re: Not sure what the hell your point is.
Sure they are! He goes to a "ranch" most people assume was in his family for years and plays cowboy out of his truck and the media gobbles this Hollywood up like candy.
He bought a Pig Farm in 1999 and built a Manson on it calls it Prairie Chapel Ranch and takes every opportunity to show himself doing stuff there.
Did you happen to check back on when it was bought or who owns the cattle on it? Check on when it first was in the news?
It's a prop for a fake.
One of the links you asked for is here.