In more recent years, Botosh feels there have been so many environmental regulations in Wisconsin and the nation that it’s preventing economic prosperity.

"I'm not saying some of them don't belong there, you know. But, mining, farming — it's all being picked on by people that I don't understand where they're coming from or how they're surviving because where do they think all this stuff is coming from?" Botosh said. "Who do you think is giving them the food they need? Who do you think is making the paper I logged for 24 years on my own before I was a truck driver? Who do you think supplies them with the paper and the materials to build their houses?"

When it comes to local elected officials, Botosh doesn’t feel they’re representing him well.

"It's hard for them because they're being stepped on by the regulations that are put down by the state, that are put down by the federal," he said. "Poop flows downhill. You know, that's what I'm trying to say, and we're the ones that are taking the bulk of it."

As for Bayfield County in particular, he feels some people who are serving on the county board are out of touch with residents who have lived in the area their entire lives.

"They move here. A year later, they're on the board, and they're going to try to change the world and change everything," he said.