The incident will begin on August 13 according to the BLM news release.
The July 31 schedule puts the capture and removal goals at 420 and 360, respectively.
The current population is thought to be 606.
Free-roaming horses will be pushed into the trap by a helicopter and operations will be open to public observation.
The HMA covers 265,711 total acres in western Utah, including 230,157 public acres, according to the 2024 population dataset.
The 250 horses allowed by plan, a number the bureaucrats and ranchers are willing to tolerate—not the number of horses the land can support, receive 3,000 AUMs per year.
Animals identified for removal will be taken to Axtell off-range corrals.
The schedule indicates that 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with 30 stallions, but this is not mentioned in the news release.
Animals removed = Animals captured – Animals returned = 420 – 60 = 360
As of today, a link to the daily reports has not been added to the Utah gather page.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
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UPDATE: Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
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