BLM Montana/Dakotas manages the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range on approximately 36,000 acres. The appropriate management level is 120 horses.
Since 1971, the BLM has removed 700+ horses from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range public lands in Montana.
CLAIM: Animals removed from public rangelands are offered to the public for adoption; un-adopted animals are cared for on open pastures for the rest of their lives. The reality of that claim – coming soon
Appropriate Management Level (AML) of horses and burros per Herd Management Area (HMA)
Animal Management Unit (EST AMU) = Current individual population estimates on entire HMA,
HINT: How to read EST AMU: ( ? = yes, needs actual animal #’s / 0 = none / blank = unknown)
# ? horses # 0 burros # cattle # sheep
HMAS – coming soon
Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range – #PMWHR
this one is more confusing to break down as multiple agencies all have multiple docs, and inconsistency. be patient as I am working on this behind the scenes.
This is a joint management area (JMA) as the horses are in multiple areas managed by different agencies, primarily BLM.
Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range HMA (BLM) / Pryor Mountain National Wild Horse Range PMNWHR (NPS) /
and Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Territory WHT (FS)
The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range is one of only four designated wild horse and burro ranges in the country, which means the area is managed principally, but not exclusively, for wild horses and burros.
- 40,056 acres though BLM states 38,000 acres
The PMWHR spans across three different land management agencies: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park service (NPS), and Forest Service (USFS). The BLM is the lead management agency for the entire PMWHR range. The BLM portion covers approximately 27,183 acres (68%) of the range, the NPS includes 7,836 acres (20%), and the USFS encompasses 4,386 acres (11%). Additionally, there is one 640 acre private in-holding on the north end of the PMWHR.
(Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Encompasses: Custer – Gallatin NP / Burnt Timber Canyon WSA / Pryor Mtn WSA / Bighorn Tackon WSA / Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.)
- AML: 90-120
- EST AMU 2020 # 170 horses # burros # cattle # sheep
- BILLINGS FIELD OFFICE
Grazing allotments: 0 ?
There are no livestock grazing allotments authorized on the PMWHR. The BLM authorizes one livestock trailing permit, which allows a private landowner to move cattle across the PMWHR twice a year, for one day each in April and November and totals 14 AUMs.
WHBA – I need do more research here to verify this. I see conflicting info as I search docs. As there are three governement agencies operating this herd. Do all follow this no grazing claim?
PMWH MT00001 – no grazing
CROOKED CREEK 1 MT04110 cattle 36aum livestock use 3 – pryor mountain HMA
, Sheep & Cattle / Total AUMs 0 – Total Livestock 0
Populations – years
coming soon
Pryor Mountain National Wild Horse Range – documents #PMWHRdocs
For access to WORD doc to all research gathered and related to this combined herd click here.
This document is a work in progress, and may change without notice. As the deadline for public comment is near April 28, 2023 I released it ‘as is’.
? – see
HMA
- 000 acres
- AML:
- EST 2020: # 0 horses # ? burros # cattle # sheep
- LAKE HAVASU FIELD OFFICE
Grazing allotments: ? / records as of 2020
, Sheep & Cattle / Total AUMs 0 – Total Livestock 0
Notes:
Livestock Conflicts: Energy Conflicts:
Animals: gathered / 0 returned / deaths / 0 fertility / 0 collared
Date of gather: Gather Method:
Contractor: Contract price:
Plan Gathered:
Animals Shipped:
Facility: Max capacity: Facility Public: NO
Dead Animals: Shipped: ? Buried: ?
Public viewing:
Notes:
Plan:
Gather details:
GATHER REPORT
1 Jack was euthanized due to age and poor condition.
1 Orphaned burro. 2-3 weeks old. Male. Poor health, weak state. Was going to be adopted out locally, however, did not make it (not euthanized. natural death)
- 48 burros transported (47 burros transported to Florence, Arizona. One burro transported to Kingman for direct adoption.)
- 58 burros transported to Florence, Arizona (35 males, 21 females, 2 foals)
- 56 burros transported to Florence, Arizona (41 males, 15 females and colts)
- 60 burros transported to Florence, Arizona
- 61 total transported to Florence, Arizona (28 males, 23 females, 10 foals)
- 89 total transported to Florence, Arizona (33 males, 42 females, 14 foals)
Livestock Conflicts: Energy Conflicts:
Animals: gathered / 0 returned / 0 deaths / 0 fertility / 0 collared
Date of gather: Gather Method: Bait
Contractor: Contract price:
Plan Gathered:
Animals Shipped:
Facility: Max capacity: Facility Public: NO
Dead Animals: ? Shipped: ? Buried: ?
Public viewing: NO
Notes:
Plan:
Gather Details:
Gather Report
REMOVAL LIST
CONTRACTS LOCATED
This MONTANA – DAKOTAS HMA project will include gatherable information from a multitude of verified sources and combine it all together for a complete access point for wild horses of this state. It will show you FACTS and links to BLM, ROUNDUPS, MEDIA, ADVOCATES, FERTILITY, SANCTUARIES, NON PROFITS, YEARLY HISTORY, STATISTICS, RECORDS OF ABUSE, RESEARCH, POLITICS, LAWS, LAWSUITS, CONGRESS, CATTLE INDUSTRY, SLAUGHTER RECORDS, KILL PENS and any other important data for complete oversight in relation to the BLM’s activity related to the Herd Management Areas of this nation’s wild horse herds.
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