The incident began on September 1.  Gather stats through September 5:

• Type: Emergency
• Method: Helicopter
• Horses captured: 329, up from 81 on Day 3
• Average daily take: 65.8
• Capture goal: 783
• Removal goal: 733
• Returned: 1
• Deaths: 1, up from 0 on Day 3
• Shipped: 190, up from 64 on Day 3

One horse was put down on Day 4 due to a pre-existing condition.  The death rate is now 0.3%.

The breakdown between stallions, mares and foals was not given on Day 5, only the total number of horses captured.

Foals represented 11.6% of the horses gathered through Day 4.  Of the adults, 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female.  The low percentage of foals may be due to the darting program.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Day 5 ended with 137 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 362
• Forage assigned to horses: 4,344 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 896
• Forage liberated to date: 3,936 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 3,280 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 16,827 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMA by livestock: 1,402 (2.8% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 1,764

RELATED: Sand Wash Roundup Day 3.

The incident began on September 1.  Gather stats through September 3:

• Type: Emergency
• Method: Bait
• Horses captured: 45
• Average daily take: 15.0
• Capture goal: 450
• Removal goal: 450
• Returned: 0
• Deaths: 1
• Shipped: 0

No horses were caught on Day 2.

One horse was put down due to an injury sustained in the roundup on Day 3.

Foals represented 20.0% of the horses gathered.  Of the adults, 58.3% were male and 41.7% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Day 3 ended with 44 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 364
• Forage assigned to horses: 4,368 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,037
• Forage liberated to date: 540 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 450 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from HMA by livestock: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown

RELATED: Stone Cabin Roundup in Progress.

The incident will begin on September 14, according to the news release.  The rationale is too many animals, not inadequate food and water.

Helicopters will push the horses into the traps and the operation will be open to public observation.

The capture goal is 189 and the removal goal is 173.  Mares returned to the HMA will be treated with GonaCon.

The HMA covers 18,800 acres in western Idaho and has an AML of 60.  The aimed-at stocking rate is 3.2 wild horses per thousand acres.  The target rate across all HMAs is one wild horse per thousand acres.

The pre-gather population of 210 includes 150 horses not allowed by plan, sometimes referred to as ‘excess animals.’

Section 3.4.1 in the 2020 Final EA for resource enforcement actions states that the HMA is fully fenced and encompasses three of the ten pastures in the Willow Ridge Allotment, but does not disclose the AUMs assigned to livestock in those pastures.

Table 4 shows the grazing schedule and Map 1 in Appendix A shows the arrangement.

The Allotment Master report puts Willow Ridge in the Improve category.

The EA was posted with other project documents in ePlanning.

Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals in Boise.

Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.

He forgot to mention privately owned livestock when discussing food for the horses and other animals in the HMA at 1:06.

RELATED: Sand Wash Horses Consume 95% of Resources?

On September 17, BLM will auction cattle-only grazing units on withdrawn lands in the McGregor Range, between Alamogordo, NM and El Paso, TX, according to a news release issued yesterday.

Results, if published, will provide data on current market values for livestock forage.

Two years ago, some of the parcels fetched $43 per AUM.

The United States shall receive fair market value for the use of public lands and their resources, as specified in §1701(a)(9) of FLPMA, unless otherwise provided by statute.

The fee paid by public-lands ranchers, $1.35 per AUM, falls short of that requirement, and is locked in by §1905 of the Public Rangelands Improvement Act, 43 USC 37.

Snapshot of activity as of September 4:

West Douglas HA

• Start date – July 26
• Status – Complete

Paisley Desert HMA

• Start date – August 1
• Status – No announcement

Antelope Complex

• Start date – August 2
• Status – Complete

Conger HMA

• Start date – August 11
• Status – Complete

Flanigan HMA

• Start date – August 12
• Status – No activity reported

Stone Cabin HMA

• Start date – August 15
• Status – In progress

Stinkingwater HMA

• Start date – August 15
• Status – Complete

Palomino Buttes HMA

• Start date – August 30
• Status – Complete

Sand Wash Basin HMA

• Start date – September 1
• Status – In progress

Barren Valley Complex

• Start date – September 8
• Status – Pending

Emergency roundups are marked ‘E’ in the latest schedule, ‘P’ is for planned.

