Maybe I’m being the old curmudgeon in this, but it isn’t his property. Why should he be entitled to use it? Could he use my property? Yours? Sounds like he thinks he’s entitled. Not sure on what planet he is.
Grind the guy down in court if he's wrong. Don't escalate the situation into a shooting war.
That's basic management.
How much has been spent on this?
/johnny
Most of the BLM land was set up to provide for managed grazing.
Most of the BLM lands appear to have legally mandated encumbrances where the land has to be leased for grazing should someone maintain a right previously granted to do so. These rights are transferable.
Plenty of info/opinions available on the web.
If what his daughter says is true, he may not own the land, but he DOES own the right to use it.
My great grandpa bought the rights to the Bunkerville allotment back in 1887 around there. Then he sold them to my grandpa who then turned them over to my dad in 1972.
These men bought and paid for their rights to the range
BLM unilaterally changed the designation of it from "Public Lands" to "Federal Lands", and placing it, & all the roads & trails on it, off limits to entry.
Maybe I’m being the old curmudgeon in this, but it isn’t his property.
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On videos I saw a couple of days ago there was a shot of a large yellow sign with black letters that showed “FREE GRAZING RANGE”.
The fees to the BLM were supposed to help pay for wages and their upkeep of the roads and fences. The BLM stopped their upkeep about 20 years ago.