Triple B Roundup Ends

The incident concluded on December 4 with 2,196 horses captured, 2,131 shipped, 39 released and 27 dead, according to figures in the sidebar.

The number of horses processed exceeded the number captured by one.

The daily reports indicate 2,130 shipped, making the numbers balance.

The number of horses removed was 2,157.

The capture and removal goals were 2,255 and 2,155, respectively.

The death rate was 1.2%.

The average daily take was 66.5.

The capture total included 804 stallions, 881 mares, and 511 foals.

Youngsters represented 23.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 18% per year.

Of the adults, 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.

Two of the mares were not wild and were reunited with their owner.

Twenty-three mares were treated with GonaCon Equine. The number of doses and interval between them were not specified.

The Complex supports livestock equivalent to 3,730 wild horses, so it can never go below 4.2X AML. Some researchers claim that areas above AML are harmful to sage grouse.

Today’s news release said there was not enough water and/or forage to support the number of horses in the area.

The operation liberated 25,884 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the Triple B permittees.