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NEWS RELEASE — BLM seeks public comment on proposed wild burro management plan in and near the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) https://go.usa.gov/xdvt4

Disneyland......did they close down Disneyland???? Exactly........nothing going on with this sky is falling story........

Frustrating......I don't spend any time where the burros are but I know the "wild horses" are out of control number wise on the Salt River and Heber herd as well.....

Interesting to me how they set things in place, wolves, burros, horses with a population cap and then have no real plan for managing that population and then end up with an overpopulation........pretty simple math....... The estimated wild burro population in the Black Mountain HMA is more than 2,200—nearly four times greater than the target population of 478, creating impacts to landscape health and wildlife. Additionally, wild burros have wandered onto private lands outside the HMA seeking food and water, causing public safety impacts on area roadways as well as private property damage. For these reasons, local communities have requested that the BLM address the wild burro overpopulation in the Black Mountains and return the HMA to its target population level.

Sounds like my work ;).............

Just ask nobull !😂

Whew!!!! Get better and don’t let the old man in!!!!

We got a similar truck floating around Snowflake 😂😂😂😂

Very interesting and good read to catch up with the evolvement of this horse issue today.....7 horses pre 1990, obviously something needs to be done.......well....obvious to me

https://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_news/usfs-releases-heber-wild-horse-management-plan-draft/article_078e9c17-d9ef-555a-b088-8b08e1bf7f80.html SPRINGERVILLE — On Friday, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests announced the beginning of a 30-day public comment period on the Draft Proposed Action for the Heber Wild Horse Territory (HWHT) Management Plan. This means the Forest Service is actively seeking public input before making “the final selection of the management strategy” for the Heber Wild Horses herd. This action is significant because it is the long-awaited result of the 2007 litigation initiated by horse advocates to halt a proposed round-up of horses on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The legal action included a stipulation that the Forest Service “collaboratively engage the public to complete a territory management plan for the Heber Wild Horse Territory,” according to an earlier press release from the US Forest Service. This is the first draft of the required Heber Wild Horse Territory management plan. The comment period “ … provides an opportunity for the US Forest Service to introduce and explain the approach being considered and solicit input,” reads the press release. The Forest Service’s proposal “will guide future management of the horses and their habitat, including setting an appropriate management level of wild free-roaming horses for the territory,” also according to the release. To see a copy of the the draft visit the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests webpage at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/www/nepa/33054_FSPLT3_5229105.pdf Submit comments by visiting the ASNF NEPA Project webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/asnf/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=fseprd534313 What happens next? At the end of the 30 day comment period, the Forest Service will review the comments and “usher the proposed action forward collaboratively” with stakeholders, many of which were involved in the 2017-2018 collaborative work process facilitated by Southwest Decision Resources and Arizona State University School of Sustainability. Stakeholders include wild horse advocates, ranchers, wildlife managers, equine recreation professionals, equine training professionals, range science and veterinary medicine experts, Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Department of Agriculture. The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests’ Supervisor, Steve Best, then “makes the final selection of a management strategy for the Heber wild free-roaming horse herd and habitat.”

Thanks for getting that link posted......everybody on this site needs to get this submitted......thanks again

He was quick to deal it but didn't do to well on the receiving end of things.......I miss his comments good or bad!!!

Next thing you know he'll be filing some injunction requiring shin guards and all.......cool video

Where is Oneshot when you need him 😂

Have never seen the Bear Crossing sign before, just had to stop!!!

Keep us posted, prayers for the tough little guy!!!!

Guess it wasn't that tough huh???? First time through there for me this weekend, interesting history all along that I-25!!! My wife is quite the history buff.......read about the trip to Trinidad back in the 60's......WOW............

Looking for any information on FS 26 from Beaverhead into Buffalo crossing on into Brentwood! Has there been enough snow for that area to be inaccessible? Trying to get some work done in at Brentwood! Some years we’ve been able to get in there others no chance!

And pot loads of money to throw at crazy!!!!

