The incident will begin on or about November 7 according to the BLM news release.
A helicopter will push the horses into the trap and operations will be open to public observation, probably from a distance.
The capture and removal goals are 1,594 and 1,381, respectively.
Up to 81 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, before being returned the range with up to 121 stallions.
The target zone is approximately 60 miles east of Fallon, NV in Churchill County.
The 979 horses allowed by plan require 11,748 AUMs per year.
The stocking rate allowed by plan is 3.3 wild horses per thousand acres, three times higher than the target rate across all HMAs of one wild horse per thousand acres.
The current population is thought to be 1,661 plus this year’s foals.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals at Palomino Valley.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.
It is the same size as the HA and the management plan assigns more forage to horses than livestock. Click on map to open in new tab.
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