final years gradually built up a new herd of cattle but still didn t have a grazing permit. when the government threatened to impound more of the livestock there was a new sheriff in town literally. i was told they were going to do a cattle seeing. i p didn t have a court order, they were doing on a signature of a bureaucrat within the blm. i told them if you get this on the property on the property to do unlawful procedure. why did tony demayo want to put himself in between them? because it was wrong. they gave up on the idea of ceasing more of the cattle. they filed a civil trespass suit against wayne jr. and his father s estate. with that case pending along
has arrived!!!! don t be old fashioned. xfinity customers add xfinity home for $29.95 a month for 12 months. plus for a limited time, get a free security camera call 1800 xfinity or visit comcast.com/xfinityhome. when we last left the family saga, wayne hage senior after he bought pine creek ranch in 1978 had died. wayne jr. s birth right wasn t just the ranch but the struggle to keep. it. john roberts tells us about what he went through to save the ranch. in 2006 it was wayne hage jr. s turn to fight the battle that had taken up a quarter of a century of his father s life. he soon had a new case to deal with because wayne sr. in his
the western range lands, vast, scenic and a battleground for what became known as the sage brush rebellion, a fight that began decades ago between locals and the federal government over land use. the sage brush rebellion got its name from the type of vegetation on a lot of the federal land in the west. ranchers are complaining that the bureau of land management, blm, doesn t identify with ranching problems. wayne hage sr. didn t plan to become the face of that rebellion, but that s just what happened. he was just 2 when his parents sold their california ranch and bought pine creek ranch in central nevada. in other words, he can t remember a time when his family hasn t had to fight the government. they bought it for a place they could raise family on the ranch and continue livestock business. the ranch itself is more than
when we come back, we ll rejoin wayne hage whose family has been battling the government through six separate administrations. how dias it? or has it? in a work, work, work world. take time for sunday. just know that your truck. has a little thing for monday. [upbeat music] defiance is in our bones.
the bureau of land management had a statement saying quote since the appeals process is ongoing the blf will not engage in conversation that could effect the outcome. they will respond to questions the when the litigation concludes. the sushgs department of justice also declined. they are meeting to hear testimony on threats intimidation and bullying by federal land management agencies. in 2013 wayne hage and a group of fellow ranchers testified before congress. i am probably going to get retribution for just being here and talking to you about the stories that make the hair stand on back of your net. they were never held accountable. in our case they were supposed to be held accountable. perhaps it will lead to congression on regulatory relief. until then wayne hage jr. continues the decade s long height he inherited for his father. go back to a time when your