Western Horse Watchers Association
Exposing the Hypocrisy, Lies and Incompetence of the Wild Horse Advocates
As in other areas, the goal is to eliminate unauthorized native species (excess horses) in favor of authorized non-native species (lifestock).
In this map from the National Data Viewer, areas of critical environmental concern are marked in gray, HAs are black, HMAs are orange and grazing allotments are green.
The two HMAs are in eastern Oregon near the Idaho state line.
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Many more horses will be lost to the Virginia Range darting program, now moving into its fifth year, than harsh winter conditions.
With few if any new foals hitting the ground, the death rate is going up as the average age of the herd increases.
Many of the mares are now at risk of sterility.
Advocates with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and bureaucrats with the Nevada Department of Agriculture are responsible for the destruction.
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A story by the Malheur Enterprise of Vale, OR indicates the BLM will publish a ten-year plan later this month but does not specify the target HMA(s).
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Western Horse Watchers suspects it’s Three Fingers and Jackies Butte.
No documents have been posted to the project folder since May 6.
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They don’t want another rat like Boehner, who gave Obama everything he wanted.
Be patient and let the election process play out. More in this story by The Hill.
With the Assateague herd ruined by the Montana Solution and the Park Service mum, the advocates need a rising star they can point to as an example of the safety of their darting programs, before the American people realize they’re liars and frauds.
The Virginia Range is one contender. It’s the largest program of its kind and, although the effects are not yet obvious, the long-term goal may be to take a herd of 3,000 wild horses down to 600 or less as suggested by the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Massive sterilization will be required to hit the target in a reasonable timeframe.
But the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses is up to the challenge, aided by four nitwits who have delivered over 1,000 doses each of the pesticide.
The Salt River was also a candidate, but the program lost some of its luster recently when the ringleader admitted she’s trying to get rid of the horses.
As always, the truth will be their undoing.
But now, an article written by a PZP darter about another PZP darter offers new hope.
The Spring Creek Basin HMA in Colorado has been roundup free since 2011, thanks to the efforts of a volunteer and her safe, proven and reversible darting program, the same type that ruined the Assateague herd.
The AML increase was underwritten by changes to forage allocations in a management plan update.
Also included were population growth suppression, introduction of horses from other areas and forced age distribution.
As for the dearth of roundups, you can find any number of HMAs that haven’t been gathered in the last ten years by looking at the March 1 HA/HMA Report. The last gather date is given in the second column from the right in the tables for each state.
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From the National Data Viewer.
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern are shown in gray.
Areas identified for wild horses are shown in black.
Areas managed for wild horses are shown in orange. McCullough Peaks is east of Cody, Fifteenmile is southeast.
Areas managed for livestock are shown in green, an indication of what the McCullough advocates are trying to protect with their ruinous darting program.
While ACECs may be an impediment to management of wild horses, they don’t appear to be a major obstacle to permitted grazing.
Although horses are often blamed for poor rangeland health, most of the BLM land in this map, denoted by tan, is horse free.
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Under Alternative C, the Proposed Action, NPS would get rid of wild horses they put there after the original herd, thought to be descended from Sitting Bull’s horses, was eradicated.
Waaaaaah!
Those upset by the plan are a day late and a dollar short.
If approved, a reduced herd of fully contracepted horses would be established and allowed to remain in the park to live out their lives.
Fully contracepted means sterile, nonreproducing, let the herd die off.
What’s the least controversial way to achieve the goal? The Montana Solution.
Who’s best equipped to get the job done? The network consisting of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, its affiliates, offshoots and supporters.
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The meeting will be held on January 12, starting at 6:00 PM Mountain time.
The meeting notice includes a link to join.
Comments on the scoping newsletter will be accepted through January 31.
Three management options have been identified and the Park Service has designated Alternative C as the Proposed Action – Phased Reduction of Herds to No Livestock.
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News reports said the storm on December 31 dumped five inches of rain in a 24-hour period.
That’s equivalent to 135,771 gallons, or 563 tons, on a one-acre parcel.
The ranch covers 20 acres, for a total of 2.7 million gallons.
Your host spent most of the day cleaning drains and trenches to alleviate flooding.
The creek across the street, which drains a much larger area, was gushing.
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From the National Data Viewer.
First, the HAs in black, areas identified for wild horses.
Next, in orange, the HMAs, areas managed for wild horses. A subset of the HAs with roughly half of the land now designated for other purposes.
Finally, the grazing allotments in green. The principal use of America’s public lands.
Areas unfit for wild horses are almost always suitable for livestock production, as if there was no dietary overlap.
Under the Rock Springs RMP Amendments, two more HMAs will be closed and a third will be downsized, continuing a trend that puts ranching interests far above those of wild horses.
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At or near the Pine Nut Mountains HMA with Cheryl Broumley.
May be offensive to viewers wearing “Stay Wild” caps.
From the National Data Viewer.
First, the HA in black, just east of Carson City, an area identified for wild horses.
Next, the HMA, in orange, an area managed for wild horses, much smaller than the HA.
Finally, the grazing allotments, in green, an indication of what the Pine Nut advocates and their overlords at the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses are trying to protect.
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