Bordo Atravesado Roundup, Day 41

The incident started on May 1.  Results through June 10:

  • Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
  • Target: Horses
  • Type: Planned
  • Method: Bait
  • AML: 60
  • Estimated population: 276
  • Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
  • Captured: 234, up from 222 on Day 34
  • Shipped: 97, up from 63 on Day 34
  • Released: None
  • Deaths: 8, up from 7 on Day 34
  • Average daily take: 5.7
  • Unaccounted-for animals: 129

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

No activity was reported on Days 38, 39 and 40.

A horse died on Day 41 of injuries related to capture.  No details were given.

The death rate is 3.4%.

The capture total includes 115 stallions, 91 mares and 28 foals.

Youngsters represented 12.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven percent per year.

Of the adults, 55.8% were male and 44.2% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The destination of shipped animals was not stated.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

  • Forage: 2,808 AUMs per year
  • Water: 2,340 gallons per day

Ten mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, and be returned to the range according to the latest schedule.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Bordo Atravesado Roundup, Day 34.

Bordo Atravesado HMA with Allotments 11-17-23

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  1. Tuesday, June 12: captured 234, shipped 139, 8 deaths, 37 left in pens (234 -184 = 50 unaccounted for horses)

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