The incident began on July 9.  Results through August 6:

• Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 1,568, up from 1,530 on Day 27
• Average daily take: 54.1
• Capture goal: 2,000
• Removal goal: 2,000
• Returned: 5, no change from Day 27
• Deaths: 21, no change from Day 27
• Shipped: 1,490, up from 1,449 on Day 27

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

The number of horses captured is 1,574 and the number shipped is 1,492 according to the figures in the sidebar.

The death rate is 1.3%.

The capture total includes 612 stallions, 717 mares and 239 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.2% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female.

A 15% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 10% per year, a bit less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 28 and 29 ranged from 3 to 5.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 29 ended with 52 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 18,756 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 15,630 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 27.

The gather page now says 27 mares treated with GonaCon Equine have been released.

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On the Virginia Range with Slang 4201.

The incident concluded on August 5 with 16 horses captured, 16 shipped and none dead, and 115 burros captured, 114 shipped and one dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture goals were 25 horses and 100 burros.  The removal goals were identical.

The capture total for horses included four stallions, eight mares and four foals.

For burros, the total included 47 jacks, 58 jennies and 10 foals.

The gather received little if any news coverage.

UPDATE: BLM issued news release on August 7.

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The complaint seeks a temporary restraining order, but a hearing will not occur before August 10, according to a story dated August 4 by KLAS News.

The BLM is scheduled to file a response tomorrow.

The south roundup concluded on July 26.

The average daily take in the north roundup since July 27, when a second helicopter was put into service (probably from the south unit), is 105.

With 1,530 horses captured as of August 4, and a goal of 2,000, operations will probably conclude by the hearing date.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 27.

She was a top producing mare, according to a report by the Outer Bank Voice, but apparently this year she was without foal.

Could it be that Meg Puckett, herd manager and PZP darter, decided she had produced enough and took her out of service with safe, proven and reversible fertility control?

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The roundup ended July 3.  Up to 27 mares were to be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range, along with 26 stallions.

As of today, 30 stallions have been released but no mares, suggesting they’re awaiting a second dose.

The booster can only be given 90 or more days after the primer, according to a 2017 EPA labeling amendment.

If the gather page shows the return of mares before October 1, the booster dose was dropped or it was given illegally.

Sadly, the advocates have already designated most wild horse areas as crime scenes.

But they’ve joined forces with the bureaucrats and ranchers to fix the problem once and for all.

RELATED: BLM Using Outdated Information to Apply GonaCon Equine?

The incident started on July 20.  Results through August 3:

No horses were captured on Days 14 and 15, leaving the total at 16.

The goal was 25.

All have been shipped.

Eleven burros were caught on Day 14 followed by 18 on Day 13, bringing the total 115.

The goal was 100.

Sixty-six have been shipped, no change from Day 13.

No deaths were reported and no animals have been returned to the range.

Youngsters represented 8.7% of the burros gathered.

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

At the end of Day 15, there were 49 unaccounted-for burros.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

With a score of -9 for the horses and +15 for the burros, the incident will likely conclude this weekend.

RELATED: Johnnie Roundup, Day 13.

The incident began on July 9.  Results through August 4:

• Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 1,530, up from 1,344 on Day 25
• Average daily take: 56.7
• Capture goal: 2,000
• Removal goal: 2,000
• Returned: 5, no change from Day 25
• Deaths: 21, up from 17 on Day 25
• Shipped: 1,449, up from 1,251 on Day 25

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

The number of horses captured is 1,536 and the number shipped is 1,451 according to the figures in the sidebar.

A mare and colt were put down on Day 26 due to pre-existing fractures.  A mare was euthanized on Day 27 due to a tumor and a stallion was dispatched due to curvature of the spine.

All four survived the chase and would probably be alive today if there was no roundup.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 600 stallions, 699 mares and 231 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female.

A 15% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 10% per year, a bit less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 26 and 27 ranged from 2 to 4.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 27 ended with 55 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 18,300 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 15,250 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 25.

The meeting convenes at 1:00 PM local time, according to the announcement.

No agenda has been posted.

Minutes from the May meeting indicate a herd size of 99 but do not give a breakdown of males and females.

The population was 106 a year ago.

Meg Puckett, herd manager and PZP darter, was appointed to the Board.

RELATED: Turmoil at Currituck Wild Horse Advisory Board?

The project has received 1,241 comments as of this evening.

The numbers change minute-by-minute.

A petition at Change dot org equates bait trap removal to killing wild horses by running them to death, a process that will greatly reduce the population in the national park.

Don’t worry though, advocates with Friends of a Legacy are already on the job.

RELATED: Draft EA for McCullough Pest Control Out for Review.

The incident began on July 9.  Results through August 2:

• Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 1,344, up from 1,201 on Day 23
• Average daily take: 53.8
• Capture goal: 2,000
• Removal goal: 2,000
• Returned: 5, up from 2 on Day 23
• Deaths: 17, no change from Day 23
• Shipped: 1,251, up from 1,126 on Day 23

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

The number of horses captured is 1,350 and the number shipped is 1,253 according to the figures in the sidebar.

The death rate is 1.3%.

