This is a problem. My property abuts national forest where where sheep are grazed for a period every summer. And of course when they’re always either straying onto my land or the shepherds are too lazy to go around so they move their herds (several hundred sheep) over my land. Their dogs are vicious so mine can’t even go outside, and I can’t even walk my own property or drive up my road without some dog either chasing my truck or looking at me like I was a bear. When you try to talk to the shepherds they “no habla”. I don’t mind them grazing, but mind your dogs and stay off my land. And other folks enjoying the outdoors have just as much right to be there as grazers - I don’t care if they are “tourists” - it’s public property.
This reminds me of an issue we had when we lived in the country. A neighbor whose property was right behind ours leased space to bee keepers to put their bees there (I think they moved the bees from one place to the other during the year). But there was apparently no water close by for the bees, so they swarmed into MY yard (I had a couple of acres) and used my koi pond for drinking. It was a problem for me because the large number of bees actually brought the level of the pond down daily —it wasn’t a huge pond, just an ornamental pond with a water fall and 4 large koi. This meant I was constantly having to fill it up. Plus the fact that I’m allergic to bees and I had to wade thru them to do it. I just didn’t think that was my job, since my neighbors were making money to keep the bees on their property not me.
But lots of people are not good neighbors.
After posting and reading a bit about open-range, I have a greater appreciation of what you folks must deal with. I admire your persistence and courage.