The incident started on April 16. Results through June 4:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 282, up from 252 on Day 43
- Shipped: 270, up from 207 on Day 43
- Released: None
- Deaths: 9, no change from Day 43
- Average daily take: 5.6
- Unaccounted-for animals: 3
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported on Days 45, 46 and 49.
The death rate is 3.2%.
The capture total includes 118 stallions, 118 mares and 46 foals.
Youngsters represented 16.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eleven percent per year.
Of the adults, 50% were male and 50% 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: 3,384 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,820 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 43.
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