On the Onaqui Mountain HMA with Debbie ODell.

The incident concluded on August 24 with 25 horses captured, 21 shipped, none released and four dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 31 each.

The death rate was 16%.

The average daily take was 5.0.

Body condition scores were not given.

The capture total included 6 stallions, 14 mares and 5 foals.

Youngsters represented 20% of the animals captured.

Of the adults, 30% were male and 70% 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 managed for burros only (AML for horses is zero).

As for the burros, 297 were captured, 296 were shipped, none were released and none died according to the daily reports.

The sidebar at the gather page says 296 captured, leaving no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were identical at 290 each.

The average daily take was 59.4.

The capture total included 111 jacks, 121 jennies, and 65 foals per the daily reports.

Youngsters represented 21.9% of the animals captured.

Of the adults, 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female.

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

The HMA is not subject to animal agriculture but last year the BLM initiated land health assessments for several idle allotments in the area including one that overlaps the HMA, to determine suitability for livestock grazing, then cancelled the project earlier this year.

The idea is not dead.

RELATED: Marietta Roundup Announced.

The incident concluded on August 21 with 869 horses captured, 860 shipped, none released and nine dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 760 and 722, respectively.

The death rate was 1.0%.

The average daily take was 124.1.

The capture total included 311 stallions, 371 mares and 187 foals.

Youngsters represented 21.5% of the animals gathered.

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

The number of horses removed from the HMA depends on the number to be returned.

The gather page indicates 70 but the July 31 schedule says 38.

If 70 is correct, the operation liberated 9,588 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the South Steens permittees.

RELATED: It’s Official: South Steens Roundup Set for August 15.

The incident started on August 13.  Results through August 23:

• Scope: Sulphur HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 250
• Pre-gather population: 606
• True AML: 1,105
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 420, remove 360
• Captured: 422, up from 364 on Day 8
• Shipped: 369, up from 256 on Day 8
• Released: 13, up from zero on Day 8
• Deaths: 6, up from 3 on Day 8
• Average daily take: 38.4
• Unaccounted-for animals: 34

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar at the gather page says 371 horses shipped.

The capture goal has been reached.

One mare and two foals were taken on Day 9 but no explanation was given.

A foal was put down on Day 10 because of a club foot.  A foal and stallion were dispatched on Day 11 due to leg fractures, boosting the death rate to 1.4%.

The capture total includes 139 stallions, 196 mares and 87 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 41.5% were male and 58.5% were female, outside the expected range of variation of a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

The 13 stallions released on Day 11 may be attempt to move the sex ratio back into normal range.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 4,908 AUMs per year
• Water: 4,090 gallons per day

The July 31 schedule indicates that 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with 30 stallions.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Sulphur Roundup, Day 8.

The incident started on August 20.  Results through August 22:

• Scope: Marietta HMA
• Target: Horses and burros
• AML: Zero horses and 104 burros
• Pre-gather population: 31 horses and 387 burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot females with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals
  • Horses: Gather 31 and remove 31
  • Burros: Gather 290 and remove 290
• Captured
  • Horses: 25, no change from Day 1
  • Burros: 297, up from zero on Day 1
• Shipped
  • Horses: 21, up from zero on Day 1
  • Burros: 128, up from zero on Day 1
• Released
  • Horses: None
  • Burros: None
• Deaths
  • Horses: 4, up from 3 on Day 1
  • Burros: None
• Average daily take
  • Horses: 8.3
  • Burros: 99.0
• Unaccounted-for animals
  • Horses: None
  • Burros: 169
• 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.

Horses

A stallion was put down on Day 2 for lameness, lifting the death rate to 16%.

The capture total includes 6 stallions, 14 mares and 5 foals.

Youngsters represented 20% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 30% were male and 70% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

Burros

The capture goal has been exceeded by 2.4%.

The capture total includes 111 jacks, 121 jennies and 65 foals.

Youngsters represented 21.9% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female.

General

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is not subject to permitted grazing.

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

RELATED: Marietta Roundup in Progress.

How many supporters of Wild Horse Connection are PZP darters with the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses?

How many darters with CAAWH assisted WHC in the botched rescue that landed 24 Virginia Range mustangs in the Carson City prison?

The two groups work closely to “manage” the horses, a codeword for sterilizing the mares and letting the herd die off.

