The incident started on October 17 with 32 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.

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Images of drilling rigs.  This one’s on public lands in the Green Mountain HMA and Arapahoe Creek Allotment, south of Jeffrey City.

The Decision Record said the project received no comments in ePlanning.

See if you can find a wild horse policy statement at Lost Soldier.

How about the Wyoming Stock Growers Association?

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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking an emergency roundup that would have captured all of the wild horses in the HMA, placed them in feedlots for two years and returned a small fraction after conditions improved.

The news release said the Trump appointee was concerned that the BLM decided to remove the horses before it conducted an environmental assessment, a NEPA violation known as “predetermination.”

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The agenda said the last session on September 16 would cover multiple use and future policy but it turned out to be an update from the BLM on wild horse populations and efforts to improve long-term management.

A article by Wyoming Livestock Roundup said the agency will be rolling out a new program by the end of the year called the Rangeland Health Initiative, which is intended to coordinate programs overseeing wild horse and burro management, livestock grazing and wildlife habitat.

On another front, they are trying to reengage the Path Forward Coalition, a group of stakeholders with varying perspectives on wild horse management and reach out to sportsmen and wildlife organizations.

The meeting was held a few days before the Pesticide Roundtable, which would have added more weight to remarks about fertility control.

RELATED: PLC Presents 2026 Rangeland Stewardship Awards.

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The incident started today with 133 horses captured, none shipped, none released and one dead.

PREVIOUS: BLM Announces Red Desert Roundup, Finally.

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The incident started on October 2.  Results through October 16:

• FY: 2027
• Scope: Sulphur HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 250
• Pre-gather population: 560
• Type: Planned
• Contractor: Cattoor
• Contract amount: $287,650
• Unit cost: $959
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Snuff out new life with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 300
• Removal goal: 300
• Captured: 255, up from 228 on Day 13
• Shipped: 220, up from 193 on Day 13
• Released: None
• Deaths: 2, no change from Day 13
• Average daily take: 17.0
• Unaccounted-for animals: 33
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The gather stats say 221 shipped.

The death rate is 0.8%.

The capture total includes 72 stallions, 130 mares and 53 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.8% of the animals gathered, enough to support a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 35.6% were male and 64.4% were female.  These numbers don’t look like they came from a population that’s 50% male / 50% female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 3,060 AUMs per year
• Water: 2,550 gallons per day

Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities are closed to the public, with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.

PREVIOUS: Sulphur Roundup, Day 13.

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The incident begins tomorrow according to the news release.

The capture and removal goals are 320 each.

The target is horses.

The pre-gather population is thought to be 424.

The contractor is Cattoor and the contract amount is $213,082.

Operations will be open to public observation on a limited basis.

Animals identified for removal will be taken to the Litchfield off-range corrals.

There are no plans to treat the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.

The Complex, consisting of three HMAs, is subject to permitted grazing.

Whenever you see statements like “more wild horses on the landscape than the range can sustain,” you should be skeptical.  In many cases the resources are there but your faithful public servants gave them to livestock.

PREVIOUS: BLM Closing Public Lands for North Complex Roundup.

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A new project has been opened in ePlanning and three documents have been uploaded.

Areas within five miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities will be closed to all public entry according to the Decision Record.

The exceptions are contractor personnel and observers escorted by BLM staff.

A map in the Categorical Exclusion indicates the area to be swept for wild horses extends well beyond the HMAs but does not show the trap sites or holding pens.

The incident is on the schedule with a start date of October 16.

PREVIOUS: North Complex Roundup Goes to Cattoor.

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Baited traps don’t sterilize mares, destroy breeding populations and eliminate genetic mixing.

But long-term use of PZP, prescribed by the new management plan, does.

If the judge understood that, he would have dismissed the case brought by The Cloud Foundation, known for its unwavering support of the pesticide, whose attorney argued that removal of 37 horses would cause irreparable harm to the herd.

The October 13 hearing was originally covered by the Billings Gazette but the story was placed behind a paywall.

