“I can’t tell you how many ugly arguments I’ve had with trespassers,” he said, adding that he finally became “disgusted with the whole thing,” gated the Seven Blackfoot Road and leased his land to Sizzlin’ S Outfitters. When he was told it was a public road, Rinella hiked in to scout the terrain in the spring of 2024. The group’s newsletter noted the Seven Blackfoot was just one recent loss for the recreating public. “The Seven Blackfoot Road access issue is indicative of broader trends that we are seeing transpire across the state,” the newsletter said. Even if a road is maintained with taxpayer funds (gas tax road) it doesn’t automatically qualify as a county road unless it has been formally recorded or adopted as such.