YOUR NATIONAL NEWS DAY 12 April 2014 Bunkerville, NV
Modern day cattlemen still take to the range when it comes to the federal government seizing his cattle. This recent standoff begin in 1993 when rancher, cattleman Cliven Bundy was given a government order that he could no longer use federal land for grazing his cows. However, over the period of years the cattleman did not obey court orders, nor pay fines as his cattle continued to graze.
In an effort to settle the payment, the federal government seized around 1,000 heads of Bundy's cattle for a payment. This weekend, however the cattleman protested the feds and along with his own supporters and family took a standoff armed and ready to fight if any more his cattle were to be taken away. In order to keep the peace the feds decided to take the cattle without violence, and end it without further action if Bundy would drive the cattle off the land immediately. After calming the crowd down, Bundy and his hire hands drove the cattle off the prohibited land back across to his own, but not without stating that he and his family have always grazed their cattle there and it's never been a problem. Some of Bundy's cattle is being held in near Bunkerville, Nevada. The federal government said the cattle needed to stop grazing on the land because of environmental problems and safety.
That would make a great cowboy movie for modern times... I'd watch it!
