If Sourdough Was Managed Principally for Wild Horses

The AML would be 545 and the stocking rate would be 7.9 animals per thousand public acres.

The allotment, located southeast of Harper, OR, offers 6,538 active AUMs on 68,844 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 give credence to the story with their darting programs.

If it was an HMA, the AML would be 70 and 475 horses would be consigned to off-range holding because of permitted grazing.

RELATED: The Allotments Tell the Story: They’re Lying, All of Them.

Sourdough Allotment 04-01-24

Lake Pleasant Roundup, Day 51

The incident started on February 5.  Results through March 26:

  • Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
  • Target: Burros
  • Type: Planned
  • Method: Bait
  • Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
  • Captured: 183, up from 144 on Day 22
  • Shipped: 180, up from 93 on Day 22
  • Released: None
  • Deaths: 3, no change from Day 22
  • Average daily take: 3.6
  • Unaccounted-for animals: 0

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

No activity was reported between February 28 and March 25.

The death rate is 1.6%.

The capture total includes 78 jacks, 80 jennies and 25 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.7% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.

The HA and HMA are the same size.  The area is subject to permitted grazing.

  • Forage liberated to date: 1,098 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 915 gallons per day

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

The roundup targets animals that are damaging private property and creating a public safety hazard, purposes for which PZP was not authorized.

The incident supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Lake Pleasant Roundup, Day 22.

Lake Pleasant HMA with Allotments 02-06-23

If Keeney Creek Was Managed Principally for Wild Horses

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.

RELATED: The Allotments Tell the Story: They’re Lying, All of Them.

Keeney Creek Allotment 03-31-24