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The herds a low for many reasons. There was a bad drought, and the Texas herds are rebuilding. Many shipped their cows south. And would you want a herd when people want to seize your land in the name of a Canadian firm? During a drought?
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Oh I don’t think I disagree w/ what you’re saying about reasons some ranchers are reducing the size of their herds.

The point I was so poorly making is that ranchers could have larger herds for ranches up north..say WA, OR, ID, WY, NE, MT...as examples...because we are not being hit harder than normal w/ weather related issues.

Having a pipeline or the prospect of having a pipeline run through my grazing land would...especially if I was not adequately paid for the land...or if I was ‘forced’ to sell land I didn’t want to sell...WOULD make me hesitant about having a large herd. But to say that because herds are low that ranchers should be happy to sell land...that’s the point I disagree with.

If you want to sell your property...then you should sell your property. I’m not anti-pipeline. I’m against government seizing private property w/o a particularly compelling reason. I don’t think the Canadian pipeline across US land is a compelling reason.

If the Canadians want to export to China...why aren’t they building the pipeline across their country to a British Columbia seaport?

So you too want Americans to be without work? You would rather see America Oil Dependent than Oil Independent? Why? What is wrong with oil independence from foreign sources outside of this this hemisphere? What is wrong with putting Americans back to work? Oil is the Engine of prosperity. Not doing the pipeline means there are fewer Americans working and the Energy Independence is nothing but a pipe dream. Build the Pipeline and Watch what happens. Is better than not building the pipeline and watching what happens ... and this is not an opinion.

Having a pipeline or the prospect of having a pipeline run through my grazing land would...especially if I was not adequately paid for the land...or if I was ‘forced’ to sell land I didn’t want to sell...WOULD make me hesitant about having a large herd. But to say that because herds are low that ranchers should be happy to sell land...that’s the point I disagree with.

Being hesitant to have a large herd is youir opinion only. I was on the original Northern Boarder Pipeline Study. The land was completely restored, new fencing was provided and the ranchers were compensated for impact and right of way. This is just one example.

You do understand that the pipelines are buried underground? Have you ever looked at a pipeline map for gas and petroleum in the US?

You are acting incredibly irrational and know little of what you opine on.