SHOCKER: New PLC President Is a Public-Lands Rancher

He assumed the role at the end of the 56th Annual Meeting according to a September 20 news release.

As a role model for the industry, his allotments meet or exceed standards for rangeland health.  Right?

The Operator Information and Allotment Information reports at RAS tied him to these authorizations and allotments, all in the Royal Gorge Field Office.

  • 0502003 – WEST BOX CANYON
  • 0503694 – HAYDEN RANCH
  • 0503746 – BEAR CREEK
  • 0505292 – HOWARD CREEK
  • 0505310 – MAVERICK GULCH

The Allotment Master Report provides management status, acreage and active AUMs.

Canterbury Allotment Calcs 09-23-24

The operation is on the small side, putting the new president in the figurehead category.

All of the public acres are in the Improve category, which should be an embarrassment to PLC.

The parcels support livestock equivalent to 70 wild horses, with an average stocking rate of 4.8 animals per thousand public acres.

The bureaucrats and ranchers tell us that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (27,000 animals on 27 million acres), which should bring more embarrassment.

The advocates, defeated a long time ago and now in their camp, bolster the narrative with their darting programs.

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