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
- Piceance-East Douglas Creek
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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
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Fall 2024 Sand Wash Bait Gather
January 2021 Sand Wash Basin Public Safety/Private Land Gather
- Spring Creek Basin
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No gathers at this time
- Other
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2021 West Douglas Emergency Gather