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. The BLM plans 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 the Owyhee Complex roundup page.
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.