These Virginia Range mustangs were the last ones seen on days in 2019. They have probably moved to lower elevations or the lee side of the mountains.
Month: December 2019
Waipio Valley Horses for a Cold Winter Day
Floyd County Wild Horse Rescue in Progress
The Kentucky Humane Society has received a pregnant mare and colt, according to a report by WYMT News. Three more horses are thought to be roaming the area where 21 others were hunted down and killed about two weeks ago.
Cattlemen Optimistic About ‘Progress’ in Washington D.C.
Greater access to markets in Japan, China and Europe should bode well for American beef producers, according to a report posted today by Capital Press of Salem, OR.
A spokesman for NCBA said that “congressional funding to increase roundups and fertility control” will hopefully avoid “producers go[ing] out of business in the areas where these horses are exploding in population.”
The industry is also pushing for labeling laws and standards of identity for beef and its alternatives, in view of growing consumer interest in meat substitutes.
RELATED: Backers of ‘Path Forward’ Praise New Spending Bill.
Seaman Roundup to Resume Next Week
BLM said today that helicopters will return to the air on or about January 5, to remove an additional 150 wild horses from the Herd Areas. Operations will be open to public observation, starting on January 6, according to the news release.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Ridgecrest, CA.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
The roundup was suspended last month because the horses moved to areas with heavy pinyon-juniper cover, typical for higher elevations in Nevada.
RELATED: Seaman Roundup Delayed.
Mustang Monday
On the Virginia Range with John T. Linn.
Fish Springs Context
The story of the roundup has been going around on socialist media for several weeks and many of the followers are upset, understandably.
But the report by KOLO News didn’t provide any background on the situation.
The local ‘advocacy’ group now crying “Foul!” actually called for the removal of ten bachelor stallions from the area a year ago.
When they’re not photographing the horses, they’re shooting them with contraceptives.
Who benefits from this? Certainly not the horses.
RELATED: BLM Nabs Fish Springs Mustangs.
AWHC Reviews 2019 Results
What exactly have they done to push back against the public-lands ranchers?
Not a damn thing.
Yet they’re doing everything they can to destroy the Virginia Range mustangs—the herd that defies the wild horse narrative and contradicts the lies of the BLM.
Velma would be shocked.
The organization is so far gone that it can only be salvaged by a complete change of leadership. Don’t give them a penny.
Late Season Travelers
Water system was still running in mid November but not for much longer. The shadows going off to the right at 12:30 were produced by lamps on the other trailcam.
BLM Nabs Fish Springs Mustangs
The incident began in late November with a phone call from a Douglas County resident and now 21 of the horses are in captivity at Palomino Valley.
The studs have been gelded and separated from the mares.
They will be auctioned next month, according to a report by KOLO News of Reno.
The horses lived in the Pine Nut Mountains Herd Area, south of the HMA, which was gathered earlier this year.
The local ‘advocacy’ group took a pro-ranching message to the WHBAB in October.
Marr Plan: Most Ignored Story of 2019?
The proposal would protect America’s wild horses by (OMG) removing privately owned cattle and sheep from public lands in the western U.S. You knew that, right?
RELATED: ‘Path Forward’ Opponents Gather at National Mall.
Always Vigilant
No coyotes in these photos but what lurks in the shadows? There is little if any livestock grazing on the Virginia Range, so these horses do have natural predators.
Coyote Lunch?
Trailcam shows this guy visiting the water tanks a few weeks before the incident.
Coyotes at Water Tanks
Are these guys responsible for the deer carcass seen on Christmas Eve?
Top Story in Wild Horse World for 2019?
The year isn’t quite over, but almost certainly the top story would be the announcement on 04-22-19 of the ill-conceived ‘Path Forward’ and its eventual funding by Congress.
Honorable mentions would include the
- Shootings on Clark Mountain HA, Heber WHT and Floyd County
- Turmoil in Laramie County regarding the high-capacity adoption center
- Loss of Cedar Island Horses during Hurricane Dorian
Information about these and other events can be found in the Index.
Old Man Winter Takes Over the Virginia Range
No wild horses to be found. They have probably moved to lower elevations.
Consent of the Governed
We still have a representative republic, so let your voice be heard.
Rescuers Trying to Move Floyd County Horses
WYMT News of Hazard, KY said today that personnel with Dumas Rescue are trying to get the survivors off the mountain but the effort has been complicated by the terrain.
One of the dead horses was taken to Lexington for a necropsy, according to the report.
A detective indicated that tips have been coming in but no suspects have been identified.
Mustang Monday
On Sand Wash Basin HMA with James Garrison.
Six More Horses Found Dead in Floyd County
WYMT News reported today that the remains of six more horses have been found, bringing the total to 21.
The reward has grown to $20,000.
Western Horse Watchers Association 