Owyhee Roundup: Week 2 Highlights (Dec. 2-8, 2012)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is utilizing Sun J Livestock, Inc. as the contractor for the Owyhee roundup. Wild horses are being stampeded by helicopter in sub-freezing temperatures. TheBLMplans to capture 847 wild horses in this roundup, which is scheduled to either end or break on December 23. For more on the Owyhee Complex roundup, visit theOwyhee Complex rounduppage.

Daily Logs

Sunday, Dec 2

No horses captured. Helicopter did not fly.

Wednesday, Dec 5

No horses captured. Helicopter did not fly.

Thursday, Dec 6

Total Captured: 28 horses

• 6:00 AM: Left meeting place
• 6:45 AM: Arrived at temporary location; stayed for 1 hour
• 9:30-10:00 AM: Arrived at trap
• 10:45 AM: 12 horses brought in
• 11:00 AM: 3 horses brought in
• 12:20 PM: 2 horses brought in
• 1:15 PM: Wranglers roped an exhausted foal, carried back to trap on saddle horse
• 1:30 PM: 8 horses brought in + 1 foal

APHIS vet: Guy Allen, Arkansas

COR: Melanie Mirati (Assistant COR Kristine Dedolph)

Friday, Dec 7

No horses captured. Helicopter flew all day looking for horses, refueled twice. Observers never saw horses.

IC: Ed Sume, NM Las Cruces

APHIS vet: Guy Allen, Arkansas

COR: Melanie Mirati (Assistant COR Kristine Dedolph)

Saturday, Dec 8

No horses captured*

• 6:00 AM: Left meeting place
• 7:00 AM: Helicopter pulled out
• 10:00 AM: Refueled
• 10:45 AM: Helicopter gone for 3 hours
• 1:45 PM: Refueled
• 2:00 PM: Called

COR: Melanie Mirati (Assistant COR Kristine Dedolph)

IC: Ed Sume, NM Las Cruces

APHIS vet: Dr. Smiley, Pennsylvania

Temperatures high: 38°F; low: 28°F

* Note: Melanie mentioned that 100-150 horses were left on the range. The Twin Valley allotment permittee inquired about the number of horses removed. As of Dec 9 (Sunday), 140 horses had been removed from the Twin Valley allotment.