That is why I said “properly”. If the county owns the land (which I have seen differing accounts of who actually owns it) and wants him to pay the Feds then he should pay the Feds. When he applied for grazing permits, he agreed to abide by the conditions of those permits. If he doesn’t agree with the terms then he should go to court (which I understand he has done several times and lost each decision). It is not up to a lease holder to decide who they are going to pay and who they are not. Apparently the courts have repeatedly told him that the Federal government has jurisdiction on the lands in question.
As I said in an earlier thread, if he knows he is supposed to pay for what he is using but doesn’t, then he is essentially stealing it. If BLM has half a brain, they should offer him a fair settlement/generous partial forgiveness on back owed fees to clear this matter up and Bundy should accept it or keep his cattle confined to his private property.
Nevada is an open range state. He's not required to keep his cattle confined.
Yankees often don't understand open range law.
/johnny