The incident started on April 16. Results through June 15:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 307, up from 302 on Day 55
- Shipped: 296, up from 271 on Day 55
- Released: None
- Deaths: 9, no change from Day 55
- Average daily take: 5.0
- Unaccounted-for animals: 2
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The only horse captured on Day 59 was a foal. No details were given.
The death rate is 2.9%.
The capture total includes 129 stallions, 128 mares and 50 foals.
Youngsters represented 16.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eleven percent per year.
Of the adults, 50.2% were male and 49.8% 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: 3,684 AUMs per year
- Water: 3,070 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 55.
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