Adobe Town Roundup Ends

The incident concluded on August 2 with 1,676 horses captured, 1,664 shipped, two released and seven dead according to figures in the sidebar.

There were three unaccounted-for animals.

1,676 – 1,664 – 2 – 7 = 3

The capture total does not include a mule caught on July 21.

The capture and removal goals were 1,675 each.

The daily reports indicate eight deaths, revised downward from nine, for a death rate of 0.5%.

The average daily take was 88.2.

Foals represented 21.2% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 45.6% were male and 54.4% were female.

There were no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.

The operation liberated 20,088 AUMs per year.