On the Navajo Nation with Ron Toahani Jackson.

The incident began on August 19.  Progress has been slow and burros have been shipped the same day they are trapped.

As of September 30, 19 animals have been captured and 19 have been shipped, according to reports at the gather page.

The total includes eleven jacks, six jennies and two foals.

Youngsters represented 10.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 64.7% were male and 35.3% were female.

The HA, no longer managed for burros, lies mostly within the Lazy Daisy Allotment.

The trap may be located near Fenner Spring, west of the HA, the only water source for the burros.

The capture and removal goals are 60 each.

To date, there are no unaccounted-for animals.

RELATED: Piute Roundup in Progress.

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The incident concluded yesterday, according to a statement at the gather page, with 863 horses captured, 837 shipped, none released and 26 dead.

The capture goal was 1,076 and the removal goal was 1,036.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

Data quality was good.

The death rate was 3.0%.

The capture total included 330 stallions, 400 mares and 133 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.4% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 10% per year.

Of the adults, 45.2% were male and 54.8% were female, within the expected range of variation of a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

The plan was to treat up to 40 mares with fertility control and return them to the Complex but the release may occur at a later date.

Captured animals were taken to the off-range corrals in Fallon, NV.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing but the forage assigned to livestock inside the five HMAs and the number of horses displaced thereby are not known.

The latest schedule still shows capture and removal goals of 1,556 and 1,445.

RELATED: Calico Roundup Announced.

UPDATE: The BLM news release said approximately 40 mares will be treated with fertility control and be released back to the Complex at a later date.

How many members of the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board are ranchers or ranching sympathizers?  Refer to the member biographies for clues.

Western Horse Watchers offers the following assessment:

• Vernon Bleich – Unknown
• Susan McAlpine – Ranching sympathizer
• Steven Yardley – Rancher
• Ursula Bechert – Unknown
• James French – Ranching sympathizer
• Tammy Pearson – Rancher
• Celeste Carlisle – Ranching sympathizer
• Tom Lenz – Ranching sympathizer
• Barry Perryman – Ranching sympathizer

Classifications are subject to change after viewing the October meeting.

BONUS QUESTION: How many members are shills for the drillers and miners?

RELATED: WHBAB Meeting Announced.

The incident began on September 10.  Gather stats through September 30:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (advocates have a better way)
• Captured: 863, up from 802 on Day 19
• Average daily take: 41.1
• Capture goal: 1,076
• Removal goal: 1,036
• Returned: None
• Deaths: 26, up from 25 on Day 19
• Shipped: 776, up from 725 on Day 19

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

Gather ops concluded on Day 21.

A mare was put down on Day 20 due to a pre-existing injury.

The death rate is 3.0%.

The capture total includes 330 stallions, 400 mares and 133 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.4% of the animals gathered.

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

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 15% per year.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 21 ended with 61 unaccounted-for animals.

Mares treated with fertility control may be returned to the area at a later date.

Other statistics:

• Horses allowed by plan (AML): 952
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,424 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,593
• Forage liberated to date: 10,356 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 8,630 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

The pre-gather population exceeded the AML but not necessarily the number of horses the land can support.

RELATED: Calico Roundup, Day 19.

The incident began on September 26, according to the gather page.

As of today, four horses have been trapped and four have been shipped.

The capture and removal goals are 200 each.

The pre-gather population was thought to be around 230.

RELATED: Pokegama Roundup Rebooted.

The facility remains closed due to a strangles outbreak, according to a report posted today by Cowboy State Daily.

Eighteen horses have died.

The Facility Report provided with other materials for the October WHBAB meeting indicates a capacity of 3,500 animals, with 2,640 horses and 29 burros warehoused there as of September 19.

The BLM spends about $4.8 million per year to care for those animals while it collects around $43,000 per year in grazing fees from ranchers occupying their lawful home.

RELATED: BLM Extends Wheatland Closure.

