Delwin Delwin:
What the hell ? This guy stopped paying fees years before it was a protected area and owes hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why doesn't he buy his own land ? And how is this fair to the law biding people whom actually legally pay the fees required and contribute to the system.
Of course there is an atmosphere of intimidation. He refuses to abide by the law.
You can bet if I park my ass in a walmart and claim the land as my own I would soon find an atmosphere of intimidation.
Plus the cute little tortoises...
You've got to go back to the Open Range Laws to understand why this guy is pissed. The laws are pretty specific and still in effect.
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In the Western United States and Canada, open range is rangeland where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership. The practice was used in Mexico, and some argue it may have been the predecessor to the open range practice in the American West,[1] which borrowed many other cattle raising techniques from Mexico.
Where there are "open range" laws, people wanting to keep animals off their property must erect a legal fence to keep animals out, as opposed to the "herd district" where an animal's owner must fence it in or otherwise keep it on the person's own property. Most eastern states and jurisdictions in Canada require owners to fence in or herd their livestock.
So unless the BLM actually fenced off their land it's open range and can be grazed by anyones cattle unless of course they decide to become the heavy and ignore the law.
So fuck the BLM they can't have their cake and eat it to and if you think this guy is the only person they're being the heavy to guess again and BTW Nevada is an open range state so the Gov'ts at fault here.
http://www.hcn.org/issues/269/14595