At first I thought this was one of those idiot rancher stories, like the guy who got shot for attacking the cops in Montana last month for shooting his crazed injured cow that had been hit on the highway. Even his friends said he was always looking for a fight.
But these guys seem nice. They didn’t even encourage this militia response. The problem starts that the government bought all the land around them for a wilderness on a local mountain. The government wants their land badly. They even went to court to force the ranchers to give them right of first refusal if they ever sell it..
Wazn’t that in I DEE HO? That “story” needs more fact checking. I doubt that the rancher targeted the popos.