The HSUS darting experiment included jennies in and around the old mining town, according to the research update for the next WHBAB meeting.

Known for its furry panhandlers, Oatman is in the southern half of the Black Mountain HMA on Route 66.

HSUS, signatory to the “Path Forward,” holds the registration for the pesticide.

The BLM removed over 1,000 burros from the HMA in May.

RELATED: Black Mountain Aftermath.

“Why you talkin’ like that about our program?”

Sixteen trespass horses were captured on September 24, according to a news release by the Park Service.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed and the incident is not open to public observation.

A report by The Journal of Cortez, CO said the low-impact bait-and-trap gather will continue until all the horses are gone, hopefully by 2024.

The population has declined to less than 100 horses, down from a high of 150.

Captured animals will be taken to Mustang Camp in New Mexico, known for its unusual training methods.

Bribery might be more accurate.

Would you adopt a wild horse who thinks you’re lower than he is?

He pushes, you yield.  Then you reinforce the behavior with alfalfa cubes.

RELATED: Mesa Verde Roundup Continues, Private Placement Begins.

From the presentation on research, posted with other WHBAB meeting materials.

The Virginia Range darting program, coordinated by the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses, is now in its fourth year, with most of the mares at the point of no return.

The incident began on September 10.  Gather stats through September 28:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (advocates have a better way)
• Captured: 802, up from 735 on Day 17
• Average daily take: 42.2
• Capture goal: 1,076
• Removal goal: 1,036
• Returned: None
• Deaths: 25, up from 22 on Day 17
• Shipped: 725, up from 688 on Day 17

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

A stallion and mare were put down on Day 18 as acts of mercy, followed by another stallion on Day 19.  Mercy means not getting what you deserve.

The death rate is 3.1%.

The capture total includes 299 stallions, 377 mares and 126 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.7% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 44.2% were male and 55.7% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 16% per year.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 19 ended with 52 unaccounted-for animals.

Mares treated with fertility control may be returned to the area at a later date.

The capture and removal goals at the gather page have not changed despite new targets in the latest schedule.

Other statistics:

• Horses allowed by plan (AML): 952
• Forage assigned to horses: 11,424 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,593
• Forage liberated to date: 9,624 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 8,020 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Horses displaced from Complex by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

The pre-gather population exceeded the AML but not necessarily the number of horses the land can support.

RELATED: Calico Roundup, Day 17.

They’re the fastest and most efficient way to shift resources back to the public-lands ranchers.

They may be followed by relaxation of AUM curtailments, extension of grazing seasons and more flexible rules for pasture management.

So why wouldn’t a ranching advocacy group endorse them?

The advocates oppose them, claiming they’re cruel and costly, unless they lead to greater use of the Montana Solution, as in catch-treat-release.

They have a better way.

The article, appearing yesterday in St. George News, was written by staff at Utah State University Extension, sponsor of the FREES Network.

RELATED: FREES Agenda Posted.

The incident concluded yesterday, according to a statement at the gather page, with 637 horses captured, 592 shipped, 38 released and eight dead.

The number of horses processed exceeded the number of horses captured by one.

The death rate was 1.3%.

The capture total included 248 stallions, 259 mares and 130 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.4% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

The capture goal was 700 and the removal goal was 400.

Fifty mares will be treated with GonaCon and returned to the HMA with twelve more stallions, bringing the net removal to 537, 34% more than planned.

RELATED: Cedar Mountain Pest Removal Starts This Week.

The Facility Report posted with other WHBAB meeting materials indicates 63,922 as of September 2022, compared to 56,676 in October 2021.

The on-range population was thought to be 82,384 on March 1, before peak foaling season and numerous roundups, according to the HMA Report.

The advocates have a solution—a better way as they describe it: Stop reproduction, let the herds die off, give most of the resources to the public-lands ranchers.

“We’re changing the way wild horse herds are managed, not their land.”