Month: January 2024

East Pershing Roundup, Day 35

The incident began on December 28.  Results through January 31:

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

The death rate is 1.1%.  Three horses died accidentally, 21 were killed deliberately.

The capture total includes 906 stallions, 1,024 mares and 295 foals.  The sidebar at the gather page says 904/1,018/297.

Youngsters represented 13.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female, no evidence of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores ranged from 3 to 4 on Days 34 and 35.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The Complex is managed primarily for animal agriculture.  The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.  Click on image to open in new tab.

*According to advocates.

East Pershing Complex with Allotments 12-30-23

Day 35 ended with 6 unaccounted-for animals.  This result should be zero based on the totals in the sidebar, suggesting there are errors in the daily reports.

The contractor is shipping them the same day they are captured.

There are no plans to treat any of the captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.

Other statistics:

  • Forage liberated to date: 26,664 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 22,220 gallons per day
  • Horses allowed by plan: 555
  • Pre-gather population: 3,375
  • Forage assigned to horses: 6,660 AUMs per year
  • Forage assigned to livestock: Not determined
  • Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Not determined
  • True AML: Not determined
  • Stocking rate at new AML: Not determined
  • Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

The ability of the Complex to sustain wild horses has been limited by the bureaucrats, who have assigned most of their food to the public-lands ranchers.

Refer to these reports for an indication of the problem:

RELATED: East Pershing Roundup, Day 33.

BLM Got Rock-Bottom Price on East Pershing Roundup?

Yesterday’s report by KLAS News said the agency paid $690,000 to Sampson Live Stock to capture and remove 2,875 wild horses from the Complex, including, presumably, transport to the new off-range corrals operated by JS Livestock.

That works out to $240 per horse.

A fee of $500 to $1,000 per head was expected.

Sampson is an established contractor with the BLM, not an up-and-comer trying to get its foot in the door.

The feedlot held 958 wild horses in November, according to the latest Facility Report, so the roundup will put it at 96% of capacity.

Third-party monitoring is needed but it’s on private land.

RELATED: Contractor Demonstrates East Pershing Sleighride.

Vehicles-of-Interest Identified in Clark Mountain Burro Shooting

The next step is to identify their owners.  Both are 2008 Toyota extended cab pickups according to today’s news release.

They were last seen traveling together in Primm, NV on August 13, 2019.

The investigation focuses on 19 dead burros found along Interstate 15 the same day.

The remains of 46 animals were found along I-15 between Halloran Springs, CA, and Primm that year.

By October, the reward topped $100,000.

A BLM Public Affairs Officer told Western Horse Watchers that the agency hopes to generate new leads from the descriptions of the vehicles and ammunition.

The southern edge of the HA runs along I-15.  It’s mostly BLM land with some NPS acreage in the middle.  Click on image to open in new tab.

A roundup in 2020 removed 126 burros from the area.

RELATED: Clark Mountain Reward Still Available.

Clark Mountain HA 01-31-24

Contractor Demonstrates East Pershing Sleighride

The horse appears to be on a skid of some sort, as the wranglers move with him.

They’re with Sampson Live Stock according to a story by KLAS News of Las Vegas.

If the East Pershing horses received 15% of the authorized forage before the roundup, how much will they get when it’s over?

15%.

Roundups do not allocate resources.

They cannot change resource allocations.

They enforce resource allocations already on the books.

You need to change the books, specifically, the RMPs.

Confine the ranchers to their (multi-million dollar) base properties in a year-round off season and let them pay the going rate to feed their animals.

RELATED: East Pershing Roundup, Day 33.

UPDATE: Original video scrubbed, replaced by this one.

Advocates Bawling About Loss of McCullough Filly?

They teamed up with Cowboy State Daily in an article dated January 29 to mislead readers about management practices in the HMA, the lawful home of wild horses.

Fertility control, described as “shooting mares with darts containing birth control medication,” has been implemented there for years according to Angelique Rea.

At McCullough Peaks, the darts contain PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries.  It’s not a medication.

Rae said the BLM failed to provide evidence of rangeland degradation and that removing the horses because they’re above AML is not reason enough.

Yes, it is.

The AML represents a limit on forage available to the horses, not the forage available in the HMA or the number of horses it can actually support.

The roundup will remove the pests and protect the ranchers.

The forage assigned to livestock would support an estimated 535 wild horses, on top of the 140 allowed by plan.

The advocates are silent about this.

Sandy Sisti, a PZP darter and ranching sympathizer, noted that the herd is aging out, a codeword for dying off.

She said the birth control has spared mares the rigors of pregnancy and delivering foals (an essential part of their existence), so they’re living longer.

That’s a codeword for abnormal sex ratio.

