Wow it's beautiful in Montana. I 'm your neighbor in North Dakota which feeds the country. It's so flat here my dog ran away 3 days ago and i can still see him.
what you have not talked about is the wild horses use to migrate to different areas by the seasons. with being fenced in there is no way they can do that now
@@cyndianncattle numbers are carefully managed. Not only the number of cattle, but the time of year and amount of time they are allowed to graze are also taken into account when cattle are grazed on public land.
Trinity, being raised in agricultural area always had land management for crops and grasslands. I am for complete management of Wild Horses just like there is management of all wild animals in this country. This has been a policy for over 50 years. I don't need to wait till the end of the video to change my mind or belief.
I support the management of Wild Horses. I have seen first hand the issues that result from overgrazing. I have also worked to care for wild horses at a local rescue and understand the costs required. Great video!
I have had horses all my life I am 65 years old and still have two horses I know there has to be management like u said the will starve love ur video’s keep them coming please
I have been on top of the Pryors, coming from the Lovell, WY side of the mountains, because I live right near there, and seeing the wild horses is such an experience because you can see hundreds from the roads just along the whole trail. I do support the management of the horses because I have grown up knowing they were just right up there on the mountain. I hope you enojoyed it up there and seeing them. Just taking a day trip up there going horseback is always an experience.
The Wild Mustangs that can adopt from Elm Creek, Nebraska are mostly originally from Wyoming...the one we adopted from Elm Creek was originally from Rock Port, Wyoming...not originally from Nebraska
Great video on explaining the wild horse situation. I have seen them too in southern British Columbia. Maybe there should be joint management between Canada and the U.S. just like the Columbia River system. Keep up the great work Trinity I'm looking to get back in the saddle myself. Cheers from Vancouver BC
My feelings remain the same , reason being and this remains an issue with all wild animals in our great country ,management is a necessity .Love the content and your podcast great work👋😎
Trinity, I was a wildlife biologist in Nevada, dealing with wild horses extensively. The sad truth is that wildlife are the ultimate losers in the wild horse game. It is also sad that ranchers still get the blame for range conditions. Sure, there were and still are a few bad ranchers, but most of the ranchers and cowboys I have met love horses, but understand the destructive nature of feral horses and the need for population control. Probably the biggest problem with providing proper management is the mythology developed around feral horses. The Pryor herd is an excellent example. Lewis and Clark reported (I read the journals) vast herds of bison intermixed with horses. There were no numbers supplied, so we have no idea how many or how few horses they saw. However, from what we know about horse social structure, they live in relatively small bands of mares dominated by a stud and smaller bachelor bands. On the expedition's return trip, Sergant Pryor had some horses stolen by local natives. The myth is that the natives that stole the horses must have lost a few. It is highly unlikely that these horses were the start of the Pryor herd. Broken and trained horses were far too valuable to the tribes compared to the wild horses from bands out on the range. They were not careless with stolen, trained horses. It is far more likely that the Pryor herd came from abandoned or lost ranch stock in the early 1900s when the Army became mechanized at that time. The main market for live horses cratered and ranchers let stock go or sold them for food, dog food, etc.
After watching the video I totally agree with the management of wild horses. Never looked into this issue since riding Lipizzaners in Europe - the circumstances and everything is different here- but totally agree with your points! Also love your videos! Greetings from Slovakia and Hungary!
Thanks for talking about this. Too many folks have no idea how difficult it is to maintain a herd of wild horses, nor how destructive they can be. These people generally live in large cities and only respond by feeling versus knowledge. There were wild horses around where I grew up, so I'm not unfamiliar with them and the issues involved. A lot of ours were starving, and the BLM culled a bunch of them several years ago. Adoption was tried first, but like you point out, adoption can't handle the numbers involved or the finances long term. It was a tough choice, and there was a lot of screaming about it (from folks outside the area mostly), but the alternative was starvation. You see the same with deer in a lot of areas - thus hunting seasons. Had a friend who broke a mustang and had him for years afterward. Good horse, but could get onery at times. They are NOT easy to break as you likely know. Glad you hit on that facet of all this as well.
Mamagment ABSOLUTELY! Every wild animal needs management & lands must be managed as well as to what it can support & not be interfered with by those pound side walks ! My daughter has 2 that she has broke & rides ! Thanks ! In Australia they have huge herds , over there called - brumbies they destroy the land , so they have to have gov hunters come in to shoot hundreds of them , same with camels & rabbits! & yet there are horses raised in the US & shipped to France for the meat market !
