Year: 2019

Montana miner loses in court with USFS

This is an interesting story out of Montana as Kerby Jackson points out:   “Not really an unexpected outcome, unfortunately, as these are Post-1955 claims due to a relocation in the 1980’s. Based on my reading of the administrative record, Kornec got screwed by BLM back in the 80’s after their refusal to recognize the […]

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Montana fighting back against road closures

As many of you know by now, we get more complaints of closed roads coming out of Montana now than most other states. Most are because of the Forest Service.This is pretty remarkable and we are reaching out to Senator Jacobson tomorrow to discuss his bill which fines those who close (gate) their public lands. […]

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California dredge update

California dredging update:We recently put up a post asking for people to call the Senators who passed SB637 brought forth by Senator Ben Allen (D-Hollywood) called “the suction dredge bill”. It required the CAWB (California Water Board) to evaluate whether or not suction dredging should be permitted in the state by having them look at […]

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Oregon is losing its gun rights

A proposed bill in Oregon would limit ammo purchases in the Beaver State to only 20 rounds a month, and outlaw magazines capable of holding more than five rounds. It would also raise the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21 and require a permit to do so. For the complete article, click: https://www.range365.com/oregon-gun-bill-20-rounds-per-month-limit-5-round-mag-cap-limit-no-revolver-provision?fbclid=IwAR2D6h8n8BmcK0JBQl-KrajDj8ius5LOTm1uGI0AonHpGmIbUl93b5iuPrY

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Call To Action

HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO HELP A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE RINEHART CASE LOST IN THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT, AND THEN WAS APPEALED TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT; THE UNITED STATES SOLICITOR GENERAL RECOMMENDED THAT THE RINEHART CASE NOT BE HEARD – PARTLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A CLEARER CASE OVER THE SAME ISSUES DEVELOPING […]

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Fishermen, here it comes…

From our good friend Kerby Jackson….who, like us have been trying to warn the fishermen this was coming. Gee, if we could all just join hands and fight these tyrannical groups together…….. https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/commission-accepts-listing-petition-requires-closure-of-some-recreational-fishing-in-klamath-basin/?fbclid=IwAR0qN_CI2Xy1dYUqX79QBm1OuZsfBiBz3Vl-zDRJKzjDrfq8y1I98ZMyjNU

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Washington State…another bill to ban dredging

We have been in continuous communication with the miners in Washington State over yet another attempt to ban suction dredging. This is the third bill in three years and this one is brought forth by Trout Unlimited. This video sent to us from Justin Karr shows just how effective it is to have the politicians […]

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Oregon Democrats with a new bill

Oregon:This was sent by a friend of ours and after a little digging, we found the bill doesn’t currently name “fishing” but we believe it will morph into a ban on fishing tournaments like it is on hunting contests. This is what happens when you have a one party mega-majority running a state……just ask the […]

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How to file a mining claim

We are in the process of editing our last part in the Alaska dredge video series…and at the same time are editing the “How to file a mining claim” video series. The mining claim video is challenging, but after you view it, you can file your own claim from start to finish.

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