Letter: Increasing Hunter Access in Maryland

Hunters often cite insufficient access as one of the primary factors in the decline of hunter participation. Yet the word “access” can have many different meanings. To those in the West, it can mean acquiring more public lands or opening up landlocked public lands. To hunters in the East and South, access is summed up by the commoditization of private land through hunting leases; unless you’ve got the cash, you don’t get the access. There just simply are not enough places open to the public ...