I totally agree with you Trinity. There are too many wild horses for the ground they live on. The reason is there are no serious predators to control the population. Same thing with deer here in the East. All the wolves bears and Native American predation. The population is controlled by hunting. Even that is insufficient in some areas. We need to manage the population of wild horses through some means to save them from starvation and total destruction of the habitat.
Ok, now that I watched your video, I now understand the need to control the population. I have had many horses myself for pleasure riding. Always loved to see the wild horses. Never bothered to understand there was an issue either over population. I would never want to have all removed. In Arizona by the Verde River they were trying to remove them entirely. Glad they were never able to do that. Thank you for sharing this. Eye opening information! Ty
Sharon, the Salt River horses are a combination of escapees from the Apache reservation and animals abandoned by people recently. Despite what you may have read, there were no wild horses in Arizona in 1971 at the time of the Free Roaming Wild Horses and Burros Act, except for around Mt. Wilson up by Lake Mead. I don't know any reasonable person that thinks horses eating algae is healthy for them. To survive, these horses are being fed on the quiet by horse advocates. That shows that it is a place that horses do not belong.
Watched the whole movie really respect how smooth your video was while in a gallop. I wondered if you had a drone but didn’t see one. We have to manage wild lands as well as wild animals. I moved to Montana from Idaho and Nebraska before that we had horse slaughter houses when I was a kid in Nebraska so the theory of management is a very old one. I’m 79. An it was common back in the Midwest.
Great video Trinity. You have hit on a great big problem wild horses you definitely have to manage them some way. But the big question is how to do it you definitely have to come up with some kind of value on them. That is really hard to do
I totally support the management of wild horses. I know a man in Canada who raises horses that get sent to Japan for consumption. There is a very strong market. He gave me some meat to eat, and it is very good.
Ginger Katherins of the Cloud Foundation has been documenting the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses for a number of years. Ian Tyson sings a song about the mustangs "La Primera." He also wrote a children's book by the same name. He tells that these Spanish Mustangs were the very best horses in Spain. There are records of them with their names colors, genders and the number of them that they brought here.
Trinity, I hope to see wild horses one day! I know my wife's grand dad from Switzerland was world traveling photographer and did an entire photo series on wild horses! Not sure which state we went to but it was a cool subject!
I support your efforts with wild horse management. But son, you got to get your cooking skills polished. Maybe make them burgers or what have you at home before you head out...just saying.
My 1st thought when I saw the heading was “oh no, you’re out by yourself on Calibar”. I love your video’s and the knowledge you share. All wild animals need managed. If not with natural predators then man to preserve their food, the horses food.
Still say yes on management. Believe it even stronger now. It’s worse to keep them all and they starve and have no grass left for any one. Thanks again Trinity.
I remember in the past at the state of Oregon they had a wild fire and some wild horses burned 🔥. They ask as many people to help save them. It was on the news what they should do for them . Some found so badly burned were put down. Yes management is needed.
Proper management. Yes. But I want to say I’m originally from Miles City now I live in Arkansas. And your videos I’ve been watching for 2 days. You are doing what God intended for you to do. Sure makes me feel good seeing home again. Carry on❤️❤️❤️
Didn't post at the beginning, but didn't change my mind. There needs to be *real* management of the population. Wild horses don't have any natural predators, so humans either need to introduce/reintroduce a natural predator, or become that natural predator. Adopting mustangs and birth control is all well and good, but it's obviously not enough to be sustainable.
South of John Day OR. (Murderers Creek ) there are lots of wild horses. Use to go there mid summer from 2005 to 2015 to watch and try to film them. Amazing to see was when the Stallion would take a dump, all his mares would take turns dumping on top of his ! I watched as they made a pile 2 FEET HIGH ! NO SH-T so to speak ! Coming out of one area on a very narrow dirt road they had left there pile in the middle of the road- and it was fresh! Had no choice but to plow thru it with my truck ! What a mess that made.They were GREAT to watch and well managed by the BLM. Thanks for another Great video ! -BullBuster-
I do believe that wild horses need to be managed. Not being native, and with so many other animals both wild and domestic needing to share land, they can’t be allowed to just explode their population. Have a friend from down near Powell, WY who sent me a pic a few weeks ago of wild horses down near there in Bighorn in WY.
