Red Rock Roundup, Day 9

The incident started on April 29.  Results through May 7:

• 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: 113 horses, up from 109 on Day 7, and 55 burros, up from 45 on Day 7
• Shipped: 98 horses, up from 82 on Day 7, 54 burros, up from 39 on Day 7
• Released: 11 horses, up from 1 on Day 7
• Deaths: 2 horses, no change from Day 7, and 1 burro, no change from Day 7
• Average daily take: 12.6 horses, 6.1 burros
• Unaccounted-for animals: 2 horses, zero burros

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Horses

The capture target has been reached.

The death rate is 1.8%.

The capture total includes 48 stallions, 46 mares and 19 foals.  The sidebar at the gather page says 50 stallions.

Youngsters represented 16.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

Burros

The death rate is 1.8%.

The capture total includes 22 jacks, 30 jennies and 3 foals.

Youngsters represented 5.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 42.3% were male and 57.7% were female.

General

The location of the trap site is not known.

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 7.