Western states report comeback of cattle rustling

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SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Cattle rustlers, casting aside saddle and spurs for modern horsepower, are roaming the West with four-wheel drive and GPS technology in a resurgence of livestock thievery considered a hanging offense on the old frontier.

State livestock officials said the increase in cattle crimes was linked to the slumping economy, soaring beef prices and the advent of handheld global positioning systems that allow rustlers to more easily navigate the wide-open range.

http://news.yahoo.com/western-states-report-comeback-cattle-rustling-204942200.html

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1. Well, now, you see........this wouldn't be happening if my Uncle Shirley

were still catching them doggoned cattle rustlers like he did during his decades-long career as a state brand inspector for NV, lol.

http://www.johnmcphee.com/irons.htm

John McPhee visited him and wrote about him.

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2. Ah, yes, great American values. Claim the wild as your property, and kill anyone who disagrees

Well, I branded it, so I get to kill you if you find it in your pasture and try to harvest it.