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where the sky goes on forever... where everyone must bend to the land... where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren't activities, but a way of life. - it was between here and those mountains that cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it's very peaceful, huh? - what was it like 100 years ago, 200 years ago? - oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river, 'cause the primary winds come from the west. and rain tends to blow over here. that brings the snow to the mountains. bourdain: legendary writer and poet jim harrison i...

>> mount view on three. one, two, three! >> mount view! >> some people must live in great spaces, where the sky goes on forever, where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren't activities, but a way of life. >> it was right here in those mountains that the cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it's very peaceful. >> what was it like a hundred years ago? two hundred years ago? >> oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river because the primary winds come from the west. rain tends to bl...

For just about everybody around here-- is the 1985 stream access law. [rousing music] - anybody that could access a stream via a public means could, in fact, use the stream, even if it was on private ground as long as they stayed within the ordinary high-water mark of the stream. bourdain: widely heralded by sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts, the law did not go down well with land owners like bill. - oh! got him. something took a bite. - yep. you still got a fish right in there too. - oh, i see him. - perfect. that's it! oh! fish of the day. nice brownie. - all right. - whoo! - beautiful thing...

So you hold an opposing view, is that correct, on access? - the idea behind the stream access law that if you stay in water, it's public-- i agree with that concept. - but where do you draw the line for private-property rights? if the state were to pass a law that your restroom was public because the public needed it, in your house-- - right! - oh, just because this isn't my backyard doesn't mean it's any less mine than your toilet is yours. we still pay taxes on every foot of it. - i'm an old-school lefty, but i got to say, i kind of completely understand the property owner's point of view he...

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