The AML would be 598 and the stocking rate would be 10.1 animals per thousand public acres.
The allotment, located south of Harper, OR, offers 7,180 active AUMs on 59,439 public acres, according to the Allotment Master Report.
The bureaucrats and ranchers tell us that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (27,000 animals on 27 million acres).
The advocates reinforce the narrative with their darting programs.
If it was an HMA, the AML would be 60 and 538 horses would be consigned to off-range holding because of permitted grazing.
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