Prize bulls can be productive, even when not there in person.
Artificial insemination may not be as gratifying for the bull, but it produces a lot of calves. (Which makes the Bull worth multiples of what it would be worth if it had to do all the work in person).
Wanton destruction of facilities and livestock is serious business out this way. As for $200.00 per animal per day in damages, I think the BLM needs to show just what was damaged.
Why have the prize bulls out on the open range rather than being pampered at home under a watchful eye?
From the info I've seen, if the tortoises were the pampered species, the BLM should be paying Bundy to have his cattle transport and distribute water and food out into the desert to serve the Turtles..
From the looks of the bulls, by the time the Bundy’s could get to them, the sperm wouldn’t be any good.
Questions: Could the Bundy’s bill the government for 150 years of work maintaining the land? Could the Bundy’s bill the government for damages done to their land and property by the hired cowboys?
So...is the “collection” one of those things the Dirty Jobs guy would do?