The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 16:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 1,086, up from 937 on Day 13
• Shipped: 904, no change from Day 13
• Released: 20, no change from Day 13
• Deaths: 11, up from 10 on Day 13
• Average daily take: 72.4
• Unaccounted-for animals: 151
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar says 907 shipped.

No activity was reported on Day 14.

A stallion died of a fractured neck on Day 15.  The death rate is 1.0%.

The capture total includes 424 stallions, 418 mares and 244 foals.

Youngsters represented 22.5% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

Three HMAs are affected.

Twelve mares were treated with GonaCon Equine and released on Day 9.  The number of doses is not known.

In 2017 the EPA set the interval between treatments at 90 days but the BLM wants it changed to 7 days.  A search for an updated registration yielded no new results.

The plan calls for up to 50 mares to receive the pesticide and be returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 12,792 AUMs per year
• Water: 10,660 gallons per day

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 13.

The incident started yesterday as scheduled, with 33 burros captured, 33 shipped, none released and no deaths.

RELATED: Buffalo Hills Roundup Set for Next Week.

On November 8, the Moab Field Office announced it would spray approximately 13,000 acres of cheatgrass near the Utah-Colorado border in the desert adjacent to I-70.

BLM staff will wait two growing seasons before applying native seed to the treated area.

The project was billed as fuels reduction.

No map was given.

A link to the NEPA analysis was not provided.

Why would you remove one type of vegetation and replace it with another if you’re trying to prevent wildfires?

The National Data Viewer shows the area is covered with grazing allotments.

A nonprofit specializing in the restoration of historic structures on public lands is converting the former headquarters of the Crooked River National Grasslands into a facility that places Big Summit wild horses into private care.

Renovations should be complete next year, according to a report by The Bulletin of Bend, OR, clearing the way for a roundup.

RELATED: Big Summit Roundup Delayed as Forest Service Builds New Corrals.

The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 14:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 937, up from 883 on Day 11
• Shipped: 904, up from 659 on Day 11
• Released: 20, up from 18 on Day 11
• Deaths: 10, no change from Day 11
• Average daily take: 72.1
• Unaccounted-for animals: 3
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar says 907 shipped.  If that figure is used, there would be no unaccounted-for animals, suggesting that operations have moved to another area.

No horses were taken on Day 13.  Two stallions were released.

The death rate is 1.1%.

The capture total includes 358 stallions, 366 mares and 213 foals.

Youngsters represented 22.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

Three HMAs are affected.

Up to 50 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The number of doses and the interval between treatments were not specified, leaving open the possibility that the Complex becomes the next GonaCon crime scene.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 11,004 AUMs per year
• Water: 9,170 gallons per day

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 11.

He’ll oversee about 70,000 federal employees according to a story by The Hill, including those responsible for wild horses and burros.

A nominee for Agriculture, which has similar responsibilities, has not been announced.

RELATED: What Are Musk and Ramaswamy Being Told About Wild Horses?

The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 12:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 883, up from 723 on Day 9
• Shipped: 659, up from 615 on Day 9
• Released: 18, no change from Day 9
• Deaths: 10, up from 8 Day 9
• Average daily take: 80.3
• Unaccounted-for animals: 196
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The Day 3 report still shows 122 horses shipped but the breakdown yields 120.

No horses were taken on Day 10.  Capture activity may have moved to another area or weather conditions were unfavorable.

A stallion was dispatched on Day 10 because of club feet and another for tooth loss.

The death rate is 1.1%.

The capture total includes 342 stallions, 344 mares and 197 foals.

Youngsters represented 22.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

Three HMAs are affected.

Up to 50 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The number of doses and the interval between treatments were not specified, leaving open the possibility that the Complex becomes the next GonaCon crime scene.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 9.

The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 10:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 723, up from 614 on Day 7
• Shipped: 615, up from 371 on Day 7
• Released: 18, up from zero on Day 7
• Deaths: 8, up from 4 on Day 7
• Average daily take: 80.3
• Unaccounted-for animals: 82
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The Day 3 report still shows 122 horses shipped but the breakdown yields 120.

