I know there is a big thread over at Political Bull on the BLM/Bundy/Turtle situation in Nevada. I occurs to me though that unless we get engaged as ranchers in these conversations at the table or ranch gate outside of the political page we will end up in a world of hurt. So at the risk of a moderator or doo gooder complaining or moving this post I will just go ahead and move the conversation to the main stream.

I have been following this story for some time and am very concerned at the parallels across North America. Sage Grouse Environmental Protection Order in Canada, Turtle protection in Nevada, Wolf introduction in Montana. On and on it goes and mostly at the expense of the natural steward without whom (IMHO) many of these species would not have survived at all.

I am not making judgment on the Bundys as to weather they are offside of the law or not but the state certainly seems to be offside of common sense, agriculture, stewardship, tradition and empathy.

It appears to me unless regular folks start to stand up for what is right we won't have any need to stand up at all.

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