Thank you for a well written and fairly unbiased look at the problems arising at Bluff Springs. An important detail that has been missed by most is that the ranchers who own these grazing allotments have bought and paid for the right to graze their animals here. And continue to pay grazing fees every year, even after the allotment itself is paid off. Yes it’s public land and we welcome the hunters and recreationalists. But the “it’s kinda unfair” outlook is insulting. Ranchers have paid millions of dollars for grazing rights that are being taken by force. Elk populations are out of control and forest misuse is at an all time high. But only ranchers are paying the price.
Thank you for a well written and fairly unbiased look at the problems arising at Bluff Springs. An important detail that has been missed by most is that the ranchers who own these grazing allotments have bought and paid for the right to graze their animals here. And continue to pay grazing fees every year, even after the allotment itself is paid off. Yes it’s public land and we welcome the hunters and recreationalists. But the “it’s kinda unfair” outlook is insulting. Ranchers have paid millions of dollars for grazing rights that are being taken by force. Elk populations are out of control and forest misuse is at an all time high. But only ranchers are paying the price.