[CedarDave]

Not sure about specifics for this story, but with my rancher friends the problem is feed, not water. It is very costly to feed cattle when there is no grazing to be had because of drought. A lot of ranchers have made improvements (such as watering troughs or windmills) on the Federal lands they graze their cattle on, but there is no way to make grass grow without rain. And I know of cases where downed fences are left down so that the cows can move to another section of land where grazing may be available. Most of these folks are very honest, but when they're livlihoods are at stake they aren't above bending the rules.

[hedgetrimmer]

Truck feed in? It was done for the Klamath farmers