Little Book Cliffs Roundup Set for Next Week

The incident will begin on or about September 11 according to today’s news release.

The capture and removal goals are 130 and 100, respectively.

The pre-gather population is not known.

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

The HMA covers 36,100 total acres in western Colorado, including 35,178 public acres.

The 150 horses allowed by plan require 1,800 AUMs per year.

The stocking rate allowed by plan is 4.3 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Mares returned to the range will be treated with fertility control pesticides.

In a move that will likely anger the advocates, the news release said “Fertility treatment alone cannot reduce wild horse herd populations.”

Mass Sterilization and Motorized Removal 08-10-24

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

The HMA is not subject to permitted grazing but surrounding lands are, denoted by green borders in the following map.

BLM allotments in the state support livestock equivalent to 49,546 wild horses on 7,448,367 public acres, or 6.7 wild horses per thousand public acres.

Maverick-Medicine Roundup Ends with 9% Overreach

The incident concluded today with 109 horses captured, 106 shipped, none released and three dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 100 each.

The death rate was 2.8%.

The average daily take was 21.8.

The capture total included 50 stallions, 40 mares and 19 foals.

Youngsters represented 17.4% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

There were no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range, a huge disappointment to the advocates.

The roundup liberated 1,308 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the permittees.

UPDATE: The September 3 news release did not indicate if other animals, including privately owned livestock, were suffering from lack of water.

Decker Base Property Available for $21 Million

The ranch covers 23,665 total acres in southern Montana, including 13,800 deeded acres, according to the listing.

The description indicates it has preference on the Rancholme Allotment but the map suggests it also has access to Marosok.

The Allotment Master Report ties both parcels to the same permittee.

The land ratio is too low to make the property attractive from a wild horse viewpoint.

You must acquire 13,800 deeded acres to access 4,638 public acres, or approximately three deeded acres per public acre. You want it to be the other way around.

The idea is to buy small private parcels attached to larger public parcels.

Then convert the grazing preference to horses as American Prairie did for bison elsewhere in the state.

Mustang Monday

At Theodore Roosevelt National Park with OurRVBellaVita.

Should Rio Wrangler Parkway Be Renamed?

Western Horse Watchers proposes “Sunny Hills Connection,” a road that leads to failure, lies and cover-ups.

Places within the new subdivision should be named appropriately.

For example, Advocate Avenue, Buffoon Boulevard and Pesticide Park.

The first homes offered for sale would be on Better Way.

RELATED: Where Is Sunny Hills Ranchos?

Rio Wrangler Parkway 09-01-24

BLM Amends Roundup Schedule, Last Update for FY24?

In the August 28 edition: Four Mile, Sands Basin and Maverick-Medicine have been added to the emergency/nuisance section and Twin Peaks has been marked TBA.

A schedule for FY25, which begins on October 1, has not been posted to the gather and fertility control page.

RELATED: BLM Updates Roundup Schedule.

Maverick-Medicine Roundup, Day 3

The incident started on August 29. Results through August 31:

Scope: Maverick-Medicine HMA
Target: Horses
AML: 276
Pre-gather population: 1,042
True AML: Not determined
Type: Emergency
Method: Bait
Goals: Gather 100, remove 100
Captured: 101, up from 15 on Day 1
Shipped: 37, up from zero on Day 1
Released: None
Deaths: None
Average daily take: 33.7
Unaccounted-for animals: 64

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The capture goal has been reached.

The total includes 45 stallions, 37 mares and 19 foals.

Youngsters represented 18.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 54.9% were male and 45.1% 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: 1,212 AUMs per year
Water: 1,010 gallons per day

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

Contaminated Feed Linked to Deaths of Rodeo Horses

Preliminary tests indicate that a shipment of feed to the Beutler & Son ranch contained monensin, an additive used in the beef and dairy industries, according to a report by KOCO News of Oklahoma City.

The substance is toxic to horses.

