all that is understood. But, you are in essence making my point! Why the hell do the feds own so much of state land? What the hell is going on? I agree the guy should have either bought the property or paid up but you have to admit its weird that the feds own so much of state land that could be much better used by private entreprenuers,IMHO?
I think the one thing we can all agree on here is:
“Why isn’t this a dispute between the State of Utah and the Rancher? Instead of being a dispute between the federal government and a private individual....”
Why the hell do the feds own so much of state land? What the hell is going on?That goes back to the treaty we made with Mexico in 1848. The huge percentage of land in Nevada that's owned by the Feds is pretty much land that not even the state of Nevada wants. It's all marginal, mostly uninhabitable. It's only good for mining, foresting, or grazing leases.