These buffoons, and others like them, are sterilizing the mares and driving the breeding population into the single digits, which spells disaster for the herd.

RELATED: Cause of McCullough Roundup Death Revealed.

AML-1

East Pershing Roundup, Day 33

The incident began on December 28.  Results through January 29:

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

On Day 33, a stallion was put down for a club foot, a mare was dispatched for swayback and another mare was killed due to a missing eye.  Although most won’t be adopted, if they’re deemed unadoptable, they’re toast.

The death rate is 1.2%.

The capture total includes 855 stallions, 941 mares and 258 foals.  The sidebar at the gather page says 853/935/260.

Youngsters represented 12.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven to eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female, no evidence of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores ranged from 3 to 5 on Days 32 and 33.

The name of the contractor was not given and the location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The Complex is managed primarily for animal agriculture.  The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.  Click on image to open in new tab.

*According to advocates.

East Pershing Complex with Allotments 12-30-23

Day 33 ended with 6 unaccounted-for animals.  This result should be zero based on the totals in the sidebar, suggesting there are errors in the daily reports.

There are no plans to treat any of the captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.

Other statistics:

  • Forage liberated to date: 24,612 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 20,510 gallons per day
  • Horses allowed by plan: 555
  • Pre-gather population: 3,375
  • Forage assigned to horses: 6,660 AUMs per year
  • Forage assigned to livestock: Not determined
  • Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Not determined
  • True AML: Not determined
  • Stocking rate at new AML: Not determined
  • Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

The ability of the Complex to sustain wild horses has been limited by the bureaucrats, who have assigned most of their food to the public-lands ranchers.

Refer to these reports for an indication of the problem:

RELATED: East Pershing Roundup, Day 31.

McCullough Roundup, Day 5

The incident started on January 22.  Results through January 26:

  • Target: Horses
  • Method: Bait
  • Type: Planned
  • Goals: Gather 80, remove 35
  • Captured: 11, up from 10 on Day 3
  • Shipped: 3, no change from Day 3
  • Released: 7, up from 6 on Day 3
  • Deaths: 1, no change from Day 3
  • Average daily take: 2.2
  • Unaccounted-for animals: 0

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Activity over the past two days consisted of one mare captured and released.

The death rate is 9.1%.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.

  • Forage liberated to date: 48 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 40 gallons per day

The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and overlapping allotments.  Click on map to open in new tab.

An estimated 535 wild horses have been displaced from their lawful home by permitted grazing, making the True AML almost five times higher than the current AML.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: McCullough Roundup, Day 3.

McCullough Peaks HMA with Allotments 07-14-23

East Pershing Roundup, Day 31

The incident began on December 28.  Results through January 27:

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

A stallion was put down on Day 31 for arthritic knees.  He’d be alive today if there was no roundup.

The death rate is 1.1%.

The capture total includes 814 stallions, 906 mares and 247 foals.

Youngsters represented 12.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven to eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female, no evidence of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores ranged from 3 to 5 on Days 30 and 31.

The name of the contractor was not given.

The Complex is managed primarily for animal agriculture.  The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.  Click on image to open in new tab.

*According to advocates.

East Pershing Complex with Allotments 12-30-23

Day 31 ended with 6 unaccounted-for animals.  This result should be zero based on the totals in the sidebar, suggesting there are errors in the daily reports.

There are no plans to treat any of the captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.

Other statistics:

  • Forage liberated to date: 23,568 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 19,640 gallons per day
  • Horses allowed by plan: 555
  • Pre-gather population: 3,375
  • Forage assigned to horses: 6,660 AUMs per year
  • Forage assigned to livestock: Not determined
  • Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Not determined
  • True AML: Not determined
  • Stocking rate at new AML: Not determined
  • Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

The ability of the Complex to sustain wild horses has been limited by the bureaucrats, who have assigned most of their food to the public-lands ranchers.

Refer to these reports for an indication of the problem:

RELATED: East Pershing Roundup, Day 29.

What Charitable Purpose Do the Advocates Serve?

They should be in the Yellow Pages under Exterminators.

A 501(c)(3) organization must be operated exclusively for exempt purposes, which include relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining public buildings, monuments, or works; lessening the burdens of government; lessening neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human and civil rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.

They describe their illicit darting programs as humane and their efforts as conservation, not because they are, but to hang onto their tax-exempt status.

File under: Charlatans.

Pesticide Pushers 07-17-23

McCullough Roundup, Day 3

The incident started on January 22.  Results through January 24:

  • Target: Horses
  • Method: Bait
  • Type: Planned
  • Goals: Gather 80, remove 35
  • Captured: 10, no change from Day 1
  • Shipped: 3, up from zero on Day 1
  • Released: 6, no change from Day 1
  • Deaths: 1, up from zero on Day 1
  • Average daily take: 3.3
  • Unaccounted-for animals: 0

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The reports don’t indicate the number of stallions, mares and foals captured.

