Quote Originally Posted by GunTroll View Post
^ Prairie dog managing?? Greed? Trophy P-doggin? Hell I have seen ranches in WY charge to shoot p-dogs! Guided even!


Given what some of those folks go through to BARELY make a living on the high plains, not to mention the transplant asshats they've dealt with over the past several years, I'm surprised they let ANYBODY they don't know on their property anymore. (Liability reasons alone...)

Sadly, Rampart Range is a "classic" example of inviting "public" into your life and onto your property... Let's just say a few have made a VERY negative impact on the ranchers/farmers out east over the past 20+ years. Not sure what the driving factors were/are, but nearly everybody I now talk to are tired of "jerks" that don't respect the privilege.

I'm very fortunate to have 3-gen family connections plus some sweat equity invested in the very few places I have access to. However, I'm about to the point I think the TX "lease system" makes sense!

Don't know the right answers, but ANYTHING you can do to help the current folks trying to farm/ranch is a good thing... I suspect there won't be many "small/family" operations left within 10 years. (Ethanol and Wind-E ain't going to pay the bills... No kids willing to live that life).