What would the rancher say, if several other ranchers also attempted to graze cattle on “his” land? Other posters argue that the federal government is not the owner of the land. They may be right — I don’t know. However, neither does the rancher own the land. If no one “owns” the land, and no one controls who can graze on it, the land is effectively a “commons”. As in the cautionary tale taught to every first-year economics student: the “Tragedy of the Commons”. If there is no control over grazing rights, the land is soon destroyed for everyone.
Good points.
The government does own the land; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3143019/posts?page=32#32