The incident started on May 31. Results through September 29:
- Scope: Piute Mountain HA
- Target: Burros
- Type: Emergency
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 50, remove 50
- Captured: 47, up from 41 on Day 27
- Shipped: 47, up from 41 on Day 27
- Released: None
- Deaths: 1, no change from Day 27
- Average daily take: 0.4
- Unaccounted-for animals: -1
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported between June 28 and September 29.
The animal put down on Day 27 was included in the shipping total, throwing the numbers out of balance.
The capture total includes 29 jacks, 15 jennies and 3 foals.
Youngsters represented 6.4% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 65.9% were male and 34.1% were female.
There are no plans to treat any of the jennies with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The HA has no AML and is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 282 AUMs per year
- Water: 235 gallons per day
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: Piute Mountain Roundup, Day 27.
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