does not equate to .98 cents a gallon gas. The gas and oil industry is currently making a killing on the backs of Americans. They have so much cash, they need to invest in more oil and gas development to liquidate cash and invest in infrastructure that will not lower your montly bill. We as a country really need to take a look at our lifestyles and decide what is more important, a future where I can take my kid on a hunt where we can walk more than a mile without hitting a road or where we are okay with more development. We have developed over 90% of our country...can we save a little wild country?
Did you know, in the lower 48 states you can't walk more than 25 miles in one direction without crossing a road! That's it, 25 miles. A good long day, but a day none the less....
