A good overview of what's been transpiring.
It appears the butthurtness comes from the feds changing their rules on subsidized grazing.
Generations of western rancher's business model has included government subsidies, now the feds have started to back off the idea federal lands need to be managed for the benefit of subsidized cattle grazers.
I bet people losing their food stamps could relate.

http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/wi...9c7a0d4dc7.html