Three Rivers Roundup, Day 46

The incident started on June 9. Results through July 24:

Scope: Alamo, Big Sandy, Havasu HMAs
Target: Burros
AML: 160 + 139 + 166 = 465
Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,644 according to 2025 population dataset
Type: Planned
Method: Bait
Capture goal: 1,100
Removal goal: 1,000
Captured: 979, up from 811 on Day 39
Shipped: 963, up from 745 on Day 39
Released: None
Deaths: 6, up from 4 on Day 39
Average daily take: 21.3
Unaccounted-for animals: 10
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 gather page says 982 captured.

Two animals were dispatched on Day 44 for pre-existing conditions, boosting the death rate to 0.6%.

The capture total includes 471 jacks, 434 jennies and 74 foals. The sidebar at the gather page says 476/431/75.

Youngsters represented 7.6% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

No jennies were treated with PZP since the last report, leaving the total at 78.

The July 1 schedule indicates the designated pesticide was GonaCon Equine.

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

Forage: 5,874 AUMs per year
Water: 4,895 gallons per day

These numbers will go down if burros are returned to the range.

RELATED: Three Rivers Roundup, Day 39.

Adobe Town Roundup, Day 11

The incident started on July 15. Results through July 25:

Scope: Adobe Town HMA
Target: Horses
AML: 536 (was 800)
Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,382 according to 2025 population dataset
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
Better way: Sterilize the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
Capture goal: 1,675
Removal goal: 1,675
Captured: 1,036, up from 858 on Day 9
Shipped: 791, up from 588 on Day 9
Released: None
Deaths: 4, no change from Day 9
Average daily take: 94.2
Unaccounted-for animals: 241
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 death rate is 0.4%.

The capture total includes 377 stallions, 433 mares and 226 foals. A mule caught on Day 7 is not included in the total.

Youngsters represented 21.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not given.

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

Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals at Cañon City, Rock Springs or Wheatland.

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

Forage: 12,432 AUMs per year
Water: 10,360 gallons per day

The map shows the Rock Springs HMAs before the RMP amendments, which were halted by an appeals court ruling on July 15. Click to enlarge.

RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup, Day 9.

Foal-Free Friday, Irony and Hypocrisy Edition

While some folks talk about humane disposal of wild horses, the advocates deliver, referring to the practice as humane management or in-the-wild management.

Those are codewords for mass sterilization with PZP.

Ironically, the most vocal proponent of the method, who accused the BLM of the largest attempted eradication of wild horses, convinced an appeals court to halt the plan, snatching the title for itself.

Beware of the wild horse advocates.

Pancake Emergency Roundup in Progress

The incident started July 24, two days later than expected, with 36 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.

OUTDOOR LIFE Interviews Jackie Hughes

The challenger to the Salt River management contract discusses her experiences trapping wild horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves forest in this 65-minute podcast.

Funds from the Forest Service are not unlimited so she receives financial support from “conservation groups” to carry out her work.

If AZDA wants rapid decline in the size of the Salt River herd, she’d be a good option.

BLM Delays Salt Wells Creek Roundup

The incident, set to begin on August 25, has been postponed according to a story by Wyoming News.

Adobe Town Roundup, Day 9

The incident started on July 15. Results through July 23:

Scope: Adobe Town HMA
Target: Horses
AML: 536 (was 800)
Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,382 according to 2025 population dataset
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
Better way: Sterilize the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
Capture goal: 1,675
Removal goal: 1,675
Captured: 858, up from 641 on Day 7
Shipped: 588, up from 413 on Day 7
Released: None
Deaths: 4, no change from Day 7
Average daily take: 95.3
Unaccounted-for animals: 266
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 death rate is 0.5%.

The capture total includes 317 stallions, 352 mares and 189 foals. A mule caught on Day 7 is not included in the total.

Youngsters represented 22.0% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not given.

The shipping destination was not disclosed.

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

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

Forage: 10,296 AUMs per year
Water: 8,580 gallons per day

The map shows the Rock Springs HMAs before the RMP amendments, which were halted by an appeals court ruling on July 15. Click to enlarge.

RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup, Day 7.

Narratives, Collusion Drive Wild Horse Reporting

The unspoken word in news circles, apparently, is if you’re doing a story about wild horses, go to the Bureau of Livestock Multiplication and the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses for comments.

Even Google—an appendage of the Democrat Party—is in on it.

Think of it as JournoList for wild horses.

Those who try to expose the deceit are censored.

Exhibit #1, a report by KRNV News on the Lahontan Management Plan, featuring the genetic diversity narrative and overpopulation narrative.

