The incident started on April 16. Results through June 23:
- Scope: Caliente Complex
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
- Captured: 365, up from 344 on Day 65
- Shipped: 328, up from 296 on Day 65
- Released: None
- Deaths: 10, no change from Day 65
- Average daily take: 5.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 27
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported on Days 67 and 68.
The capture goal has been achieved with 4.3% overreach.
The death rate is 2.7%.
The capture total includes 157 stallions, 148 mares and 60 foals.
Youngsters represented 16.4% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eleven percent per year.
Of the adults, 51.5% were male and 48.5% 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: 4,380 AUMs per year
- Water: 3,650 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 65.
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