Like beating a dead horse.......they aren't wild, they aren't regulated.......they are a problem that is being ignored!!!!

http://bit.ly/2RyHeR0 A home surveillance camera captured 5 mountain lions, typically solitary animals, hanging out together.

My brother in law doesn’t work has two kids and gets 5k back every year! My wife and I both work and always owe 3-5k every year even after paycheck deductions🙃! So obviously I need to quit working or get a new tax person!!!😂 Good luck!!!

Cole started off with some rough patches knee injury included but has bounced back.........went to Gunnison last weekend where he went 3-1 then last night he brought the house down!!!! Javelina hunting next weekend with my grandson and my phone connected to the Kearny Midwest Duals!!! https://gomountaineers.com/news/2020/1/16/WRST16Jan2020.aspx ALAMOSA, Colo. --- Last season, the rivalry wrestling dual of Western Colorado and Adams State came down to the final match of the night with the Mountaineers picking up the win via a pin in Gunnison. This season, not so much. The No. 23 Mountaineers won six of 10 matches – including three pins and two tech falls – as they made it seven wins in a row over No. 11 Adams State with a 31-12 victory Thursday night at Plachy Hall. WCU (7-4 overall, 2-0 RMAC), the defending RMAC champs, picked up pins from Cole Mortensen at 157 pounds (1:40), No. 12 Ruger Wyneken at 184 pounds (2:34) and Sammy deSeriere (1:47) while getting tech falls from No. 3 Patrick Allis (16-1) at 125 pounds and Hunter Mullin (21-5) at 174 pounds to get big points for the Mountaineers. Michael Thelen just missed getting a major decision win for WCU at 165, beating ASU's Gavin Davy 7-1. Maybe even more key was the WCU wrestlers keeping it close against Adams State's (2-2, 1-1) three high-ranked wrestlers as Cody Fatzinger fell to No. 3 Jonathan Andretta 8-2 at 133 pounds, Jason Hanenberg lost a 3-2 decision to No. 3 Noah Hermosillo and Giovanni Cassioppi fell to No. 6 Josiah Rider 6-0 – totaling just nine team points for the Grizzlies. The match of the night was at 157 pounds as the freshman Mortensen appeared he was going to be pinned within the first minute against ASU's Ryan Rochford before fighting it off, picking up a reversal and pinning Rochford at the 1:40 mark in the first period. The Mountaineers are now 48-35-1 all-time against the Grizzlies. Up next for WCU is the Midwest Duals in Kearney, Nebraska, on Jan. 25. #23 Western Colorado 31, #11 Adams State 12 125: Patrick Allis (WCU) over Isaiah DeLaCerda (ASC) (TF 16-1 5:00) 133: Jonathan Andreatta (ASC) over Cody Fatzinger (WCU) (Dec 8-2) 141: Noah Hermosillo (ASC) over Jason Hanenberg (WCU) (Dec 3-2) 149: Josiah Rider (ASC) over Giovanni Cassioppi (WCU) (Dec 6-0) 157: Cole Mortensen (WCU) over Ryan Rochford (ASC) (Fall 1:40) 165: Michael Thelen (WCU) over Gavin Davy (ASC) (Dec 7-1) 174: Hunter Mullin (WCU) over Natrelle Demison (ASC) (TF 21-5 5:59) 184: Ruger Wyneken (WCU) over William Tyler (ASC) (Fall 2:34) 197: Cole Gustavson (ASC) over Espen Weber (WCU) (Dec 12-6) 285: Sammy deSeriere (WCU) over Sylvester Montgomery (ASC) (Fall 1:47)

Cole was taking his math final, -15 outside, snowing!

One thing that always amazed me about nose rings is do people even have a clue as to the origin and purpose of a nose ring? I didn't even get to read the original post.................... A nose ring is a ring made of metal designed to be installed through the nasal septum of pigs (to prevent them from rooting) as well as domestic cattle, usually bulls. ... Nose rings are used to encourage the weaning of young calves by discouraging them from suckling. Nose rings in bulls are commonly used to help control or lead the animal!