Rights of way are a big problem on some game lands. Seems you can't attend, or read the agenda for any meeting without seeing some acquisition , donation, or land swap to get better access. The lack of access is a big problem for both hunters and the GC.
The GC is limited to $400 an acre for buying land. They can under the Federal Pittman Robertson Law swap land - but the key is that the swap needs to be of a higher value to sportsmen.
Better access to game lands is a high priority mission within the GC. The gas drilling and other activities on the GL's, with or without the GC being the recipient of the actual activity precedes is helping. There have been numerous donations of land, or swaps of land, by gas, coal, and timber companies recently. Many times, these provide access to portions of existing GL's that was formerly not there.