Public Lands Access: Helicopters, Corner Crossing, E-Bikes, and More

Public Lands Access: Helicopters, Corner Crossing, E-Bikes, and More

From Your Mountain by David Willms and Nephi Cole

October 28, 2025 · 1h 25m · Episode 208

About this episode

Dave and Nephi discuss various methods of accessing public lands and the implications of these methods.

In this episode, Dave and Nephi dive into the creative ways people are accessing their public lands. Topics include: Dave's successful big game hunt; Nephi's slow start to the season; using the Congressional Review Act to overturn a barred owl management plan; an update on the corner crossing case; why you still shouldn't cross from state land to state land at corners; the use of helicopters to access public lands; are helicopter pilots dropping hunters on public land considered outfitters; use of ebikes for access; why just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should; whether it should be easy for everyone to access all public lands; how states could ban certain activities on public lands (i.e. hunting) without banning access; and more. This discussion gets more pointed than most, with lots of points and counterpoints. Give it a listen, and then send us your thoughts at yourmountain@itsyourmountain.com .

People in this episode

Hosts: David Willms, Nephi Cole

Topics covered

  • public lands access
  • hunting
  • corner crossing
  • helicopters
  • e-bikes
  • management plans
  • state land

Keywords

  • public lands
  • hunting
  • corner crossing
  • helicopters
  • e-bikes
  • access
  • management plans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congressional Review Act, barred owl management plan, corner crossing case, public lands, ebikes

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