The incident started on April 16. Results through May 20:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 185, up from 159 on Day 32
- Shipped: 171, up from 136 on Day 32
- Released: None
- Deaths: 6, up from 5 on Day 32
- Average daily take: 5.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 8
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A mare was dispatched on Day 34 due to a fractured leg, boosting the death rate to 3.2%.
The capture total includes 73 stallions, 83 mares and 29 foals.
Youngsters represented 15.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of ten percent per year.
Of the adults, 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,220 AUMs per year
- Water: 1,850 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 32.
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