The incident started on April 16. Results through April 18:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 64, up from 29 on Day 1
- Shipped: 36, up from zero on Day 1
- Released: None
- Deaths: 2, up from zero on Day 1
- Average daily take: 21.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 26
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A mare died of a fractured neck on Day 3. Another mare was put down due to blindness in one eye, bringing the death rate to 3.1%.
The capture total includes 24 stallions, 33 mares and 7 foals.
Youngsters represented 10.9% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 42.1% were male and 57.9% were female.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 768 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 640 gallons per day
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
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