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The allotment, which contains the Four Mile HMA, offers 4,450 active AUMs on 30,374 public acres, according to the Allotment Master Report.

The 60 horses allowed by plan receive 720 AUMs per year.

How many wild horses could the allotment support?

Using the principle of forage interchangeability, the True AML would be 60 + 4,450 ÷ 12 = 431, the number of horses the land could support if it was managed principally for them as specified in the original statute.

The stocking rate would be 431 ÷ 30,374 × 1,000 = 14.2 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Why is this important?

The bureaucrats and ranchers claim 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 give their assent through their darting programs.

If the allotment was an HMA, the AML would be 30 and 401 horses would be consigned to off-range holding because of permitted grazing.

BLM allotments in Idaho carry livestock equivalent to 110,141 wild horses on 11,003,206 public acres, or 10.0 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Wild horses can be placed on public lands not identified for their use by acquiring the base property associated therewith and converting the grazing preference to horses, as American Prairie did for bison in Montagna.

RELATED: The Allotments Tell the Story: They’re Lying, All of Them.

The incident started on August 13.  Results through August 20:

• Scope: Sulphur HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 250
• Pre-gather population: 606
• True AML: 1,105
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 420, remove 360
• Captured: 364, up from 258 on Day 6
• Shipped: 256, up from 212 on Day 6
• Released: None
• Deaths: 3, up from 1 on Day 6
• Average daily take: 45.5
• Unaccounted-for animals: 105

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar at the gather page says 257 horses shipped.

Two stallions were dispatched on Day 8 due to knee fractures, lifting the death rate to 0.8%.

The capture total includes 119 stallions, 173 mares and 72 foals.

Youngsters represented 19.8% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 40.8% were male and 59.2% were female, outside the expected range of variation from a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 4,368 AUMs per year
• Water: 3,640 gallons per day

The July 31 schedule indicates that 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with 30 stallions.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Sulphur Roundup, Day 6.

The incident started yesterday as scheduled with 25 horses captured, none shipped, none released and three dead.

Three older mares were put down for poor body condition.

RELATED: Marietta Roundup Announced.

The incident started on August 15.  Results through August 20:

• Scope: South Steens HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 304
• Pre-gather population: 946
• True AML: 1,162
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot the mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 760, remove 722
• Captured: 824, up from 574 on Day 4
• Shipped: 731, up from 489 on Day 4
• Released: None
• Deaths: 8, no change from Day 4
• Average daily take: 137.3
• Unaccounted-for animals: 85

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The capture goal has been exceeded by 8.4%.

The death rate is 1.0%.

The capture total includes 291 stallions, 354 mares and 179 foals.

Youngsters represented 21.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 45.1% were male and 54.9% were female, within the expected range of variation of a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 9,888 AUMs per year
• Water: 8,240 gallons per day

The July 31 schedule indicates that up to 19 mares will be treated with fertility control pesticides and be returned to the range with up to 19 stallions but the gather page says 35 and 35.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: South Steens Roundup, Day 4.

Story by KX News.

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The incident concluded on August 19 with 586 horses captured, 575 shipped, none released and 11 dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 586 each.

The pre-gather population was thought to be 791.

The death rate was 1.9%.

The average daily take was 117.2.

The capture total included 219 stallions, 258 mares and 109 foals.

Youngsters represented 18.6% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female.

There were no plans to treat any of the mares with immunocontraceptive pesticides and return them to the HMA.

The roundup liberated 7,032 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the White Mountain permittees.

RELATED: White Mountain Roundup Set for Mid-August.

The DNA has been copied to the project folder.

Attachment 1 in the Decision Record shows that the fire spread across several grazing allotments, including Sands Basin, which contains the HMA.

The news release did not indicate if the active AUMs will be moved into the suspended column and if the off season will be extended until the land recovers.

The capture and removal goals are 40 each.

The pests will be taken to the Boise off-range corrals, with possible transfer to Bruneau after vaccination and preparation.

The DR indicates that seven horses will be selected for permanent removal.

Mares over two years old will be treated with PZP or GonaCon before release.

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

RELATED: Sands Basin Emergency Roundup in the Works?

The DNA has been copied to the project folder in ePlanning.

Attachment 1 in the Decision Record shows that many grazing allotments were affected by the fire, including Willow Ridge, which contains the HMA.

