[thackney]

feds own over 80% of Arizona

No, closer to 41%. You may have been thinking of Nevada. On a percentage basis, only Idaho, Utah and Nevada have more federal land than Alaska. None have more federal land measured in Acres.

http://www.nrcm.org/documents/publiclandownership.pdf

[Sea Parrot]

Wrongo, see below. Your state of Texas is almost all privately owned, so you guys don't significantly have the public land issue.

“•Only 15% of Arizona is privately owned. The rest is made up of government and state-owned land, such as National Forests, National Parks and recreation areas, as well as Native American reservations. Arizona is the state with the largest proportion of its area made up of Native American land.”

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http://donna-dailey.suite101.com/arizona-fun-facts-and-figures-a29916