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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 916464" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>Right now it is $1.35 AU per mo, In this case an AU is a pair. It's a bargain as long as you get to use it. There is also the initial cost of the grazing permit which is bought and sold as a commodity. These run easily into 5 figures. My friend bought one a couple of years ago and had to buy the cattle that went with it. She also had to hold them for a specified time frame before they could be disposed of.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>That $1.35 AUM is the money paid to the government. The actual cost to the rancher is much higher. Miles and miles of fence to build and maintain, much greater time spent gathering in the fall, higher loss rate, etc. A few years back they did a study comparing the actual total cost of federal grazing vs private leases. They came out pretty close, with the Federal grazing costing a few pennies a month more.[/quote]</p><p></p><p>Not disputing you Dave but who is they and where can I find the study![/quote]</p><p></p><p>It was several years ago that I read that study. I can't remember who ran the study or even where I found it. I will try to find it. But I know when I read it that the costs listed made logical sence to me. 30-40 years ago I worked on several large ranches in Eastern Washington and Oregon. I know that fencing was a pretty tough chore because of the rough ground and the miles of fence. And gathering 330 pairs out of 33,000 acres of broken up semi timbered ground took weeks in the saddle which increase the cost. Increased oppurtunity for rustlers, just plain idiots with guns (on public land) shooting cows because they were there and no one is around, and cows that manage to dodge you during gather that end up winter killing all increase the actual cost to the rancher. Private leases tend to be on easier land. Back in the day the good easy to manage land was homesteaded. The land left to the BLM and forest service tends to be rougher, more arid, and remote.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 916464, member: 498"] Right now it is $1.35 AU per mo, In this case an AU is a pair. It's a bargain as long as you get to use it. There is also the initial cost of the grazing permit which is bought and sold as a commodity. These run easily into 5 figures. My friend bought one a couple of years ago and had to buy the cattle that went with it. She also had to hold them for a specified time frame before they could be disposed of.[/quote] That $1.35 AUM is the money paid to the government. The actual cost to the rancher is much higher. Miles and miles of fence to build and maintain, much greater time spent gathering in the fall, higher loss rate, etc. A few years back they did a study comparing the actual total cost of federal grazing vs private leases. They came out pretty close, with the Federal grazing costing a few pennies a month more.[/quote] Not disputing you Dave but who is they and where can I find the study![/quote] It was several years ago that I read that study. I can't remember who ran the study or even where I found it. I will try to find it. But I know when I read it that the costs listed made logical sence to me. 30-40 years ago I worked on several large ranches in Eastern Washington and Oregon. I know that fencing was a pretty tough chore because of the rough ground and the miles of fence. And gathering 330 pairs out of 33,000 acres of broken up semi timbered ground took weeks in the saddle which increase the cost. Increased oppurtunity for rustlers, just plain idiots with guns (on public land) shooting cows because they were there and no one is around, and cows that manage to dodge you during gather that end up winter killing all increase the actual cost to the rancher. Private leases tend to be on easier land. Back in the day the good easy to manage land was homesteaded. The land left to the BLM and forest service tends to be rougher, more arid, and remote. [/QUOTE]
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