The incident will begin on or about October 16 according to today’s news release.
The capture and removal goals are identical, 400 each.
The current population is thought to be 550.
A helicopter will push the horses into the trap and operations will be open to public observation.
The HA covers 53,312 total acres east of Ely, NV, just inside the Utah state line.
The AML is zero.
Moriah intersects three grazing allotments according to the National Data Viewer, Muncy Creek, Devil’s Gate and Smith Creek.
The Allotment Master Report puts Muncy Creek in the Maintain category, the other two were unclassified.
The allotments offer a combined 20,054 AUMs per year on 293,664 public acres, for a weighted average 68.3 AUMs per year per thousand public acres, equivalent to 5.7 wild horses per thousand public acres.
Not bad for an area that’s unfit for wild horses.
The target rate across all HMAs is one wild horse per thousand acres.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Sutherland, UT.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
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