WAIT! this makes a big difference
“the land is leased by the sheepmen”
then doesn’t that make it private land for the term of the lease?
I guess they aren’t allowed to put up barriers so what choice do they hae to protect their animals they are grazing on their leased land.
Screw the tourists then
I am with the dogs on this one now that I know the ownders lease.
besides those are some great looking dogs
“then doesn’t that make it private land for the term of the lease?”
NO, it means they can have animals out there to eat the grass. In some cases they might be allowed to make improvements such as improving water. But Forest or BLM most assuredly remains public land with full rights for everyone else. The only exclusitivity the lease gives is that nobody else may graze livestock there.
The land isn’t leased, the grazing rights are.