Pendley Horses, Fire & over crowding

[88man]

‘Not going to happen:’ BLM’s acting director wants to prioritize wildfires and horses, not transferring public lands

During his time as a Colorado-based lawyer fighting for the rights of property owners, William Perry Pendley argued for selling off public lands in support of Utah’s long-standing claim to millions of federal acres within its borders.

www.sltrib.com

 

[Schaaf]

That’s the response I keep getting from Senator Daines when I ask him why he’s non-committal or even supportive of Pendley. I’ve tried explaining that if someone holds the opinion that public lands should be transferred or even sold, that their opinions on other issues under the BLM’s authority are also equally crazy.

Daines has so far avoided that but he’s slimier than a Northern Pike in August.

 

[44hunter45]

The Utah contingent fought GAOA tooth and nail. Now they are lining up at the trough.

Idaho's Senators have been slippery with me on WPP. They have continued to hold the lifeline that since he is not an official nominee, they have no powers.
Then they bather on with the de-fund and de-cry script.

 

[Jwill]

I think he needs to go ASAP, but I'm also glad he prioritizing feral horse removals...

 

[BWALKER77]

The horse issue isn't going to get much better given the Wild horse and Burro act.
If not for that I would say kill them all via any way possible.

 

[diamond hitch]

Having a canner market in the US for unwanted horses would be a huge step for all. I find less and less interest in horses as time goes on. It is difficult to dispose of bad ones. A market would allow a proper place for getting rid of the surplus feral and yard pests.

 

[BWALKER77]

Having a canner market in the US for unwanted horses would be a huge step for all. I find less and less interest in horses as time goes on. It is difficult to dispose of bad ones. A market would allow a proper place for getting rid of the surplus feral and yard pests.

There are canners in Mexico and Canada. That does little given the fact it's illegal for the feds to round them up and slaughter them.
And if anything the horse lovers are getting more vocal not less.

 

[Sytes]

Has to be tough for those hunters that play the political line and dismiss, redirect, strawman, etc from an issue they too support.

$1B for 10 years... heck, cut that in 1/2 and offer free range capture for adoption with a fantastic bonus check of $3,500 from BLM and you make this a $500M deal.

Meh, I certainly don't like Pendley's public land stance and the reason I contacted Daines to share my opposition. Daines is an R. A quality rep for Montana. I may disagree with peaked political times where D's and R's have to toe the line in certain areas and dance in others though its a fact of the Republic of America.

If public land was the only issue faced by Americans, State, National, and International... meh, I digress.
We all have our political opinions. Poll box, here America decides... absentee ballots ftw!

 

[88man]

PHOTOS: BLM Wyoming to remove 2,400 wild horses from Red Desert

CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming plan to remove about 2,400 wild horses from the Red Desert Wild Horse Complex by Oct. 6. BLM Wyoming

oilcity.news

 

[diamond hitch]

Like grizzlies, everyone that complains about wild horse treatment needs to be given a horse they can't get rid of. When they don't feed them they can be arrested. A better understanding would soon follow.

 

[Durango Mike]

I am glad people are begining to understand the issue of feral horses, they are not native as the last equine indigenous to North america dissapeared about 20,000 years ago as sabre tiger food. I raise horses, own and use them in both competition and search and rescue and am viewed as a heretic when advocating for humane slaughter available in the US. Horses are sold in auctions labeled as "riding" and then put in inhumane conditions ( a cattle truck is more humane for cows) for shipment out of the country which is a dirty little secret that no one wants to acknowledge in the "save every horse" world. If you have ever seen the dead eyes and listless behavior of horses in BLM holding pens you would understand how humane slaughter is a better end.