In a statement on socialist media, the manufacturer confirmed that it was an isolated case, likely due to a faulty cleanout procedure and sensor malfunction.

The remarks suggest that the feed came from a batch plant, where the same equipment is used for multiple products.

Socialist Media Update for August 2024

Traffic from Facebook and Twitter accounted for 2.6% of the total during the month, down considerably from the same period two years ago.

Did you know that the BLM has proposed four new ORPs?

You didn’t hear that from the advocates.

The aim of socialist media is to get you to vote for liberals.

Traffic from Socialist Media August 2024 09-01-24

Moment When Loving Father Realizes He’s Been Duped

They’re very clever at concealing the truth from their supporters.

Beware of the wild horse advocates.

Owner Blames Feed as Dozens of Rodeo Horses Die

The report by AP News did not indicate if they were insured and if it was an isolated case.

BLM Weighs Four New ORPs

Four new projects have been opened in ePlanning and draft environmental assessments have been posted for public review.

Comments will be accepted through September 3.

These and other such pastures support three tenets of rangeland management.

Taxpayers foot the bill for removal, processing, transport and stockpiling of wild horses.

Ranchers who graze livestock in their stead profit handsomely from the arrangement because they pay almost nothing for it.

Maverick-Medicine Emergency Roundup Begins

The incident started on August 29 with 15 horses captured, none shipped, none released and no deaths.

Sands Basin Roundup Ends

The one-day event concluded on August 29 with 36 horses captured, 36 shipped, none released and no deaths.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture total included 17 stallions, 14 mares and five foals.

The status of the grazing allotments affected by the fire and the availability of forage for livestock were not discussed in the August 29 news release.

Four Mile Roundup Ends

The one-day event concluded on August 27 with 38 horses captured, 38 shipped, none released and no deaths.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture total included 20 stallions, 15 mares and three foals.

The status of the grazing allotments affected by the fire and the availability of forage for livestock were not discussed in the August 29 news release.

Foal-Free Friday, Filling the Vacuum Edition

In its flagship darting program on the Virginia Range, the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses is sterilizing the mares with PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks their immune systems into attacking their ovaries.

As wild horse numbers go down, another species is moving in to fill the void.

Are you surprised by this?

The advocates talk about cherished/beloved/innocent/treasured/iconic/majestic wild horses but their actions tell you it’s the ranchers they love.

Why are you still giving them money?

Sands Basin Roundup in Progress

The incident started today with 36 horses captured, 36 shipped, none released and no deaths.

Titus Peddles Overpopulation Narrative, Pesticides for Horses

The August 25 guest column in the Las Vegas Sun reads like an advertisement for the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses and its pest control services.

Did she write it or just sign it?

The underlying belief is that there are too many wild horses in the western U.S. and they need to be removed. Humanely, of course.

Better Way 10-25-23

The statement about abuse during the Blue Wing roundup is over the top.

CAAWH released the video not to help wild horses but to draw attention to itself and its ruinous darting programs.

Mass Sterilization and Motorized Removal 08-10-24

Of interest to its opponents is the remark about the cost of fertility control, “$1,320 for five years of treatment compared to around $48,000 for life in long-term holding.”

Why did they say five years? Why not for life?

Because the mares don’t recover after five years of treatment. They’re sterile.

The advocates won’t admit it, preferring to say the mares are self-boosting, a result that can’t be achieved with helicopters and wranglers.

Pesticide Pushers 07-17-23

Four Mile Roundup in Progress

The incident started today with 38 horses captured, 38 shipped, none released and no deaths.

Wild Horse Connection to Adopt Sunny Hills Refugees

The group that bungled the rescue will take them according to a story by KOLO News.

The report did not indicate if the group received financial support from its partner in the fiasco, the Campaign Against America’s Wild Horses.

An inventory was not provided.

The number of stallions that received permanent reproductive organ injuries is not known, nor is the number of nonviable mares.

The horses cannot be returned to the range per the agreement with NDA.