The impact on permitted grazing was not discussed in the news release.

The capture and removal goals are 52 each.

The horses will be taken to the off-range corrals in Boise and eventually transferred to Bruneau, where they will be held until their home recovers from the fire.

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

RELATED: Four Mile Emergency Roundup?

The incident started on August 15.  Results through August 18:

• Scope: South Steens HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 304
• Pre-gather population: 946
• True AML: 1,162
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot the mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 760, remove 722
• Captured: 574, up from 154 on Day 1
• Shipped: 489, up from 36 on Day 1
• Released: None
• Deaths: 8, up from 1 on Day 1
• Average daily take: 143.5
• Unaccounted-for animals: 77

The figures above are based on the daily reports.  Results for Days 2, 3 and 4 were not posted until today.

Three horses were put down for pre-existing conditions on Day 2, followed by one on Day 3 and three more on Day 4, bringing the death rate to 1.4%.

The capture total includes 200 stallions, 248 mares and 126 foals.

Youngsters represented 22% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 17% per year.

Of the adults, 44.6% were male and 55.4% were female, within the expected range of variation of a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 6,888 AUMs per year
• Water: 5,740 gallons per day

The July 31 schedule indicates that up to 19 mares will be treated with fertility control pesticides and be returned to the range with up to 19 stallions but the gather page says 35 and 35.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: South Steens Roundup Begins.

The incident started on August 13.  Results through August 18:

• Scope: Sulphur HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 250
• Pre-gather population: 606
• True AML: 1,105
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 420, remove 360
• Captured: 258, up from 203 on Day 4
• Shipped: 212, up from 131 on Day 4
• Released: None
• Deaths: 1, no change from Day 4
• Average daily take: 43.0
• Unaccounted-for animals: 45

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar at the gather page says 213 horses shipped.

The death rate is 0.4%.

The capture total includes 87 stallions, 120 mares and 51 foals.

Youngsters represented 19.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 42.0% were male and 58.0% were female.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 3,096 AUMs per year
• Water: 2,580 gallons per day

The July 31 schedule indicates that 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with 30 stallions.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Sulphur Roundup, Day 4.

At the Nevada National Security Sites by NNSS.

The facility, site of above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early 1960s, stretches from the Nevada WHR to Johnnie HMA as shown in this map.

Subsequent tests were conducted below ground until 1992.

The video description did not indicate if the horses glow in the dark!

The northwest corner of the Nevada National Security Sites, sometimes referred to as the Nevada Test Site, overlaps the HMA.

The map at Wikipedia indicates it’s Area 20, with one red dot in the upper left corner.

The National Data Viewer shows a crater in that area.

The measurement tool puts the diameter at slightly less than one thousand feet.

Western Horse Watchers does not know when the detonation occurred, if the horses can access the area, and how much radiation is present.

The incident started on August 15.  Results through August 17:

• Scope: White Mountain HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 300
• Pre-gather population: 791
• True AML: 1,889 (300 + 19,063 ÷ 12)
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Shoot the mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 586, remove 586
• Captured: 436, up from 144 on Day 1
• Shipped: 304, up from zero on Day 1
• Released: None
• Deaths: 8, up from zero on Day 1
• Average daily take: 145.3
• Unaccounted-for animals: 124

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Four horses were intentionally killed on Day 2 for leg deformities.  Four more were dispatched on Day 3 for pre-existing conditions, bringing the death rate to 1.8%.

The capture total includes 161 stallions, 198 mares and 77 foals.

Youngsters represented 17.7% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 13% per year.

Of the adults, 44.8% were male and 55.2% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 5,232 AUMs per year
• Water: 4,360 gallons per day

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

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: White Mountain Roundup Begins.

The incident concluded on August 14 with 110 burros captured, 109 shipped, none released and one dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The daily reports indicate 108 burros shipped, leaving one unaccounted-for animal.

The capture and removal goals were 100 each.

The death rate was 0.9%.

The average daily take was 13.8.

The capture total included 44 jacks, 56 jennies and 10 foals.

Youngsters represented 9.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 44% were male and 56% were female.  These proportions are consistent with a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

The July 31 schedule classified the roundup as an emergency but the gather page said nuisance.

RELATED: BLM to Remove Burros Near Lake Havasu City.