BLM Colorado Gathers and Removals

BLM Colorado manages four wild horse and burro herd management areas on approximately 400 thousand acres. The combined appropriate management level for all HMAs in the state is 812 animals.

Since 1971, the BLM has removed nearly 4,400 animals from public rangelands in Colorado as part of its efforts to maintain healthy horses and burros on healthy public rangelands. Animals removed from public rangelands are offered to the public for adoption; unadopted animals are cared for on open pastures for the rest of their lives. Below, find on-going and recently completed gathers, organized by HMA.

Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range

2024 Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Gather

2018 Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Gather

Piceance-East Douglas Creek

2022 Piceance East-Douglas Herd Management Area Gather

Details, resources, and ongoing updates can be found here. 

2021 Private Land Wild Horse Gather

This gather has ended. 

Sand Wash Basin

Fall 2024 Sand Wash Bait Gather

January 2021 Sand Wash Basin Public Safety/Private Land Gather

Fall 2016 Sand Wash Basin Bait Gather

Spring Creek Basin

No gathers at this time

Other

2021 West Douglas Emergency Gather

2017 Cathedral Creek Gather

2015 West Douglas Gather