[GilesB]

There was invasive plants encroaching on the land - this tells us a couple of things: carrying capacity is reduced, the BLM did not do their job in maintaining the range.

Research the BLM enabling legislation, maintaining the range is what they are supposed to do.

[Dusty Road]

“”There was invasive plants encroaching on the land - this tells us a couple of things: carrying capacity is reduced, the BLM did not do their job in maintaining the range.””

And this is a problem with cattle especially when you bring in an outside feed source. Those seeds go right through and get deposited all over the place and have a nice nutrient environment to start out with. Most likely the cattle and the rancher are responsible for the invasive plants. Mesquites traveled at an amazing pace across Texas due to cattle.

[DoodleDawg]

There was invasive plants encroaching on the land - this tells us a couple of things: carrying capacity is reduced, the BLM did not do their job in maintaining the range.

That's the Hamilton's story. The BLM claims the fire was to disguise illegal hunting. Who know which is the truth?