[familyofman]

"Are you familiar with the Wayne Hage case?"

No I'm not. What is the root underlying issues in the cases? Ownership of the land, use of the land, or a change in the designation of the land from "open-range" to national park.

I didn't think ownership accrued to anyone based solely on usage. Although in the western states that was once the way - something like how OK was settled.

[B4Ranch]

If you had a family business since 1893 and you had been slowly building roads, water storage facilities, feed pens, putting in miles and miles of fences, etc., think how you would feel if the US government, specifically the Bureau of Land Management, working under guidlines issued from the United Nations came along and told you that it's time to close it all down.

No, we aren't going to pay you one red cent. We're going to kick your butt off the land you and your family has been taking care of for 111 years with 30 days notice.

I am interested how you would feel about this.

Remember New Mexico didn't become a State until January 6, 1912. You were settled there 21 years before they even became a State. 21 years before any State regulations came out.

For 21 years you were making the land worth something, you were part of the reason it became a State! It had an economy that provided food and jobs because of you and your hard work!