The incident will begin on or about January 26 according to the news release.
The capture and removal goals are 182.
Horses in and around the burned area, which includes portions of the Snowstorm Mountains and Little Humboldt HMAs, will be pushed into the traps by a helicopter.
The announcement did not indicate if operations would be open to public observation.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Winnemucca.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The fire burned 26% of Snowstorm Mountains and 90% of Little Humboldt according to the project description in ePlanning.
The DNA Worksheet and Decision Record are silent about the Bullhead and Little Humboldt allotments, which overlap the HMAs.
The Complex also includes the Little Owyhee, Owyhee and Rock Creek HMAs.
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