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In reply to the discussion: Trump admin pushes to annihilate this wild horse herd on 9/11 . . . public widely opposes [View all]Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Interact with this group a couple times a year while Prospecting.
The real on the ground truth is,the Ranchers in the Hamline Valley of Utah(Iron County) want the horse's gone claiming they are taking all the feed away from their Cattle on their Grazing Rights Claims. This has been a hot button issues for more than a decade. Iron County Commissioners have published statements calling for destruction of this Herd in order to benefit Their Constituent Ranchers.
Bottom line,every single Grazing Allotment has been over Grazed by the Cattle and Sheep for decades and the Drought has only made this worse. How bad has it gotten,33 Ranger Positions were eliminated at one BLM Office and were replaced by a half dozen Volunteers who get their Volunteer credits within that Community. It is such a sad joke. Bob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz did their level best to wipe out the Wild Horse's and Donkeys in both Utah and Nevada.