I was browsing around trying to learn more about "re-wilding" and came across this article by a rancher refuting an attack by a group called RangeNet (he does a pretty good job, btw) which is basically trying stop all grazing on public land. What struck me most was that he could just as easily be talking about the anti-ohv crowd at the last state UMP meeting I went to. All the same kinds of lies, half-truths, and out-of-context factoids. Here's a good section:
Full text at:
http://www.rangemagazine.com/stories/spring01/response_to_rangenet.htm
http://www.rangemagazine.com/stories/spring01/battle_cry.htm
(16) Public lands grazing contributes very little to the American economy or food supply
This assertion better fits groups like RangeNet 2000. They contribute zero that is beneficial. They would rather hamstring certain segments of the economy through litigation, agitation and propaganda. They offer nothing constructive. They refuse to compromise. They are not willing to walk the land with others. They do not want to see success on the ground because it defeats their purpose. They have spent a majority of their time with asphalt, rather than rangeland, underfoot. They use scientific studies, pulling items out of context, then apply them to situations where they don’t fit. They then refer to the study as being unquestionably accurate. This has become “believable deception.”
Full text at:
http://www.rangemagazine.com/stories/spring01/response_to_rangenet.htm
http://www.rangemagazine.com/stories/spring01/battle_cry.htm
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