Foal-Free Friday, Starting New Families Edition

A young bachelor stallion spends his days trying to steal mares from the family bands as discussed in the April edition of Horse Tales. Go to “Wild Horse Tales” at the bottom of page 7.

It’s risky business and injuries do occur, but that’s how nature operates.

Speed, strength and shrewdness are passed on. Weakness is not.

If he succeeds, he faces a more formidable challenge: The advocates.

They don’t like families. They don’t like procreation. They don’t like Velma, principal use and the 92nd Congress.

They like ranchers. They like pesticides. They like thriving ecological balances in the lawful homes of wild horses.

They rank among the lowest and sleaziest of the nonprofits.

They are phonies, leaders of the blind, irrelevant.

Thriving Ecological Balance-3

Virginia Range Darting Update for April 2024

The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, an appendage of the BLM and leader in mass sterilization, reported today that 201 mares received 205 doses of PZP during the month, 61 given as a primer and 144 as a booster.

Over the life of the program, which began in 2019, the advocates have pumped 9,140 doses of the pesticide into 2,027 mares, for an average of 4.5 doses per mare.

Sixty-four foals have been born year-to-date. Four died of unspecified causes.

The current population is thought to be 3,519 with 370 horses listed as missing, compared to 3,480 with 353 horses listed as missing in March.

The population was 3,444 with 338 horses listed as missing in February and 3,465 with 342 horses listed as missing in January.

The agreement with NDA expired on April 30 but the report indicates the following goal for May: “Continue to maximize booster treatments to mares across the Virginia Range as we move through the rest of spring breeding season to prevent pregnancies, and continuing to allow for humane population decrease.”

Protect Wild Horses from Advocates 08-29-21

Not discussed:

Long-term population goal
Number of viable mares
Size of breeding population
Loss of genetic diversity
Changes in death rate and sex ratio
Unlawful use of pesticides

PZP is a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries, resulting in sterility after five years of treatment.

The report will be submitted to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.

Adjectives for Pests 12-01-23

Scoping Begins for Blue Wing HMAP

A new project has been created in ePlanning and three files have been placed in the documents folder.

The Scoping Statement brings forth certain requirements from the RMP that the new plan must satisfy.

The goal is to achieve and maintain a thriving ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands, codewords for ranching superiority in the lawful homes of wild horses and burros.

The Blue Wing Complex consists of eleven HAs that were reconfigured into five HMAs lying within the Blue Wing / Seven Troughs Allotment.

The new HMAP cannot

Change forage allocations
Confine the ranchers to their base properties
Restore the original HAs

The advocates would have you believe it’s panacea for the Blue Wing horses and burros.

Comments will be accepted through June 1 according to today’s announcement.

Red Rock Roundup, Day 3

The incident started on April 29. Results through May 1:

Scope: Red Rock HMA
Target: Horses and burros
Type: Planned
Method: Bait
Goals: Gather 112 horses and remove 92, gather 70 burros and remove 70
Captured: 84 horses, up from 54 on Day 1
Shipped: 69 horses, up from zero on Day 1
Released: None
Deaths: None
Average daily take: 28.0
Unaccounted-for animals: 15

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The capture total includes 39 stallions, 33 mares and 12 foals.

Youngsters represented 14.3% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The HMA is not subject to permitted grazing.

Up to ten mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, and be returned to the range with up to ten stallions.

RELATED: Red Rock Roundup in Progress.

Tour of Gray Horse ORP Set for June 22

The privately owned ranch covers approximately 26,000 acres of grassland in northeastern Oklahoma according to yesterday’s news release.

The January Facility Report shows two pastures, Gray Horse East, with a capacity of 1,735 mares, and Gray Horse West with a capacity of 1,015 geldings.

The populations as of January 1 were 1,783 mares and 775 geldings.

These animals were removed from public lands in the western U.S. and sent here to die not because of inadequate resources but because the bureaucrats have assigned most of their food to privately owned livestock.

Thus, the facility plays an important role in achieving and maintaining AMLs, sometimes referred to as ranching superiority in the lawful homes of wild horses.

Socialist Media Update for April 2024

Traffic from Facebook and Twitter accounted for 1.8% of the total during the month, down considerably from the same period two years ago.

The bureaucrats, ranchers and advocates don’t want a free and fair debate.

If you won’t go along with their off-the-range philosophy, you are silenced.

Traffic from Socialist Media April 2024 05-01-24

Red Rock Roundup in Progress

The incident started on April 29 with 54 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.

RELATED: Red Rock Roundup Announced.

Currituck Herd Expands by One

A new colt is the third foal born in 2024 according to a report by OBX Today.

Why is this important?

The advocates have been poisoning the mares with PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking their ovaries.

The size of the breeding population and the number of viable mares is not known.

Curiously, the story ends with a remark about protecting and preserving this critically endangered herd.

Protecting Them From Removal 12-03-23

Sour Grapes: Advocates Criticize Indian Lakes Wild Horse Deaths

The privately owned facility experienced an 11% mortality rate in 2023 according to a report dated April 29 by KLAS News.

Information for the story was supplied by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, a leader in nonmotorized removal.

The concluding remark about the dark realities of the BLM’s roundup and removal program does not arise from a genuine concern for wild horses.

Rather, it reflects their frustration in taking market share from the legacy contractors to expand their pesticide business.

We Want to End Wild Horse Reproduction 04-08-24

As for the horses, better if they weren’t even born.

TRNP Wild Horse Reduction Plan by the Numbers

Alternative C, a fully contracepted herd that dies off, is no longer on the table but it could still become a reality. Here’s how.