Eighteen horses were released on Day 9.  No details were given.

A stallion died suddenly on Day 9 after breaking his leg and a mare died suddenly after breaking her neck.  Two mares were dispatched because of leg injuries, boosting the death rate to 1.1%.

The capture total includes 270 stallions, 295 mares and 158 foals.

Youngsters represented 21.9% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female, no indication of an abnormal sex ratio.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

Three HMAs are affected.

Up to 50 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The number of doses and the interval between treatments were not specified, leaving open the possibility that the Complex becomes the next GonaCon crime scene.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 7.

In the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest with AZplaces.

The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 8:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 614, up from 319 on Day 5
• Shipped: 371, up from 246 on Day 5
• Released: None
• Deaths: 4, up from 3 on Day 5
• Average daily take: 87.7
• Unaccounted-for animals: 239
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The Day 3 report still shows 122 horses shipped but the breakdown yields 120.

A stallion was dispatched on Day 6 due to severe swayback.

The death rate is 0.7%.

The capture total includes 240 stallions, 250 mares and 124 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.2% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female, within the expected range of variation from a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

Three HMAs are affected.

Up to 50 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and returned to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The number of doses and the interval between treatments were not specified, leaving open the possibility that the Complex becomes the next GonaCon crime scene.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 5.

The project is now in the protest stage.

Only those who participated in the planning process are eligible to comment according to the news release.

The planning area includes the Paisley Desert and Beatys Butte HMAs, according to the HMA-1 map.

Of interest in Section 3.10.1.1 of Appendix 12 (page 201 in the pdf) are these figures:

• 127 allotments in the planning area
• 164,471 active AUMs
• 2,960,285 public acres

The Lakeview allotments support livestock equivalent to 13,706 wild horses, or 4.6 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Our faithful public servants tell us that public lands in the western U.S. can only support one wild horse per thousand acres (27,000 animals on 27 million acres).

The advocates bolster the narrative with their darting programs.

Thay want the ranchers to win.

The incident, billed as catch-treat-release in the October 31 schedule, will begin on or about November 15 according to today’s news release.

The capture goals are 235 wild horses and 33 wild burros.

The removal goals are 32 wild horses and 33 wild burros.

Up to 100 mares with be treated with GonaCon Equine before being returned to the HMA with up to 103 stallions.

The announcement did not indicate if they would receive two doses and if they’d be given 90 days apart as specified on the label.

The BLM typically gives two doses 30 days apart, which constitutes unlawful use of the pesticide.

A helicopter will push the animals into the trap and operations will be open to public observation.

The pre-gather population is thought to be 314 wild horses and 33 wild burros.

The management plan allows 314 horses and no burros.

Animals identified for removal will be taken to the off-range corrals at Palomino Valley.

The HMA, on the east side of Twin Peaks, lies within the Buffalo Hills Allotment.

RELATED: Buffalo Hills Decision Issued.

The Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses tries to market itself as a leader in wild horse conservation, evident in Google search results.

In reality, its leaders are obsessed with PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries.

They protect ranchers, not wild horses.

They oppose principal use and management at the minimum feasible level.

They want to replace motorized removal with mass sterilization.

None of this would be possible without a cadre of nefarious leaders and an army of ill-informed donors and volunteers.

RELATED: Foal-Free Friday, Strange But True Edition.

A new project has been opened in ePlanning and the Draft DNA was copied to the documents folder for public review.

Comments will be accepted through December 7 according to today’s news release.

A 2015 Decision Record authorized the Proposed Action discussed in Section 2.2.1 of a 2015 Final EA.

A roundup at the Fish Creek HMA appears on the October 31 schedule with a start date of January 6.  The incident was billed as catch-treat-release and the pesticide of choice is GonaCon Equine.

The DNA asserts that the 2015 analysis fully covers the 2025 roundup and satisfies the requirements of NEPA.

A search of the 2015 EA for “gona” yielded no results, while searches for “zona” and “pzp” yielded numerous results.

