Armed Feds Prepare For Showdown With Nevada Cattle Rancher

[monty]

Monty might have posted some links to these two interviews with Wayne Hage in a thread here but if he did I didn't find it so I thought I would. These interviews are long but they are very interesting on this subject of ownership and grazing rights. His fight was over the same issues and with the same people Cliven Bundy is in a fight with. Wayne Hage was good at explaining everything and he was a good and interesting story teller. He acquired wisdom from his experiences over the years and it's very interesting listening to him tell his story. Wayne Hage and Helen Chenoweth both spoke to a cattlemans group several years ago I belong to on this subject and it was very interesting to me then and I'm glad I attended it. Last fall Cliven Bundy and Richard Mack also both spoke to this same cattlemans group in my area but I was to busy to attend. Wish I could have made it. Video 1 http://vimeo.com/8520897 This interview was conducted with Wayne Hage at the Pine Creek Ranch in Nevada. One of America's largest ranches, it stretches over 1100 square miles (approx. 760,00 acres). From the time Hage and his family bought the ranch in June 1978 until 2009, they battled the US Government and various environmental agencies over the grazing and water rights, ultimately prevailing at the US Supreme Court level. It became one of America's landmark property rights cases and is studied in law schools today. Part one of two parts is Hage's fascinating account of the events that transpired on his ranch. Hage passed away shortly after these interviews were conducted and we believe that this was the last time he went on camera. I didn't know until I interviewed Wayne that (according to Wayne) much of the water in the United States is owned by United Water, which is in turn owned by the Suez Company located in France but owned by the United Arab Emirates, whose mission is to be the largest water company in the world. This interview is unedited (except for my questions, which were taken out, leaving only Wayne's voice). Video 2 http://vimeo.com/9776367 This interview is the last one that Wayne gave before he passed away. It is a fascinating look at the challenges of ranching life in America. No editing - just Wayne.

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I didn't post any links to those interviews, just a couple of articles in Range Management.

Yes, Wayne and Helen were both interesting speakers. I had the pleasure of listening to both around the dinner table. Wayne Hage also was confronted by armed BLM personnel until he got Sheriff Tony de Meo involved. That put a stop to the threats of felony arrests.

My brother has a few head of cows leased to the Pine Creek Ranch. He also was greeted by the Forest Ranger and his armed goon on his own land. Of course Ray told them to get that guy of my property and go get a deputy if he wanted to come onto prívate property.

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