Totally support management of wild horses. In Washington state there are a couple of specific areas Ii think should be looked at as horse ranges. There are hundreds of acres in the Hanford Reach area along side the Columbia river that looks like, to a novice like me, it would make hood habitat for some of them. Yes, there would have to fences put up, cattle guards put in and the horses transported there, but it could help take some of the stress off other areas. Your video (s) are great. I too laughed outloud when you picked up the bite of burger from the dirt. Be careful doing that; you dont want to get worms. Keep up your great videos.
When I was big into horses (1973 - 1998) there was the same conversation. Seemed Western Horseman magazine had an article on this subject almost monthly. Have seen them in Nevada and Colorado and they are nice to see: especially, from an American / historical perspective. Back then as now, I am of the opinion that wild horses need to be managed. Thank you for another great video, with some beautiful vistas.
Hi Trinity. I live in Australia, and we have quite a few populations of wild horses. Most are small numbers, but one population in the Kosiosko National Park high country, is causing enormous damage to the fragile landscape that can’t really cope with the numbers. The perennial question is what to do about this, and how do we preserve the natural landscape. Horse management is the only answer. Our government approves culling of this herd at certain times of the year when the horse population is seen to be increasing, much to the consternation and angry arguments from horse lovers and like minded organisations. Smaller herds in other locations are carefully monitored and are managed in the same way when populations are increasing or causing damage. I have been involved with horses for most of my 70 years, both as a casual horse owner, and in a professional capacity, so I get why people kick back on the issue of culling. But I have seen wild horses eat out their feed in areas where they have established reasonably large herds, and felt helpless watching starving animals trying to find feed in a near barren landscape. So yes to the question about management- it has to be done!
i support 100% of the management of wild horses. There isn't enough adoption for these horses so culling is the way to go to manage the stability and health of these wild horses.
You have cause me to have a reality check, but I don't know if I could support the butchering of wild horses. But I totally get what you are saying and you make common sense! I now see and understand the issues of grass. You taught me a valuable lesson. Thank you.
Big thanks Trinity. This is about the most fun I've had in a while 🤠 If I was there I'd say stake the horse out on a nice green patch and enjoy a nap in the cab with the stars 🤩
I support management. My first horse was a wild horse, before I bought him. He was my favorite horse of all time. At that time, I paid $100 and thought that was a bargain.
I loved the cooking burgers with Trinity , CALIBAR! looks like a great horse. Only a real cowboy would use the knife that he would cut bull calf or removing a bearing with to remove food with LOL
Go back just a episode or two he goes to a ranch that deals with grizzlies and wolves. The key component are good dogs. And always carry a sidearm or rifle.
@@chrisoconnor5880 well those were not the same wolves they put the biggest wolves they could find and put them here the kind of wolves that were around awhile ago was a smaller kind of wolf that went exticnt
@@kabeljager6645 point being that wolves and other predators lived there perfectly well for thousands of years, in harmony with the bison, antelope etc, it wasn’t u til the white man decided to put domesticated animals on that country and farm it that the problems came, it’s not the wolves in the wrong it’s mankind
I started laughing when you mentioned the sulphur smell. I live about 30 minutes from a town here in Oklahoma named SULPHUR. From the natural Sulphur springs. You get nose blind to it but to vacationers it smells real bad.
Thanks for another great video and commentary. Management. Food and population and predators takes care of most of it. Percentage of harvest so there is some production. Looks like better goat habitat.
I think the no kill wild horse management push got a boost from the movie "Billy Jack" back in 71. The bad guys were the local ranchers who mercilessly gunned down wild horses. The hippies were the oppressed good guys who tried to stop the evil ranchers. Shortly after, it was released the push to stop killing wild horses began in earnest. ( My disdain for this movie cost me a girlfriend. )
We have the same issue with deer population. No natural predators and the signs of in-bred starvation are clearly evident. Some people want to relocate the herds ($$$) but deer are natural swimmers and will just return to their home turf. Even private hunts on private lands with county blessing to take as many as possible are not enough as a single buck can accommodate over 20 doe in a given season. I hear you and I hear what you are saying. Very informative video and thank you for sharing your knowledge
I support wild horse management. I live in Osage county okla. There is a mustang management 10 miles east of where I am. John Hughes ranch between Barnsdall and Bartlesville.