The first interview is with Tracy Wilson, defeatist, pesticide pusher and overseer of the largest attempted wild horse eradication in Nevada, who argues that the AML is too small to support genetic diversity and should be at least 150.

Unfortunately, herd size is poor indicator of genetic viability. Breeding population is more important. An AML of 500 would be too small if you’re poisoning the mares with PZP, the raison d’être of CAAWH.

Next, the camera turns to Holley Kline of the BLM who says there are far more wild horses than the land can support, which is misleading.

There are more wild horses than allowed by plan and they’re robbing forage from high net worth individuals who receive generous government benefits with no means testing.

Exhibit #2, a report by KLAS News on FY26 appropriations affecting wild horses, featuring the fertility control narrative.

Suzanne Roy, Wilson’s boss, said the BLM should “make humane management—not removals—the foundation of its program,” implying that fertility control is not removal, even though wild horse numbers go down as the advocates pummel the mares with pesticide-laced darts.

Impact of Court Order on Rock Springs Roundups?

They may go on as scheduled due to overpopulation but the AMLs would revert to their previous values so the capture and removal goals should go down.

Adobe Town: 536 → 800
Divide Basin: 0 → 600
Salt Wells Creek: 0 → 365

The number of horses removed could be reduced by 1,229.

The title of largest attempted eradication of wild horses would shift to the advocates at the Salt River and Virginia Range.

Adobe Town Roundup, Day 7

The incident started on July 15. Results through July 21:

Scope: Adobe Town HMA
Target: Horses
AML: 536 (was 800)
Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,382 according to 2025 population dataset
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
Better way: Sterilize the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
Capture goal: 1,675
Removal goal: 1,675
Captured: 641, up from 409 on Day 5
Shipped: 413, up from 170 on Day 5
Released: None
Deaths: 4, up from 1 on Day 5
Average daily take: 91.6
Unaccounted-for animals: 224
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.

A mare was found dead in a trailer on Day 6. Another mare died in a trailer on Day 7 and a foal died in the trap, lifting the death rate is 0.6%.

The capture total includes 216 stallions, 277 mares and 148 foals. A mule was caught on Day 7, not included in the total.

Youngsters represented 23.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 43.8% were male and 56.2% were female.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not given.

The shipping destination was not disclosed.

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

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

Forage: 7,692 AUMs per year
Water: 6,410 gallons per day

The map shows the Rock Springs HMAs before the RMP amendments, which were halted by an appeals court decision on July 15. Click to enlarge.

RELATED: Adobe Town Roundup, Day 5.

Pancake Emergency Roundup Starts July 22

The news release says the incident will occur in the northern half of the HMA, an area known as Big Sand Springs Valley, but the ArcGIS Viewer puts it in the south.

The driver is lack of food and water.

The capture and removal goals are 100 each.

Horses will be drawn into the traps with bait.

Operations will not be open to public observation.

Animals identified for removal will be taken to the off-range corrals in Fallon.

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

The announcement did not indicate if the active AUMs would be reduced in the Duckwater Allotment, which overlaps most of the HMA.

Chincoteague Pony Swim Set for July 30

The event includes new security measures according to a report by Shore Daily News.

The auction occurs on July 31, followed by the return swim on August 1.

The herd, consisting of approximately 150 adults and 60 to 70 foals, lives on the Virginia side of Assateague Island.

Refer to the pony swim guide for more information.

When the event concludes, the herd will look like it’s been treated with the PZP.

Most of the foals will be stripped away except for the buy-backs.

Mustang Monday

At or near the Pokegama HMA with Judy Pichette.

Largest Attempted Eradication of Wild Horses?

The demoting of two HMAs in Wyoming and the downsizing of a third might win the prize in the motorized removal category but the plan was halted by an appeals court decision on July 15.

In the nonmotorized category, the Salt River Wild Horse Darting Group and the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses take the prize for their mass sterilization programs at the Salt River and Virginia Range, affecting over 3,500 wild horses.

So, for now, those who accuse the federal government of the largest attempted eradication of wild horses are guilty of it themselves.

Why are you still giving them money?

Adobe Town Roundup, Day 5

The incident started on July 15. Results through July 19:

Scope: Adobe Town HMA
Target: Horses
AML: 536 (was 800)
Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,382 according to 2025 population dataset
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
Better way: Sterilize the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
Capture goal: 1,675
Removal goal: 1,675
Captured: 409, up from 185 on Day 3
Shipped: 170, up from zero on Day 3
Released: None
Deaths: 1, no change from Day 3
Average daily take: 81.8
Unaccounted-for animals: 238
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