National Wild Horse and Burro
Tentative Gather/Remove/Treat Schedule Fiscal Year 2013

Each year, the BLM gathers thousands of wild horses and burros to protect rangeland health. These excess animals are transported to BLM holding facilities where the younger animals are prepared for adoption through the agency's adoption program; older ones are cared for in long-term pasture settings in the Midwest.

This table contains information about planned gathers for FY 2013 (which began October 1, 2012). The information is preliminary and is subject to change at any time.  No gathers will proceed until National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis has been completed.  For information about an individual gather, click on the link to the Office of Administrative Jurisdiction.  Final gather data are reflected in the Data page.

Herd Management Area (HMA)	Gather Date	Planned Gather Number	Planned Removal Number	Planned Number of Mares Treated	Office of Administrative Jurisdiction
Jarita Mesa (FS) (Bait Trapping) Gather cancelled.  Animals not in immediate declining condition.	10/1/12-2/28/13	102	66	18	US Forest Service
Murderers Creek (FS/BLM) (Bait Trapping) Gather is underway. The planned gather and removal numbers have increased from 105 to 160 because of legal issues relating to an endangered fish species.	10/1/12-2/28/13	160	160	0	Oregon State Office
Triple B Complex Maverick-Medicine (Bait Trapping) Gather cancelled.  Animals not in immediate declining condition.	10/1/12-2/28/13	63	63	0	Elko District Office
Cedar Mountain Gather cancelled.  Animals not in immediate declining condition.	10/1/12-2/28/13	400	250	0	Utah State Office
Antelope Complex Antelope/Antelope Valley (Gather completed.)	10/1/12-10/7/12	200	200	0	Elko District Office
Wassuk Removal number changed from 250 to 450 due to poor condition of horses resulting from lack of forage. (Gather completed.)	11/3/12 - 11/12/12 (Date Change)	450	450	100	Carson City District Office
Challis Number of horses removed during the gather was increased from 137 to 174 because of court order. (Gather completed.)	10/16/12-10/23/12 (Date Change)	274	174	55	Idaho State Office
Chloride (Bait Trapping) This gather was added to remove 50 head because  animals had moved outside the HMA and onto private land. (Gather completed.)	10/15/12 - 12/1/12	50	50	0	Utah State Office
McCullough Peaks (Bait Trapping)	1/17/13-2/28/13	90	20	70	Cody Field Office
Owyhee Complex Little Owyhee Gather is underway. Removal number increased from 544 to 800 because of severely limited water sources. (Gather Completed.)	11/25/12-12/23/12 (Date Change)	950	800	118	Winnemucca District Office
Owyhee Complex Snowstorm Mountains Gather cancelled.  Animals not in immediate declining condition.	11/18/12-12/23/12  (Date Change)	384	256	48	Winnemucca District Office
Owyhee Complex Owyhee Gather is underway. Removal numbers increased from 11 to 50 because of severely limited water sources. (Gather Completed.)	11/25/12-12/23/12 (Date Change)	141	50	45	Winnemucca District Office
North Lander Complex Rock Creek Removal numbers decreased from 580 to 400 to focus on areas of diminishing available forage and water sources. PZP-22 treatment of mares increased from 115 to 150. (Gather Completed.)	11/4/12-11/26/12	810	400	150	Lander Field Office
Frisco (Gather Completed)	11/27/12-12/2/12	166	104	31	Utah State Office
Diamond Complex Diamond	1/17/13-2/5/13 (Date Change)	290	191	47	Battle Mt. District Office
Diamond Complex Diamond Hills North	1/17/13-2/5/13 (Date Change)	200	150	24	Elko District Office
Diamond Complex Diamond Hills South	1/17/13-2/5/13 (Date Change)	272	272	0	Battle Mt. District Office
Swasey	2/11/13-2/19/13 (Date Change)	262	164	49	Utah State Office
Jicarilla (N.M.) Wild Horse Territory  Removal numbers were reduced from 91 to 43 because of limited holding space. (Gather completed.)	10/1/12-2/19/13	365	43	0	US Forest Service

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