I did the math, and the rancher is correct: the
most that he could owe in back lease fees is a little over $300K.
And the lease has been in dispute which is why he stopped paying. If I had had a clearer view of this sooner, I might have even gone down there for a camping trip
The guy has the NV guvner, a bunch of representatives from NV and AZ, plus the local country sheriff on his side. He must be a real nutcase then
And now the BLM.gov has surrendered
From the pictures it looks like the feds were outnumbered 3 or 4 to 1, and were basically begging to pick up their toys and leave alive. Next time something like this comes up, there will be even more armed civilians showing up.