A rancher has to be able to put cattle out to have a marketable product... and he has to have profit coming in to maintain water sources, roads and ecology.
It's not an issue about fees until there is a market share to 'share'.
Kent
Not only do ranchers pay an AUM fee, but they are responsible for maintaining fences, water and roads on their lease.
So, the fair thing would be to charge the same rate of fee for any trespass?
Sure; assess them an 11% tax under Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson. See how well that goes over.
You surely have to count the cost of the permit for ranching as well.
One cannot just go out and pick a place on public land, and throw some cows out there... They have to pay thousands of dollars per AUM to be able to run cows. On top of the grazing fees.
So, a hunter should pay for lease on public land he hunts, then pay the market usage fees every year too?
Just keeping things
fair here....