You can access an unlocked version at Montana Outdoor.

Contrary to a statement in the report, animals showing signs of genetic defects, like club feet, will be euthanized, not removed and put up for adoption.

PREVIOUS: Darkness at Pryor: Aging Herd with Fewer Foals.

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TRUE or FALSE: The Salt River horses live the way nature intended.

HINT: The advocates have sterilized the mares, destroyed the breeding population and eliminated genetic mixing.

The herd is shrinking, not growing.

The mares are suffering from injuries and infections.

The sex ratio is shifting in favor of females.

The average age of the herd is increasing along with the death rate.

A normal person, knowing these things, would say FALSE, not what nature intends.

A subversive, not playing for the home team, would also know these things but say TRUE.  That’s what you’re getting from the advocates.

PREVIOUS: Foal-Free Friday, Cruel and Costly Edition.

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The incident may already be in progress but better late than never.

The capture goal is 1,035 according to the news release.

The target is horses.

The pre-gather population is thought to be 2,278.

The contractor is Sampson and the contract amount is $393,488.

Operations will be open to public observation on a limited basis.

Some mares may be treated with fertility control and returned to the range along with an equal number of stallions.

Animals identified for removal will be taken to the off-range corrals at Rock Springs.

The Complex, consisting of five HMAs, is subject to permitted grazing.

The overall capture goal is 1,800 but this segment will focus on Green Mountain and Stewart Creek.

PREVIOUS: BLM Closing Public Lands for Red Desert Roundup.

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The advocates are embarrassed by nature and nature’s way, especially the transmission of life.

They want the populations subjected to never-ending fertility control, with the inevitable result of permanent infertility, loss of genetic diversity and herd collapse.

They are phonies, enemies of the horses, and don’t deserve a penny of your support.

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The incident started on October 2.  Results through October 14:

• FY: 2027
• Scope: Sulphur HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 250
• Pre-gather population: 560
• Type: Planned
• Contractor: Cattoor
• Contract amount: $287,650
• Unit cost: $959
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Stop genetic mixing with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 300
• Removal goal: 300
• Captured: 228, up from 196 on Day 11
• Shipped: 193, no change from Day 11
• Released: None
• Deaths: 2, no change from Day 11
• Average daily take: 17.5
• Unaccounted-for animals: 33
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The gather stats say 194 shipped.

The helicopter did not fly on Day 12 due to bad weather.

The death rate is 0.9%.

The capture total includes 65 stallions, 116 mares and 47 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.6% of the animals gathered, enough to support a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 35.9% were male and 64.1% were female.  These numbers don’t look like they came from a population that’s 50% male / 50% female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 2,736 AUMs per year
• Water: 2,280 gallons per day

Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities are closed to the public, with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.

PREVIOUS: Sulphur Roundup, Day 11.

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The obligated amount is $213,082 according to a report at USA Spending.

The capture goal of 323 gives a unit cost of $660 per animal taken.

Western Horse Watchers has not been able to find a gather page or news release but the incident is on the schedule with a start date of October 16.

RELATED: BLM Issues North Complex Final Planning Documents.

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A new project has been created in ePlanning and two documents have been uploaded.

Comments on the management evaluation are due by November 1.

The Complex consists of three HMAs and four HAs.

The goal of the new plan is to achieve and maintain a thriving ecological balance.

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Areas within two miles of trap locations will be off limits while gather operations are conducted according to the Decision Record, which was copied to the project folder with a Categorical Exclusion.

The exceptions are contractor personnel and observers escorted by BLM staff.

A map showing the closure areas was attached to the document but it’s not there.

PREVIOUS: Red Desert Contract Goes to Sampson.

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If you’re feeding them they’re not wild.

What you have at the Salt River is a curated horse exhibit, the result of massive human involvement.

A few months ago the population was 270.

The numbers are going down not because of drought but because of the advocates and their ruinous darting program.

What makes you so sure that your donation will used for hay and not pesticides?

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