The Bundy's, though they lived in the area did not purchase the land which the ranch is on until 1948, according to property records in Nevada. No deed exists before that date.
That land belonged to the Palute Indians until the US government forced them off of the land in 1875. All of the Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico territories was purchased by the US Government from Mexico 1848 so all of that land belonged to the US. There were laws which covered either homesteading or direct purchases of tracts of land, of which the Bundy's had none.
You need to really read the history of Nevada before believing what some mixed up old man claims is the real story. Below is an article from a Las Vegas TV station showing some history of the Bundy family, Very interesting to see that he may not have any family there when he claimed. Especially the Bundy's.
An abbreviated look at rancher Cliven Bundy's family history - 8 News NOW
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