[refreshed]

Well, there you go. These issues in the West are much more complicated than most will admit. One of the strangest things for me when I moved to Southern Arizona was that the ranchers were not very conservative down there, sometimes outright liberal, and were quick to use the government for personal gain. I will now don my flame-retardant suit, but my view of this was based on personal observation. I’m not sure if it is the same mindset up there at the Canyons of the Ancients.

[riverrunner]

I seen the same in other western states where ranchers were very likely to vote for the folks that could get them the most government money.

[george76]

There are at least 14 ranchers interested in the 2 allotments for about 150 cows. These lands have been used for grazing since the 1800s.

[Toliph]

Well, there you go. These issues in the West are much more complicated than most will admit. One of the strangest things for me when I moved to Southern Arizona was that the ranchers were not very conservative down there, sometimes outright liberal, and were quick to use the government for personal gain. I will now don my flame-retardant suit, but my view of this was based on personal observation. I’m not sure if it is the same mindset up there at the Canyons of the Ancients. Welfare ranchers who could not exist without massive subsidies in the way of dirt cheap grazing leases.