Today's Headlines: Cattlemen express concerns about wilderness area use designations; Western Legal Group Faults Endangered Species Act Regulations; Beauprez Pins State’s Success To Local Control, Hands-Off Government; County to present its case for transfer of federal land; Guest opinion: States would do better job of managing federal lands; Wyoming outdoors: Access program opens private land to hunters; November kicks off burn season; Commentary: Grazing opponents' statements misrepresent facts

• Cattlemen express concerns about wilderness area use designations --Colorado Cattlemen's Association has some concerns about federal lands and wilderness designations--what do these designations mean to the current use of the lands?

• Western Legal Group Faults Endangered Species Act Regulations --What kind of control are we giving up over our lands, and over our very livelihoods? Public lands within the boundaries of states should be in the control of those who live on and near those lands. They should make these decisions, not a federal government who is trying to gain even more control over... Everything.

• Beauprez Pins State’s Success To Local Control, Hands-Off Government --Beauprez thinks along the same lines as American Lands Council: return Colorado's federal lands and make them productive AND healthy. This will definitely change the status quo.

• County to present its case for transfer of federal land --Arizona is also talking about a public lands transfer... At least, Mohave County is in this article. Join the discussion!

• Guest opinion: States would do better job of managing federal lands --Sen. Jennifer Fielder of Montana tells us why it is important to transfer public lands from federal control to local.

• Wyoming outdoors: Access program opens private land to hunters --Not all private land is inaccessible, and it looks like this program could be on its way to being a success.

• November kicks off burn season --The US Forest Service tells us that prescribed burns are the best things to clear the undergrowth and make sure trees do not become overcrowded. While this may be true to some extent, wouldn't it make more sense to allow the states go in and harvest some of these "overcrowded" trees, allowing for more healthy growth in the existing trees? As the Forest Service gears up for their prescribed burns, maybe they should think about healthy harvests, too. (Utah)

• Commentary: Grazing opponents' statements misrepresent facts --Grazing may not seem to be a big issue to some people, but to those whose lives depend on the cattle they sell and how those cattle are fed, it is life. The Argenta Allotment discussion is hardly over, and it is not the only allotment over which there are problems between government agencies and the people who live and work them. (Nevada