where the hages willfully allowed cattle to wander on to unpermitted federal land. $156.88, the cost of the damage. it was a long awaited vindication and historic ruling for all western ranchers fighting for property rights. though the hages won back their rights they haven t still had their permits renewed. meanwhile the u.s. is appealing the case. do you have reason to believe they ll back off? i don t think they ll back off. the department of justice attorney. said, are you interested in settling the case? he said no we always win an the ninth circuit, that s our court and we ll reverse this. in addition the hages haven t seen a dime of the $14 million awarded in 2008. in fact in that case if the latest court ruling stands, they never will. we hoped to talk to the u.s. forest service about all of this to get its side of the story but they wouldn t talk to fox news