More evidence of overpopulation on the Virginia Range, an area with a stocking rate ten times higher than your average HMA in Nevada, 9.4 horses per thousand acres vs. 0.84 horses (plus a few burros) per thousand acres on HMAs. Photo taken 04/15/18.
Critics argue that the range can’t support these numbers.
Don’t be fooled, they’re not trying to protect the land, they’re trying to protect a narrative.
Western Horse Watchers Association 