The incident started on April 16. Results through April 26:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 115, up from 103 on Day 9
- Shipped: 96, up from 82 on Day 9
- Released: None
- Deaths: 3, no change from Day 9
- Average daily take: 10.5
- Unaccounted-for animals: 16
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The death rate is 2.6%.
The capture total includes 49 stallions, 51 mares and 15 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eight percent per year.
Of the adults, 49.0% were male and 51.0% 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: 1,380 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 1,150 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.
RELATED: Caliente Roundup, Day 9.
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