The tree-spiker in charge was in Grand Junction this week for a series of meetings and spoke to a reporter for The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel about wild horses, among other things.
The overpopulation narrative permeated the discussion.
“With no natural predators on their ranges, wild horse population numbers would double every four years absent action by the BLM.”
That problem is man-made. Predators are minimized, mostly at the state level, in favor of privately owned livestock.
An eighteen percent growth rate is needed for a herd to double in four years, according to the Rule of 72, which requires a birth rate of 23 to 24 percent per year, figures not seen in roundup data.
“There are horses out there with their ribs sticking out, there are horses who are dying on the range right now because they don’t have enough water, and it is our obligation to get them off the range so they don’t suffer.”
Most of the horses are in good condition, evident when body condition scores are reported during roundups.
The land can carry many more animals than the government admits.
The horses are removed from their lawful homes because the bureaucrats have given most of their food to nonnative species.
The Ranching Juggernaut works very hard to preserve the status quo and keep these truths from the American people.
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