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A man on a horse is spiritually as well as
physically bigger than a man on foot.
By John Steinbeck

2008-2009 GATHER REPORTS

Buffalo Hills Herd Management Area (HMA), NV 1/15/09- 1/30/09

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
650	318	318	0	2	4	346	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.

Callaghan HMA Complex, NV - 12/12/08 - 1/22/09

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
Callaghan 995	905	825	40	0	5	128-134	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.
Bald Mountain 607	609	511	49	8	3	129	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.
Rocky Hills 166	145	80	32	0	3	86	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.
S. Shoshone 18	17	17	0	0	0	1	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.
Outside Herd Area/Herd Management Area 40	29	29	0	0	0	6-15	The gather of wild horses by the NV Battle Mountain District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.
Totals 1,826	1,705	1,462	121	8	11	350-365

Devils Garden Herd Management Area (HMA), CA 11/17/08 - 11/18/08

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
17	8	8	0	0	0	-	Mustangs were gathered for the U.S. Forest Service utilizing bait trapping methods. Animals were out of the Forest Service territory boundaries.

Sheepshead/Heath Creek HMA, OR 11/3/08 - 11/23/08

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
372 adults 64 foals	393	244	74	1	3	184	Gather was implemented by the OR Vale District Office to prevent further rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.

Coyote Lakes/Alvord-Tule Springs HMA, OR 11/5/08 - 11/17/08

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
372 adults 64 foals	393	244	74	4	0	184	The gather of wild horses by the Vale, OR District Office was implemented to prevent permanent rangeland resource damage and degraded health or death of wild horses.

Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area (HMA), CO 10/07/08 - 10/25/08

Estimated Pre-Gather Population	Number of Animals Gathered	Number of Animals Removed	Number of Mares Treated with Fertility Control Vaccine	Animals Died/Euthanized Gather Related	Animals Died/Euthanized Not Gather Related	Estimated Post-Gather Population	Reason for Gather
424	380	262	62	4	1	162	Administration of the Fertility Control and above the Appropriate Management Level (AML)

No information given for Sulphur HMA, UT - 11/12/08 - 11/22/08
No information given for Cedar Mountain HMA, UT - 12/08/08 - 12/18/08

The numbers represented in this schedule are estimated numbers, and all gathers are subject to change do to outside influences.