I heard or read earlier, rancher’s water towers have been pulled down and watering troughs destroyed.
The government ought to be paying the farmers and helping those raise the cattle and food....Not punishing them and charging them.
Indeed. The government is systematically destroying the improvements Bundy made to the property, in order to make returning the cattle impossible or impractical. I wonder if they intend to start shooting at people attempting to replace the water troughs? Snipers are, I’m sure, posted.
Yes that’s what the owner’s sister said.There will be people to help him rebuild.His voice was shaky but firm.He was not backing down.
If the ranch has water tanks, wells,drizzlers, etc. on public land they are there not only with gummint permission but by contract and are maintained by the ranch, not BLM. They, and all associated equipment are private property and not to be screwed with except by prior negotiation. My own family runs cows over many townships of federal land and works with these things continually. Damaging the water works with cows still on the land would itself be a felony.
Guess I need to see pics of damage before I buy into the fedz getting that stupid. It’s possible the water works might be federally owned. That would make any damage double stoopid so let’s wait for actual evidence.
I know the Feds supposedly own 80% of the land in NV; however, I would damn well check who really owns the land there. It’s been a nightmare forever to do this. Ask the title companies who have pulled their hair trying to trace who the actually owners are. It would not surprise me in the least if Reid, son and others actually own some of this land the Feds supposedly own.