Caliente Roundup, Day 55

The incident started on April 16.  Results through June 9:

  • Scope: Caliente Complex
  • Target: Horses
  • Type: Planned
  • Method: Bait
  • Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
  • Captured: 302, up from 282 on Day 50
  • Shipped: 271, up from 270 on Day 50
  • Released: None
  • Deaths: 9, no change from Day 50
  • Average daily take: 5.5
  • Unaccounted-for animals: 22

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

No activity was reported between June 4 and June 8.

The death rate is 3.0%.

The capture total includes 125 stallions, 128 mares and 49 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.2% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eleven percent per year.

Of the adults, 49.4% were male and 50.6% 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: 3,624 AUMs per year
  • Water: 3,020 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 50.

Caliente Complex with Allotments 03-28-24

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