The incident started on April 16. Results through June 19:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 344, up from 307 on Day 61
- Shipped: 296, no change from Day 61
- Released: None
- Deaths: 10, up from 9 on Day 61
- Average daily take: 5.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 38
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported on Day 62.
A filly was dispatched on Day 63 due to a fractured leg.
The death rate is 2.9%.
The capture total includes 150 stallions, 138 mares and 56 foals.
Youngsters represented 16.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eleven percent per year.
Of the adults, 52.1% were male and 47.9% 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: 4,128 AUMs per year
- Water: 3,440 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 61.
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