Special to the HT
The Bureau of Land Management began gathering wild horses from the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area and surrounding areas over the weekend.
The BLM contracted with C D Warner Livestock LLC to conduct the helicopter-assisted gather. During the first two days of operations, crews gathered 180 horses—58 stallions, 83 mares and 39 foals. BLM’s daily reports listed no deaths through Aug. 3.
Operations began around 6 a.m. while temperatures were cooler…