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Eric Parker aims his weapon at BLM agents from a bridge next to the Bureau of Land Management's base camp where seized cattle, that belonged to rancher Cliven Bundy, are being held at near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. U.S. officials ended a stand-off with hundreds of armed protesters in the Nevada desert on Saturday, calling off the government's roundup of cattle it said were illegally grazing on federal land and giving about 300 animals back to rancher Bundy who owned them. Jim Urquhart/Reuters
Eric Parker aims his weapon at BLM agents from a bridge next to the Bureau of Land Management's base camp where seized cattle, that belonged to rancher Cliven Bundy, are being held at near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. U.S. officials ended a stand-off with hundreds of armed protesters in the Nevada desert on Saturday, calling off the government's roundup of cattle it said were illegally grazing on federal land and giving about 300 animals back to rancher Bundy who owned them. Jim Urquhart/Reuters
Rancher Cliven Bundy at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Saturday said it had called off an effort to round up a rancher's herd of cattle that it had said were being illegally grazed in southern Nevada, citing concerns about safety. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A protester carries a rifle on a bridge by the Bureau of Land Management 's base camp, where cattle seized that belonged to rancher Cliven Bundy are being held near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Saturday said it had called off an effort to round up a rancher's herd of cattle that it had said were being illegally grazed in southern Nevada, citing concerns about safety. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Chanley Iverson of Arizona waves a flag near the Bureau of Land Management 's base camp, where cattle seized that belonged to rancher Cliven Bundy are being held near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Saturday said it had called off an effort to round up a rancher's herd of cattle that it had said were being illegally grazed in southern Nevada, citing concerns about safety. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Phil Lyman, a San Juan County commissioner, speaks to ATV activist and militia members in Blanding, Utah, May 10, 2014. ATV activist and militia members drove their vehicles into a section of Recapture Canyon that is closed to motor vehicles in protest of the BLM's management policies. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
ATV riders ride past a trail sign in Recapture Canyon outside Blanding, Utah, May 10, 2014. ATV activist and militia members drove their vehicles into a section of Recapture Canyon that is closed to motor vehicles in protest of the BLM's management policies. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
ATV riders drive past Kane County Sheriff deputy Rob Johnson in Recapture Canyon outside Blanding, Utah, May 10, 2014. ATV activist and militia members drove their vehicles into a section of Recapture Canyon that is closed to motor vehicles in protest of the BLM's management policies. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
An Occupy Idaho Waters shirt worn by gold miners gathered for a rally after mining along the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho July 4, 2014. Citing states rights, miners were using portable pumps and hoses to collect gravel and sand from the streambed of a stretch of the federally protected Salmon River, which is closed to suction dredging and other mining by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect imperiled fish. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A miner mines for gold along the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho July 4, 2014. Citing states rights, miners were using portable pumps and hoses to collect gravel and sand from the streambed of a stretch of the federally protected Salmon River, which is closed to suction dredging and other mining by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect imperiled fish. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A miner mines for gold along the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho July 4, 2014. Citing states rights, miners were using portable pumps and hoses to collect gravel and sand from the streambed of a stretch of the federally protected Salmon River, which is closed to suction dredging and other mining by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect imperiled fish. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Sugar Pine Mine co-owners George Backes (L) and Rick Barclay talk about their mining operation outside Grants Pass, Oregon April 21, 2015. Owners of a gold mining claim in southern Oregon enlisted armed activists known as the Oath Keepers to guard the mine amid a land dispute with the federal government. The Oath Keepers plan to peacefully protect the mine and want to avoid a standoff. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Members of the Oath Keepers provide security at the Sugar Pine Mine outside Grants Pass, Oregon April 22, 2015. Owners of a gold mining claim in southern Oregon enlisted armed activists known as the Oath Keepers to guard the mine amid a land dispute with the federal government. The Oath Keepers plan to peacefully protect the mine and want to avoid a standoff. Photo taken April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Members of the Oath Keepers provide security at the Sugar Pine Mine outside Grants Pass, Oregon April 22, 2015. Owners of a gold mining claim in southern Oregon enlisted armed activists known as the Oath Keepers to guard the mine amid a land dispute with the federal government. The Oath Keepers plan to peacefully protect the mine and want to avoid a standoff. Photo taken April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Occupier Duane Ehmer rides his horse Hellboy at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 7, 2016. Saturday's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Ryan Bundy, left, and Ammon Bundy in an office at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 6, 2016. Saturday's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
FBI agents at the Burns Municipal Airport meet with members of the Pacific Patriots Network, who are attempting to resolve the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 10, 2016. Last week's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Members of the Pacific Patriots Network, who are attempting to resolve the occupation, set up a temporary security perimeter while a meeting takes place at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 9, 2016. Last week's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
FBI agents talk as they man the entry to the Burns Municipal Airport in Burns, Oregon January 30, 2016. Four armed anti-government protesters held their ground at the remote Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Saturday, two days after the FBI released a video of the fatal shooting of one of the group's spokesmen during a traffic stop. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Supporters wait while a meeting takes place with Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy and the Pacific Patriots Network, who are attempting to resolve the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 9, 2016. Last week's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Ammon Bundy leads a prayer in an office at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 6, 2016. Saturday's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A member of the Three Percent of Idaho raises his hands as he walks pass a law enforcement officer guarding an entry to a complex of buildings at the Harney County Court House as a demonstration takes place in Burns, Oregon January 29, 2016. A handful of armed protesters remained holed up in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Friday, surrounded by police and federal agents, despite impassioned pleas from their jailed leader for them to stand down after the death of an activist. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Arizona cattle rancher LaVoy Finicum talks to the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 5, 2016. Saturday's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, marked the latest protest over federal management of public land in the West, long seen by conservatives in the region as an intrusion on individual rights. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Members of the Pacific Patriots Network visit a memorial for Robert 'LaVoy' Finicum where he was shot and killed by law enforcement on a highway north of Burns, Oregon January 31, 2016. The FBI negotiated with four armed occupants at the remote Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon on Saturday while the holdouts in a video posted online expressed their mistrust of the government and reluctance to leave. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
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