Purgatory Basin Ranch covers 12,502 deeded acres in southeastern Colorado, with grazing preference on the 8,127-acre Higbee Allotment in the Comanche National Grasslands, according to the listing.
There is also a 640-acre state lease and 320-acre private lease.
The 2024 AOIs suggest the allotment offers 1,301 AUMs per year, equivalent to 13.3 wild horses per thousand acres.
The bureaucrats tell us that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres.
The state charges $16.25 per AUM, according to the 2024 invoice, twelve times more than the Forest Service.
The land ratio is low. You must purchase 12,502 deeded acres to access 8,127 public acres.
There are no HMAs or WHTs in the area.
Wild horses can be placed on public lands not identified for their use by acquiring base properties associated therewith and flipping the preference to horses.
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