A stallion was released (or escaped) on Day 24, followed by two more on Day 25, but no details were given.

The capture total includes 523 stallions, 612 mares and 209 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.6% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female.

A 16% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 11% per year, a bit less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 24 and 25 ranged from 3 to 4.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 25 ended with 71 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 16,068 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 13,390 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 23.

The incident started on July 20.  Results through August 1:

No horses were captured on Days 12 and 13, leaving the total at 16.

All have been shipped.

Eight burros were caught on Day 12 followed by one on Day 13, bringing the total 86.

Sixty-six have been shipped, no change from Day 11.

No deaths were reported and no animals have been returned to the range.

Youngsters represented 5.8% of the burros gathered.

Of the adults, 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female.

At the end of Day 13, there were 20 unaccounted-for burros.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The capture and removal goals are identical, 25 wild horses and 100 wild burros.

RELATED: Johnnie Roundup, Day 11.

The incident began on July 9.  Results through July 31:

• Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 1,201, up from 1,019 on Day 21
• Average daily take: 52.2
• Capture goal: 2,000
• Removal goal: 2,000
• Returned: 2, no change from Day 21
• Deaths: 17, up from 15 on Day 21
• Shipped: 1,126, up from 844 on Day 21

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

Data quality is poor.  Accuracy went south on Days 16 and 17.

The number of horses captured is 1,207 and the number shipped is 1,128 according to the figures in the sidebar.

A colt was put down on Day 22 due to torticollis (wry neck).

A mare was euthanized on Day 23 due to a broken neck.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 469 stallions, 549 mares and 183 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.2% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female.

A 15% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 10% per year, a bit less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 22 and 23 ranged from 3 to 4.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 23 ended with 56 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 14,388 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 11,990 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 21, SNAFU Edition.

The incident started on July 20.  Results through July 30:

No horses were captured on Days 9 through 11, leaving the total at 16.

All have been shipped.

Five burros were caught on Day 9, followed by six on Day 10 and three on Day 11, bringing the total 77.

Sixty-six have been shipped.

No deaths were reported and no animals have been returned to the range.

Youngsters represented 5.2% of the burros gathered.

Of the adults, 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female.

At the end of Day 11, there were eleven unaccounted-for burros.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The capture and removal goals are identical, 25 wild horses and 100 wild burros.

RELATED: Johnnie Roundup, Day 8.

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The incident began on July 9.  Results through July 29:

• Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
• Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly*
• Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
• Captured: 1,019, up from 503 on Day 15
• Average daily take: 48.5
• Capture goal: 2,000
• Removal goal: 2,000
• Returned: 2, up from 1 on Day 15
• Deaths: 15, up from 9 on Day 15
• Shipped: 844, up from 429 on Day 15

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

Data quality is poor.  Accuracy went south on Days 16 and 17.

The number of horses captured is 1,025 and the number shipped is 846 according to the figures in the sidebar.

A second helicopter was pressed into service on Day 19, possibly from the Antelope South roundup, now complete.

A stallion was put down on Day 16 because of a hernia.

Another stallion was put down on Day 17 because of blindness in one eye.

A colt was put down on Day 20 due to a physical defect of unspecified type.

A stallion was put down on Day 21 because of blindness in one eye and a filly was dispatched because of a sarcoid tumor, both non-life-threatening conditions.  A filly was euthanized for physical defects on both front legs but no details were given.

The death rate is 1.5%.

The capture total includes 395 stallions, 470 mares and 154 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 45.7% were male and 54.3% were female.

A 15% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 10% per year, much less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 16 to 21 ranged from 3 to 4.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Day 21 ended with 158 unaccounted-for animals.

Other statistics:

• Forage liberated to date: 12,204 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 10,170 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses removed because of drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

Overpopulation means more horses than allowed by plan, not necessarily more horses than the land can support.

RELATED: Antelope Roundup North, Day 15.

The Beatty Town Advisory Board has drafted a letter to the BLM seeking the removal of some of the burros that inhabit the area, according to a story dated July 28 by the Pahrump Valley Times.

The town lies within the Bullfrog HMA.

A 2019 roundup, not mentioned in the report, took 690 animals off the range, on top of 404 in 2018.

The HMA intersects one allotment.

The Allotment Master Report puts it in the Improve category, with 1,926 active AUMs on 269,764 public acres.

The permittee is the Nature Conservancy of Southern Nevada.

The Authorization Use Report shows the livestock type is cattle, and, with pasture rotation, the grazing season is twelve months per year.

Both reports suggest that grazing in the HMA is not allowed.

The incident started on July 20.  Results through July 27:

No horses were captured on Days 6 through 8, leaving the total at 16.

All have been shipped.

Five burros were taken on Day 6, followed by 11 on Day 8, bringing the total 63.

Forty-seven have been shipped.

No deaths were reported and no animals were returned to the range.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The capture and removal goals are identical, 25 wild horses and 100 wild burros.

RELATED: Johnnie Roundup, Day 5.

The first leg of the journey was on July 26, documented in a video by WTKR News.

The return trip is set for today, minus most of the youngsters.

Perfect topic for Foal-Free Friday.

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