"About 15.87 million acres of state and federal public land in the West are landlocked, according to an analysis by digital mapping company onX and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP). Those areas include thousands of acres of mule deer habitat in Arizona's Dragoon and Chiricahua mountains; thousands more acres of Montana state trust lands, stretching from the Little Belt Mountains to the Judith River, that are known for elk, antelope and bird hunting;"
"Infinite Outdoors' users pay nothing to arrange permission to cross private lands, Seton said; the company itself, along with hunting gear companies like Primos and Hush, compensates the landowners, calculating rates with formulas based on use and demand. Hunters get access, landowners get extra cash, brands get promotion, and Infinite Outdoors gets customers, some of whom might be willing to shell out $50/year for the app's premium version, which allow"
Infinite Outdoors launched in 2020 to let users pay for permission to hunt and fish on private land and now offers Access Granted to request permission to cross private property to reach landlocked public lands. Digital mapping company onX and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) estimate 15.87 million acres of state and federal public land in the West are landlocked, including habitats and hunting areas in Arizona, Montana, Nevada and the Wyoming-Montana border. The initiative compensates landowners through company and partner payments based on formulas tied to use and demand. Users arrange permission at no direct cost and brands receive promotion; a premium app tier costs about $50 per year.
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