Piute Mountain Roundup, Day 27

The incident started on May 31.  Results through June 26:

  • Scope: Piute Mountain HA
  • Target: Burros
  • Type: Emergency
  • Method: Bait
  • Goals: Gather 50, remove 50
  • Captured: 41, up from 33 on Day 14
  • Shipped: 41, up from 33 on Day 14
  • Released: None
  • Deaths: 1, up from zero on Day 14
  • Average daily take: 1.5
  • Unaccounted-for animals: -1

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

No activity was reported between June 13 and June 26.

A burro was dispatched for a pre-existing condition on Day 27.  No details were given.

Dead animals are usually not shipped but the total indicates it was, throwing the numbers out of balance.

The capture total includes 26 jacks, 13 jennies and 2 foals.

The HA has no AML and is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

  • Forage: 246 AUMs per year
  • Water: 205 gallons per day

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Piute Mountain Roundup, Day 14.

Piute Mountain HA 06-04-24

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