The incident began on October 11.  Gather stats through November 3:

• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 742, up from 682 on Day 21
• Average daily take: 30.9
• Capture goal: 947
• Removal goal: 615
• Returned: 260, no change from Day 21
• Deaths: 19, no change from Day 21
• Shipped: 403, up from 371 on Day 21

No horses were caught on Day 22, as the trap was moved to a new location.

The death rate declined slightly to 2.6%.

Foals represented 18.3% of the horses captured.  Of the adults, 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

The observed percentage of foals suggests the herd is not growing at a rate of 20% per year, a benchmark used by land managers to predict population sizes.

Gather activity has moved to Rock Creek.  Five HMAs are involved in the roundup.

Day 24 ended with 60 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 999 (across five HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,988 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,188
• Forage liberated to date: 5,784 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 4,820 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by livestock: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown

RELATED: Owyhee Roundup Day 21, Status of Owyhee Allotments.

The incident began on October 7.  Gather stats through November 3:

• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 983, up from 880 on Day 25
• Average daily take: 35.1
• Capture goal: 4,400
• Removal goal: 3,500
• Returned: 1, no change from Day 25
• Deaths: 6, no change from Day 25
• Shipped: 883, up from 810 on Day 25

The total at the gather page is 985.  The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Helicopters did not fly on Day 27 due to rain.

The numbers of mares, stallions and foals on Day 28 were not provided.

Foals represented 20.6% of the horses captured through Day 27.  Of the adults, 45.1% were male and 54.9% were female.

The death rate declined to 0.6%.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Gather activity may still be occurring at Divide Basin.  Five HMAs are involved in the roundup.

Day 28 ended with 93 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 2,165 (across five HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 25,980 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 5,105
• Forage liberated to date: 11,784 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 9,820 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 191,791 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMAs by livestock: 15,982 (32% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 18,147

RELATED: Rock Springs Roundup Day 25.

The operation has concluded, according to a statement at the gather page, with 46 horses captured, 45 shipped and one dead.  No horses were returned.  The totals at the gather page are 37, 36 and 1.

The capture goal was 100 and the removal goal was 50.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The death rate was 2.2%.

The percentages of stallions, mares and foals is unknown.

The HMA lies within the Beaty Butte Allotment.

RELATED: Beatys Butte Roundup Starts This Week?

The incident began on September 8.  Gather stats through October 31:

• Type: Emergency
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 1,593, up from 1,538 on Day 50
• Average daily take: 29.5
• Capture goal: 1,900
• Removal goal: 1,900
• Returned: 0
• Deaths: 23, up from 22 on Day 50
• Shipped: 1,498, up from 1,461 on Day 50

The cumulative totals at the gather page are 1,604 horses captured, 1,530 shipped and 22 dead.  The figures above are based on the daily reports.

A mare ran into a panel and broke her neck on Day 52.  The death rate is 1.4%.

Foals represented 20.7% of the horses gathered.  Of the adults, 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female.

The percentage of foals is consistent with a herd growth rate of 20% per year.

Body condition scores on Days 51 to 54 ranged from 2.5 to 4.

Gather ops may be occurring at Coyote Lake.  Three HMAs are involved in the roundup.

Day 54 ended with 72 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 892 (total for three HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 10,704 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 2,500
• Forage liberated to date: 19,116 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 15,930 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 27,011 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from Complex by livestock: 2,258 (4.5% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 3,150

RELATED: Barren Valley Roundup Day 50.

The advocates have nothing new to offer.  Most of the resources in Sand Wash Basin have been assigned to privately owned livestock.  Fertility control is not the answer.

RELATED: SPECIAL REPORT: What Should Be Done in Lieu of Roundups.

The incident began on October 11.  Gather stats through October 31:

• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 682, up from 552 on Day 19
• Average daily take: 32.5
• Capture goal: 947
• Removal goal: 615
• Returned: 260, up from 166 on Day 19
• Deaths: 19, up from 12 on Day 19
• Shipped: 371, no change from Day 19

One horse was put down on Day 20, followed by four more on Day 21, all due to pre-existing conditions.  The Day 18 report now shows two deaths, not included in the last update.  The death rate is 2.8%.

Foals represented 17.6% of the horses captured.  Of the adults, 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Of the horses returned on Day 19, approximately 55% were stallions and all of the mares were treated with PZP.  These pest control actions reduce growth rates and keep the resource scales tipped in favor of the public-lands ranchers for longer periods of time, which is what the advocates are trying to accomplish.

The location of gather activity was not given.  Five HMAs are involved in the roundup.

Day 21 ended with 32 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 999 (across five HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,988 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,188
• Forage liberated to date: 5,064 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 4,220 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by livestock: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown

RELATED: Owyhee Roundup Day 19, Status of Owyhee Allotments.

The incident began on October 7.  Gather stats through October 31:

• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 880, up from 743 on Day 19
• Average daily take: 35.2
• Capture goal: 4,400
• Removal goal: 3,500
• Returned: 1, no change from Day 19
• Deaths: 6, no change from Day 19
• Shipped: 810, up from 690 on Day 19

The cumulative total at the gather page is 882.  The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The breakdowns for Days 1 to 16 were reported as mares/stallions/foals instead of the usual stallions/mares/foals and this was not picked up by Western Horse Watchers until today.  The percentages of males and females in previous reports are backwards.

Helicopters did not fly on Days 20, 21 and 22 due to poor weather.

The death rate declined to 0.7%.

Foals represented 20.7% of the horses captured.  Of the adults, 45.3% were male and 54.7% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Gather activity may still be occurring at Divide Basin.  Five HMAs are involved in the roundup.

Day 25 ended with 63 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 2,165 (across five HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 25,980 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 5,105
• Forage liberated to date: 10,548 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 8,790 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 191,791 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMAs by livestock: 15,982 (32% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 18,147

RELATED: Rock Springs Roundup Day 19.

Horses have the day off.  On Parker Dam Road near Parker, AZ with Clemens.  Might be escapees from the Chemehuevi HMA.

The Western Watersheds map shows the HMA boundary.