Thus, the plan to apply GonaCon in January was not addressed in the original analysis and the assertion in the DNA is not correct.

The HMA, a few miles west of Eureka, NV, is subject to permitted grazing.

The emergency/nuisance section has expanded from one incident in the October 7 schedule to five incidents in the October 31 schedule.

RELATED: FY25 Roundup Schedule Issued.

The incident started on October 28.  Results through November 6:

• Location: Devil’s Garden Plateau WHT
• AML: 402
• Pre-gather population: Between 651 and 998
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter and bait
• Goals: Capture 500, remove 500
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Captured: 128, up from 107 on Day 7
• Shipped: Unknown
• Released: Unknown
• Deaths: Unknown
• Average daily take: 12.8
• Unaccounted-for animals: Unknown

The death rate cannot be determined.

There is no breakdown of capture total.

The percentage of foals cannot be determined.

The ratio of males to females is unknown.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

More information may be available on socialist media.

Body conditions scores have been averaging 4 to 5, an indication that the horses are not starving and the herd has not exceeded the ability of the land to sustain it.

The roundup will achieve a thriving ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands, codewords for ranching superiority in the lawful home of wild horses.

RELATED: Devil’s Garden Roundup, Day 7.

The incident started on November 2.  Results through November 6:

• Scope: Triple B Complex
• Target: Wild horses
• AML: 889
• Pre-gather population: 3,335
• True AML: 4,551
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Capture goal: 2,255
• Removal goal: 2,155
• Captured: 319, up from 243 on Day 3
• Shipped: 246, up from 165 on Day 3
• Released: None
• Deaths: 3, up from 1 on Day 3
• Average daily take: 63.8
• Unaccounted-for animals: 70
• Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
• Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The Day 3 report still shows 122 horses shipped but the breakdown yields 120.

A stallion and mare were put down on Day 5 due to blindness in one eye, lifting the death rate to 0.9%.

The capture total includes 113 stallions, 137 mares and 69 foals.

Youngsters represented 21.6% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 45.2% were male and 54.8% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

Three HMAs are affected.

Up to 50 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and released back to the range with up to 50 stallions.

The number of doses and the interval between treatments were not specified, leaving open the possibility that the Complex becomes another GonaCon crime scene.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 3.

The BLM has determined that existing NEPA documentation adequately covers the proposed removal of wild horses and burros from rangelands in and around the HMA, according to a November 5 news release.

Operations could begin as early as November 15.

The DNA was copied to the project folder with the DR and comment summary.

Of interest is the last comment at the bottom of page one in the summary regarding the 2017 labeling amendment and increased interval between doses of GonaCon Equine.

The response indicates that the USDA is working with the EPA to change the label to allow a booster as soon as seven days after the initial injection!

If the label is not changed in time for the roundup the agency will follow the current label which means holding the mares for 90 days before applying the booster.

What about all the cases, including EAs currently out for public review, where they refer to the outdated 2013 and 2015 registrations and their 30-day intervals?

They need to be walked back, all of them.

The Buffalo Hills HMA lies within the Buffalo Hills Allotment.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Buffalo Hills Comment Period in Progress.

The incident started on October 28.  Results through November 3:

• Location: Devil’s Garden Plateau WHT
• AML: 402
• Pre-gather population: Between 651 and 998
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter and bait
• Goals: Capture 500, remove 500
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Captured: 107, up from 73 on Day 5
• Shipped: Unknown
• Released: Unknown
• Deaths: Unknown
• Average daily take: 15.3
• Unaccounted-for animals: Unknown

Results for Day 6 were not given.

The death rate cannot be determined.

There is no breakdown of capture total.

The percentage of foals cannot be determined.

The ratio of males to females is unknown.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

Body conditions scores have been averaging 5, an indication that the horses are not starving and the herd has not exceeded the ability of the land to sustain it.

The roundup will achieve a thriving ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands, codewords for ranching superiority in the lawful home of wild horses.

RELATED: Devil’s Garden Roundup, Day 5.