If this were done right, they’d all be deputized on the spot, just like the posses of the Old West.
Most of these guys hold FFL’s/CHL’s and in Texas it is within the law to carry a long gun in the open anyhow.
They are down there by invitation of the land owners. It is perfectly legal what they are doing.
I commend them all for their putting out their time, talent and treasure for us all.