Red Rock Roundup, Day 7

The incident started on April 29.  Results through May 5:

• Scope: Red Rock HMA
• Target: Horses and burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Bait
• Goals: Gather 112 horses and remove 92, gather 70 burros and remove 70
• Captured: 109 horses, up from 97 on Day 5, and 45 burros, up from 40 on Day 5
• Shipped: 82 horses, no change from Day 5, 39 burros, up from zero on Day 5
• Released: None
• Deaths: 2 horses, no change from Day 5, and 1 burro, no change from Day 5
• Average daily take: 15.6 horses, 6.4 burros
• Unaccounted-for animals: 25 horses, 5 burros

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Horses

The death rate is 1.8%.

The capture total includes 46 stallions, 45 mares and 18 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

Burros

The death rate is 2.2%.

The capture total includes 19 jacks, 23 jennies and three foals.

Youngsters represented 6.7% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 45.2% were male and 54.8% were female.

General

The location of the trap site was not given.

The HMA is not subject to permitted grazing.

Up to ten mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, and be returned to the range with up to ten stallions.

There are no such plans for the burros.

RELATED: Red Rock Roundup, Day 5.