The incident started on April 16. Results through April 20:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 73, up from 64 on Day 3
- Shipped: 62, up from 36 on Day 3
- Released: None
- Deaths: 2, no change from Day 3
- Average daily take: 14.6
- Unaccounted-for animals: 9
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The death rate is 2.7%.
The capture total includes 28 stallions, 37 mares and 8 foals.
Youngsters represented 11.0% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 43.1% were male and 56.9% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 876 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 730 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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