The incident started on April 16. Results through May 23:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 224, up from 185 on Day 35
- Shipped: 207, up from 171 on Day 35
- Released: None
- Deaths: 7, up from 6 on Day 35
- Average daily take: 5.9
- Unaccounted-for animals: 10
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A mare was dispatched on Day 36 due to a fractured neck, bringing the death rate to 3.1%.
The capture total includes 93 stallions, 96 mares and 35 foals.
Youngsters represented 15.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of ten percent per year.
Of the adults, 49.2% were male and 50.8% 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: 2,688 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,240 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 35.
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