Originally Posted By: Jagermeister
Nothing really interesting. The rancher feels special doesn't like the rules and wants "free ride" to continue.



How so, PJ? The land in question is not federal land, but, state of Nevada land-presumably, the rancher pays taxes in Nevada, and is a resident of that state, meaning that the land actually belongs to him, not the federales. Said rancher has offered, going back to 1997, to pay fees and use taxes to graze cattle on this land. "Free ride" hasn't been suggested, rather, a desert tortoise, which, is clearly not on the brink of extinction, has been offered up as a reason to forbid cattle grazing on this ground, to this rancher, something his family has done, lawfully, since 1873.

On a side note, at least the feds haven't burned his home to the ground with everyone in it, as they have in the past.


Best,
Ted