RELATED: More Emergency Roundups in the Works.

Memo to Ms. Crawford: If you want to help these animals, stay home.

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The incident began on September 1.  Gather stats through September 3:

• Type: Emergency
• Horses captured: 81
• Average take: 27.0 horses per day
• Capture goal: 783
• Removal goal: 733
• Returned: 1
• Deaths: 0
• Shipped: 64

Helicopters were grounded on Day 2 due to weather.

Foals represented 16.0% of the horses gathered.  Of the adults, 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

Day 3 ended with 16 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• AML: 362
• Forage assigned to horses: 4,344 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 896
• Forage liberated to date: 960 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 800 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 16,827 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMA by livestock: 1,402 (2.8% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 1,764

RELATED: Sand Wash Roundup Begins.

The incident began on September 1, with nine horses captured, no deaths and none shipped, according to figures at the gather page.

Horses are drawn into the traps by water and hay.

The capture and removal goals are 450.

The AML is 364 and the pre-gather population is 1,037.

RELATED: Stone Cabin Emergency Roundup Starts This Week.

A preliminary environmental assessment for a high-density animal feeding operation was released today for public review.  The proposed facility would be built on private land north of Winnemucca, NV and east of the Highway 95/290 junction.

The corrals would cover 100 acres and have a capacity of 4,000 wild horses and burros, for a stocking rate of 40,000 animals per thousand acres.

Horses and burros removed from their home range would be held there until they are adopted or transferred to long-term pastures.

The operator would be JS Livestock of unknown city and state.

The word ‘shelter’ appears nowhere in the assessment.

Comments will be accepted through September 17, according to the news release.

The incident was delayed by rain but helicopters were flying by noon.  Day 1 ended with 65 horses captured, no deaths and one escape, according figures at the gather page.

The capture goal is 783 and the removal goal is 733.  The pre-gather population is 896.

RELATED: Sand Wash Roundup Delayed by Rain.

Refer to this story by CBS News in Denver.

RELATED: Colorado Governor Seeks Delay of Sand Wash Roundup.

An unspecified number of wild horses will be removed from three HMAs in southeast Oregon, starting on September 8, due to inadequate food and water.

Helicopters will push the horses into the traps, according to the news release, and the incident will be open to public observation.

Around 100 horses will be returned to the area when conditions improve.

The pre-gather population is thought to be around 2,500.

The three HMAs cover approximately 956,000 acres and the 892 horses allowed by plan receive 10,704 AUMs per year.  The stocking rate allowed by plan is 0.9 wild horses per thousand acres, slightly less than the target rate of one wild horse per thousand acres across all HMAs.

The HMAs intersect seven grazing allotments, discussed in these ‘Short End of Stick’ reports: Coyote Lake, Sheepshead, Sand Springs.  Privately owned livestock receive an estimated 27,011 AUMs per year in the Complex, sometimes referred to as public lands set aside for wild horses.

Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals Bruneau, ID and Palomino Valley, NV.

Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page, which indicates a removal goal of up to 1,900.

The announcement said many of the horses are emaciated and dehydrated but will they disclose the body condition scores when the operation begins?

The forage assigned to livestock would support an additional 2,251 wild horses, for a True AML of 3,143, the number of animals the area could sustain if it was managed principally for wild horses.

RELATED: Barren Valley Gather EA Comes and Goes, No News Release.

The incident started on August 30 and ended on August 31, with 253 horses captured, 252 shipped and one death, according to the figures at the gather page.  The removal goal was 220.

No activity had been reported earlier today.

Foals accounted for 21.7% of the horses gathered.  Of the adults, 48% were males and 52% were females.

The operation, which separated the horses from 3,036 AUMs per year of their food, concluded with no unaccounted-for animals.

RELATED: Palomino Buttes Emergency Roundup Starts Next Week.

