In the federal government’s bid to control every aspect of our daily lives, now we are faced with their efforts to declare 424,700 Sage Grouse an endangered species.

What’s really at stake is who gets to control managing sage areas – state or federal.

At an est. cost of $760 million – $1789 per sage grouse – the feds have (surprise!) started a program, setting aside 4.4 million acres for the affected grouse.

For the math-challenged among us, that’s 10 acres per Sage Grouse.

Aren’t you wishing you grew feathers? (Think twice, there’s no hunting ban yet.)

The land-grab is primarily in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah. Naturally, states worried about their economies want management control.

Land once occupied by Nez Perce, Sioux, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, and Osage tribes…which begs the question of effective D.C. political priorities.

For all the talk of reparations, why aren’t Indian reservations used as set asides? Pay the Indian tribesmen to manage Sage Grouse…‘feathered casinos’ if you will.

At a lower rate of $100/Sage Grouse, an entrepreneurial tribesman could manage a Sage Grouse farm of 500 birds, earning an annual $50k…PLUS egg sale revenue.

Taxpayers would save a bundle, states wouldn’t have to worry about their economy, and Native Americans would be ‘at one with Nature’, while earning decent incomes.

Failing that, the Supreme Court could hand down an ‘open marriage’ ruling…

…then the more daring among us could marry a Sage Grouse…

…with a $1789 dowry…

…AND 10 ACRES OF LAND!

Knowing they have the full force of the federal government behind them…

…imagine how well they’ll take care of their ‘ feathered family’.