A filly died of a head injury on Day 3, putting the death rate at 10%, but no details were given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.

  • Forage liberated to date: 48 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 40 gallons per day

The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and overlapping allotments.  Click on map to open in new tab.

An estimated 535 wild horses have been displaced from their lawful home by permitted grazing, making the True AML almost five times higher than the current AML.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: McCullough Roundup Begins!

McCullough Peaks HMA with Allotments 07-14-23

Titus Uses East Pershing Roundup to Sell Pesticides

The advocates have a better way to get rid of wild horses and the BLM should embrace it, according to a letter signed by Dina Titus and Steve Cohen.

“The continued implementation of a robust and humane fertility control strategy of reversible immunocontraceptive vaccines is critical to maintaining healthy herd populations and minimizing the need for future human intervention.”

Massive human intervention is needed for the first five years of any darting program, as the foot soldiers pummel the mares with ovary-killing pesticides, but after that most of them will be sterile and the herds will implode.

CAAWH Membership Card Exposed 01-01-24

The letter was embedded in story dated January 26 by KLAS News and was no doubt inspired by the lunatics who call themselves advocates.

The 17 horses dispatched for pre-existing conditions were killed because they were deemed unadoptable, not because they couldn’t survive in the wild.  They’d be alive today if there was no roundup.

As usual, Titus and her supporters ignore the mismanagement of resources in the lawful homes of wild horses.

AMLs are small relative to the available forage because the bureaucrats have assigned most of it to the public-lands ranchers.

That’s what drives the roundups.  The herds are never allowed to fill their niche and manage themselves.

The advocates cooperate in the destruction.

RELATED: FY24 to See More Horses and Burros Off the Range Than On?

Working Together for a Horse-Free Future 12-21-22

East Pershing Roundup, Day 29

The incident began on December 28.  Results through January 25:

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

Helicopters did not fly on Day 28.  The trap site was moved to an unspecified location.

The death rate is 1.1%.  All deaths are chargeable to the roundup.

The capture total includes 758 stallions, 840 mares and 225 foals.  The sidebar at the gather page says 756/834/227.

Youngsters represented 12.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven percent per year.

Of the adults, 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female, no evidence of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores ranged from 3 to 5 on Day 29.

The name of the contractor was not given.

The Complex is managed primarily for animal agriculture.  The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.  Click on image to open in new tab.

*According to advocates.

East Pershing Complex with Allotments 12-30-23

Day 29 ended with 6 unaccounted-for animals.  The totals at the gather page balance, suggesting the numbers in the daily report are not accurate.

There are no plans to treat any of the captured mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.

Other statistics:

  • Forage liberated to date: 21,840 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 18,200 gallons per day
  • Horses allowed by plan: 555
  • Pre-gather population: 3,375
  • Forage assigned to horses: 6,660 AUMs per year
  • Forage assigned to livestock: Not determined
  • Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Not determined
  • True AML: Not determined
  • Stocking rate at new AML: Not determined
  • Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

The ability of the Complex to sustain wild horses has been limited by the bureaucrats, who have assigned most of their food to the public-lands ranchers.

Refer to these reports for an indication of the problem:

RELATED: East Pershing Roundup, Day 27.

Foal-Free Friday, All Zeal but No Truth Edition

Nobody talks about wild horse removal more than the advocates.

Their preferred method is to snuff out new life with ovary-killing pesticides and let the herds die off.

The point of no return can be reached in about five years, when most of the mares become “self boosting.”  (Refer to the decoder for the meaning of this term.)

Curiously, they market the product as a safe, reversible vaccine, none of which is true.

VR Darting Injury 09-15-21

If you think about what happens to the mares, you’ll realize that the sperm-blocking theory can’t be true.

Then you’ll understand why the Assateague herd has not grown seven years after the darting program was shut off, and what’s in store for other herds subject to the Montana Solution.

For a review of the literature and the adverse effects of PZP, go to page 30 in this report by ISPMB.

If you can’t access the file, click here.

RELATED: Foal-Free Friday, Broken Record Edition.

Black Mountain Gather Ops End with 15% Overreach

The report for January 24, Day 16 of the roundup, said “Gather goal met,” which would be true if the target was 1,150, but the goal was 1,000.

As of today, there are 184 unaccounted-for animals.

Some will be shipped to Florence and some will be returned to the HMA following treatment with Zonastat-H, a fertility control pesticide endorsed by most advocates.

RELATED: BLM Overreach at Black Mountain Roundup?