>>2835031>I stick to C zone because my brother in law has private property I can camp and hunt onI take it there's no right to roam in the US (or at least California)?
in Sweden you're allowed to camp and pick berries and mushrooms anywhere (except military zones and such). hunting requires a permit, including trapping. if you own land you automatically have permission to hunt on it (duh) but you can sign that right away under an emphyteusis lease. these leases are grouped together into largeish areas. for example, small game tends to be lumped together, and the local small game area is 2000 hectares and the permit is ~40€ per year. I haven't actually gotten paid for my land in the small game area yet, probably because it's a trivial amount. me and the neighbor have been wanting to kill Canada geese in the area for two years, but so far they've flown away just before goose season starts
big game works similarly. if you own land you get paid ~$1/ha for it. the fee in my moose team is $250 per year per member for a 4000 ha area. since I have 13 ha I get $13 back. last year we harvested 46 kg of moose meat (cuts and mince) per member, so it works out to a bit over $5/kg. that also covers overhead (maintenance of the butchering hut, tools etc)
big game (class 1): moose, bear, red deer, fallow deer, bison, muskox, wild sheep, wolf, hog (we only have moose and bear in my area)
small game (class 2-4): everything else, including roe deer
we want to increase the roe population in the small game area, so there's a gentleman's agreement not to shoot any. some industrious members have tracked down and shot lynx to help with this
