Fulcher’s Anti-Fed ‘Tude Ripped

In a guest opinion in the Idaho Statesman, former congressional aide George Moses of Boise takes former gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher to task for criticism of the federal government:

Russ Fulcher’s call to resist the U.S. government (or “feds,” his demeaning term for it) published July 23 presents a number of issues that require addressing for the sake of accuracy, if for no other reason. “When the feds say jump.” Who is that, really? It’s the government of the United States of America, not some invading force. When former Idaho state Sen. Fulcher speaks of acquiescing, he has it exactly backward. It was Idaho that petitioned to join the federal government as a state. It was the United States that acquiesced. Idaho accepted a number of conditions in order to join the union, to become one of the United States. One was to accept and follow the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. Another was that certain lands within what would become Idaho’s borders would remain under the ownership of the United States government. Fulcher’s “acquiescence” is simply living up to our commitment. More here.

Question: Why does anti-government sentiment find fertile ground in Idaho, especially North Idaho?