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I think this guy just got fed up with being pushed to the bring with no say along the way once the Gov. began laying down conditions etc...and BLM began working with EPA

I agree with you. That and standing up for principle. See post #353.

He's not a criminal, and our idiot government doesn't need a bunch of snipers ready to plug everyday Americans if they cross a "free speech" line. That's obscene.

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Well that may be so since all the other ranchers left the area and he's the last one standing....but I have to admit I'd do the same in his shoes. That ranch has been his very life and he's going to stand on to the end.