The state of Oregon and the representatives of Oregon should have stopped the declaration of a wildlife refuge. I would be willing to bet they supported it wholeheartedly. You must not be familiar with the state of Oregon - the voters on the coast and in Portland would probably vote to make the entire state into a wildlife refuge if it were up to them.
These are always complex issues, but the way to change it is to follow the rules and work on representatives to change it. It’s not to break the rules then allow anarchists to hijack the situation and create a confrontation. These militia guys breed the kind of moron who killed so many at the Murrah building in Oklahoma City. A real blow for liberty there, huh?
I assume your mention of Oklahoma City was a reference to Timothy McVeigh.
McVeigh was not a member of a militia. He was a demented nutjob.
McVeigh tried to join the Michigan militia and attended one meeting. He stood up at the meeting, said something objectionable, and was told to leave the meeting.
The militia people did not want to have anything to do with him.
When you take the federal land away, it is smaller than Hawaii.