The herd needs to be reduced from 200 to 60 or less according to the story by AP News.

Motorized removal will draw the same negative reaction as the original plan.

The advocates have had some success in convincing the public that attrition by pesticides is better than attrition by helicopters, and nobody talks about getting rid of wild horses more than they do, so let’s see what would happen if the Park Service turned to them for advice.

Better Way 10-25-23

The initial population is 200 and the goal is 60.

Assume a six percent death rate and zero percent birth rate.

Let x = number of years to achieve goal by nonmotorized removal.

TRNP Population Calcs 04-29-24

The advocates will need almost 20 years to achieve the goal.

Actually, they only need five years. The mares will be sterile after that and the herd will implode, just like Assateague Island.

The assumption of a constant death rate is probably not valid.

With no new foals hitting the ground, the average age of the herd will increase, along with the death rate, so the goal could be achieved sooner than expected.

Caliente Roundup, Day 13

The incident started on April 16. Results through April 28:

Scope: Caliente Complex
Target: Horses
Type: Planned
Method: Bait
Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
Captured: 115, no change from Day 11
Shipped: 112, up from 96 on Day 11
Released: None
Deaths: 3, no change from Day 11
Average daily take: 8.8
Unaccounted-for animals: None

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The death rate is 2.6%.

The capture total includes 49 stallions, 51 mares and 15 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.

Forage liberated to date: 1,380 AUMs per year
Water liberated to date: 1,150 gallons per day

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

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Caliente Roundup, Day 11.

Mustang Monday

On the Maryland side of Assateague Island with Canadian Glampers.

The herd continues to shrink eight years after the PZP darting program was shut off.

New Pest Control Plan for Little Book Cliffs WHR?

A new project has been created in ePlanning but the folder only contains maps.

The proposed plan includes forcible removal by helicopter, relocating some animals to other parts of the range to maintain herd genetic viability, selective return to maintain band integrity, and application of fertility control methods such as pesticides (which the advocates are already doing) and IUDs.

It would be effective for ten years.

The WHR covers 36,100 total acres northeast of Grand Junction, CO, including 35,178 public acres, and is not subject to permitted grazing. Surrounding lands are.

The 150 horses allowed by plan require 1,800 AUMs per year and the stocking rate allowed by plan is 4.3 wild horses per thousand public acres, four times higher than the target rate across all HMAs.

The current population is thought to be 211 according to the latest HA/HMA Report.

A roundup is on the latest schedule with a start date of September 11.

New Colt Puts More Pressure on Salt River Darting Program

Advocates with the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group, an affiliate of the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, are supposed to be getting rid of them.

This little guy probably has a weakened immune system as discussed on Friday.

If a predator doesn’t get him, disease will, which is great news for the advocates.

Caliente Roundup, Day 11

The incident started on April 16. Results through April 26:

Scope: Caliente Complex
Target: Horses
Type: Planned
Method: Bait
Goals: Gather 350, remove 350
Captured: 115, up from 103 on Day 9
Shipped: 96, up from 82 on Day 9
Released: None
Deaths: 3, no change from Day 9
Average daily take: 10.5
Unaccounted-for animals: 16

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The death rate is 2.6%.

The capture total includes 49 stallions, 51 mares and 15 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.

Forage liberated to date: 1,380 AUMs per year
Water liberated to date: 1,150 gallons per day

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

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Caliente Roundup, Day 9.

Forest Service Mulls Wild Horse Removal at Mount Charleston?

Although there are no plans in place or a timeline for managing them, the agency says they’re outside their designated territory and they contribute to negative visitor impacts and unsafe interactions with wildlife.

That has the locals riled up and they’ve started a petition asking the Forest Service to establish an educational program to dissuade the public from feeding and petting them.

Those results will be presented to the Forest Service on May 30 according to a story by KTNV News of Las Vegas.

The Spring Mountains NRA, where the animals reside, is surrounded by BLM lands identified for wild horses and burros.

Free Mining Claims Workshop Set for May 30

The event runs from 8 AM to 5 PM at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, NV, according to yesterday’s announcement.

BLM staff will provide guidance on land status, locating and mapping new claims, and transfers of interest, among other things.

Personnel with the State of Nevada will be available to answer questions and will provide information on filing with counties.

The National Data Viewer has an option for mining claims in the layer list but you have to zoom in to enable it.

The following image shows claims and herd areas around Caliente, NV.

The Public Land Survey System, another option in the list, helps you identify their size and location.

The advocates would have you believe that drilling and mining are the greatest threat to wild horses, as they eradicate the herds with ovary-killing pesticides.

They are masters of misdirection and subterfuge.

IDA: Sterilization Should Be Done with PZP, Not GonaCon

One by one they’re coming out of the closet.

This time it’s In Defense of Animals, commenting on yesterday’s announcement that wild horses can stay in TRNP:

“PZP is the darting method that should be used for wild horse sterilization, not GonaCon.”

For years the advocates have been telling you it’s a safe, proven and reversible vaccine.

Now they admit it’s a sterilant.

They are enemies of the horses, leaders of the blind, irrelevant.

Feminism Leaves Women Single, Childless and Depressed?

That’s according to a story published by The Daily Telegraph for its subscribers but available on MSN without restrictions.

We want to be equal with men → We don’t need men → We are men

Real men don’t want to be around them.

Where do you find these wretches in the wild horse world?

In the field, with clipboards and darting rifles
On the staffs and boards of the advocacy groups
Among the supporters and followers thereof
In the state and federal bureaucracies

Can you think of anyone better qualified to destroy families and disrupt the natural order than women who have been brainwashed out of marriage and distaff pursuits?