[Born to Conserve]

These ranchers own the land? Yes? No?

My understanding is that most of the ranching is done on public lands. That makes the ranchers rights nil.

[T bench]

Grazing occurs during the summer months on public land, after grazing fees are assessed by the proper authorities. The Canadian grey Wolf has decimated the elk herds of central Idaho to the point that they will take a full generation to recover, but on the bright side more prairie land can be cleared for crops to feed cattle in the mid west. Convoluted logic went into the introduction campaign for these predators. Supporters of a non-native sub-species being foisted upon an ecosystem need to actually study ecology or simple biology.

[familyop]

"My understanding is that most of the ranching is done on public lands. That makes the ranchers rights nil."

There won't be many pests after the big government default then.

[DuncanWaring]

My understanding is that most of the ranching is done on public lands. That makes the ranchers rights nil.

The ranching done on "public" lands (there being no Constitutional authorization for the Federal government to own land in bulk) is done in conjunction with payment of a fee.

The rancher's property rights do not end just because they use "public" lands .

An extension of your position is that if you are camping on public lands, I am free to come in the night and take posession of your vehicle - you are camping on public lands; your rights are nil.