No start date was given for the bait-trapping operation, announced in a news release dated 06/28/18. Approximately 100 horses will be removed from lands in and around the Range Creek HMA, northeast of Sunnyside, UT on Hwy 123.
The gather was prompted by letters from private landowners and the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
The HMA covers 83,410 acres and has a target population of 125 (upper end of AML), for a population density of 1.5 animals per thousand acres.
Western Horse Watchers Association 