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Please reread the article you posted and realize a few basic details.

1. per the article “Just before the round-up began, Bundy claims armed federal agents surrounded his 150-acre ranch. “

Note - 150 acre ranch. That is what Bundy OWNES. Trust me, you can not raise 500 head on 150 acres. Even with good grazing and grass, the most you can load an acre is about .75 head. In scrub grass area like this local terrain, you may have to have 5 acres per head.

2. The land that the article incorrectly reports as Bundy’s ranch where the 500 head are being raised belongs to the US government. While Bundy’s family may have grazed their cattle on this federal land for a long time, it is still federal land. That is why there is a grazing fee in the first place. Trust me, NO ONE pays grazing fees for land that they own. The whole reason for having the land in the first place is so that you dont have to pay fees and can use your own land as you see fit. The fact that Bundy admits that they have paid grazing fees and are still willing to pay grazing fees is defacto proof that the land belongs to the federal government.

3. Since the federal government is the owner of the land in question, they have the right to say how that land is going to be used. In this case, the government has decided to set aside that land for some tortoise habitat. As such, they have told the rancher that in addition to the grazing fees that he owes, he is no longer able to graze on federal lands as that has been set aside.

4. Bundy has decided to violate private property rights (federal government land) and squat on federal lands without paying the fees or recognizing the right of the land owner to determine the use of the land.

The problem here is no different from a landlord and a renter. If the renter does not pay rent, and continues to use the house, the landlord gets a letter of eviction and has the Sheriff evict that person off the landlords property.