South Dakota Ranchers Battle the US Forest Service

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Federal overreach or public land preservation?

A young South Dakota ranching couple has been criminally charged with allegedly stealing federal government property – by maintaining a fence erected by the family some 75 years ago. Charles and Heather Maude, responding to claims from the National Forest Service that their ranch interferes with federal grasslands, requested a land survey to clarify legal boundaries. Instead, they were served with unannounced federal criminal indictments by a US Forest Special Agent in full tactical gear. Farmers and ranchers nationwide are crying foul.

A Family Farming Affair

The Maudes are not a large industrial food corporation – they sell their beef and pork directly from their ranch to consumers. Some witnesses say the family has grazed the roughly 50 acres in dispute since about 1910 with no…

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