His letter to the DOI and BLM requested an immediate six-month moratorium on roundups, according to a report posted today by Craig Press.

But a story by AP News said the request was ignored and the incident will go on as planned, noting that grazing permittees in the HMA have “reduced their activity because of drought and overgrazing by mustangs.”

RELATED: Sand Wash Roundup Announced.

This map from InciWeb shows the location of the fire relative to South Lake Tahoe and the Nevada state line.  Spread has mostly been to the east and northeast.

A story by Carson Now says a Type 1 incident command is headed to the area.

The Tamarack Fire, still burning, is 82% contained.

The Pine Nut Mountains HA, which includes the HMA, is off the map, just a few miles east of Minden, NV.

RELATED: Caldor Fire Closing in on Tahoe.

Snapshot of activity to date:

West Douglas HA

• Start date – July 26
• Status – Complete

Paisley Desert HMA

• Start date – August 1
• Status – No announcement

Antelope Complex

• Start date – August 2
• Status – Complete

Conger HMA

• Start date – August 11
• Status – Complete

Flanigan HMA

• Start date – August 12
• Status – No activity reported

Stone Cabin HMA

• Start date – August 15
• Status – No activity reported

Stinkingwater HMA

• Start date – August 15
• Status – Complete

Palomino Buttes HMA

• Start date – August 30
• Status – No activity reported

Sand Wash Basin HMA

• Start date – September 1
• Status – Pending, no activity reported

Barren Valley Complex

• Start date – September 8
• Status – No announcement

A planned roundup at Beatys Butte HMA was set to begin on August 1 but no activity has been reported.

The Owhyee Complex is on the schedule for a planned roundup beginning on September 1 but there has been no announcement.

A planned roundup is on the list for the Surprise Complex starting on September 27 but it has not been announced.

RELATED: Drought: Pretext for Massive Wild Horse Removals?

There are no wild horse areas in its path, unless it crosses the Nevada state line like the Tamarack Fire, but this thing has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few days and now threatens a huge resort area, and all its investment, in South Lake Tahoe.

Where’s Pat Seekins and his Rocky Mountain Type 1 Team when you need them?

The Pine Nut Mountains wild horses and Virginia Range mustangs are likely in the fallout zone from the fire.

The incident ended today with 2,203 horses captured, 11 deaths and 2,192 shipped, according to the cumulative totals at the gather page.  The numbers balance, so there are no unaccounted-for animals.

The figures in the daily reports yield 2,202 horses captured, 11 deaths and 2,186 shipped, leaving five unaccounted-for animals.

RELATED: Antelope Complex Emergency Roundup Starts This Weekend.

UPDATE: A BLM news release dated August 31 said 2,192 horses removed, which is not consistent with the data at the gather page.

The incident began on August 2.  Gather stats through August 29:

• Type: Emergency
• Horses captured: 2,202, up from 1,940 on Day 26
• Average take: 78.6 horses per day
• Capture goal: 2,200
• Removal goal: 2,200
• Returned: 0
• Deaths: 11, up from 10 on Day 26
• Shipped: 2,091, up from 1,809 on Day 26

The roundup goal has been reached.

A stallion was put down on Day 28 due to injuries sustained in the gather.  The death rate is 0.5%.

Foals accounted for 16.7% of the horses gathered.  Of the adults, 42.3% were male and 57.7% were female.

Body condition scores were not reported.

The location of gather operations has not been specified.  Four HMAs are involved.

Day 28 ended with 100 unaccounted-for animals.  Field work will likely conclude in another day or two.

To date, 776 stallions and 1,058 mares have been captured, which may or may not reflect the distribution of males and females in the Complex.

Other statistics:

• AML: 789 (across four HMAs)
• Forage assigned to horses: 9,468 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 6,032 plus foals
• Forage liberated to date: 26,424 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 22,020 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 72,946 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMAs by livestock: 6,079 (12% of off-range holding)
• True AML: 6,868

Theme for this year’s roundup: You can have your wild horse and burro program as long as it doesn’t interfere with the grazing program.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup Day 26.