Trin, I saw this episode last night and you are ABSOLUTELY correct that animals NEED management. The land you showed there is looking like the Nevada desert. Terrible. Good Job!
I totally support the management of wild horse populations, as I support managing of elk, whitetail, mule deer, all types of bear, wolves, coyotes and other wild animals.
I agree they should be controlled but Id suggest a cull style like we have in the UK for deer. I personally think farming them really defeats the point of managing wild population by all means use the ones culled but I don’t agree it should be turned into a permanent commodity
Minnesota Rancher. You should do a video on how ranchers, hunters, trappers and everyone else that does a good job managing livestock and or wildlife populations, have the ability to compartmentalize.
What I meant to mean we have to keep some, if there’s no more range to give to them, as indicated by the conditions where you where at then yes we need to find a happy media as to how many. You bring up the right points and it’s not a easy answer, because you can’t get that many of people to agree on a management plan without a lot of screenings and hollering. There are means and some plans to make them a valuable product, but right now I don’t think the answer will be found.
The problem is people crying about the horses live in cities and will likely never go experience them but want to "feel good" like they are stopping some tragedy. There should be a law people/organizations can't have ANY input into local politics.
I support the management of wild horses and burros on public lands both for their long-term existence and the use of public lands by people and yes cattle.
There are way to many bleeding hearts that watch way to many movies of wild mustangs being tamed and saving the day and then reunited with their herd/family. It isn’t always a romantic love story. So once those who scream the loudest to let them just roam wherever and have as many offspring as possible get out of their big city high rise or suburban gated community and actually go see with their eyes exactly what happens when wild animal populations are not controlled they may open their eyes. Everyone always knows best from a couch and a laptop. Thank you for doing this and God bless 🫶🏼
IMO it depends on who is doing the management. Federal/state government have a history of exploiting and self-sabotaging good intended programs. If the wild horse population is endangered then I believe someone or something should intervene and manage them. However, since I have no idea what I'm talking about regarding this topic I should probably keep my opinions to myself and enjoy your video! : )
That little cooker is a nice grill. Thanks for the tip of weber "cowboy spice" ....going to try it! : ) I think it may be good to rub on baby back ribs, foil overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temp and grill.
Watched the show.. I enjoy your perspective and watch your channel a lot. I’m in the middle for now on the slaughter of the horse. My problem is I always see the ponies I’ve owned and ridden in my life. They are part of me. I’d like to see what options a group of smart cowboys and ranchers could come up with first..leave the government out of process. It’s public land after all. I wouldn’t be against shipping the rank ones to China, make them a good deal. All for now pretty cool watching calibar grow up. He’s a looker..
I love what ya doing. The wild horses HAVE to be managed. Round up, some sold, birth control, & even some gelded. I would rather have fewer but health , than more looking like death. And yes, im a horse owner. Now, I only have 1 (stud) People need to understand that's 1 horse needs to eats 3 to 4 acres of grass to live.
still believe wild horses should be managed responsibly and humanely. Plan another trip to this area so we can see more wild horses. did not sight enough horses. thanks for the knowledge shared.
Oh yes, I forgot to add that I own a mustang, not because I'm some sort of warm fuzzy crusader, but I liked her at the pens, (happened to go with my neighbor...) and got her for $25 because she was a "last chancer"...hadn't been chose at 3 adoption events. She was truly a piece of hard work but is now the best horse I've ever owned and so handy I would trust her to carry me through any precarious situation. She is just a bay tho 🤭
Horse’s definitely need to be managed, I’d rather see horses be managed than starve out do to over grazing. Even if we don’t allow the consumption of horse meat, they could allow us to sell some to Canada or Mexico where horse meat is consumed. The lack of feed is one of the reasons that the Nevada herds are shorter than most horses. Lack of nutrition.
Yes wild horses must be managed. To see starving horses or deer is what is heartbreaking. People say I am cruel because I believe in hunting. I have been on land that didn't manage wildlife,awful. BLM needs to do a much better job.
Wow it's beautiful in Montana. I 'm your neighbor in North Dakota which feeds the country. It's so flat here my dog ran away 3 days ago and i can still see him.
what you have not talked about is the wild horses use to migrate to different areas by the seasons. with being fenced in there is no way they can do that now
Very true. Without being able to migrate, causes the grass to never get a break.
Yes manage.
I think the horses and Buffalo should get top priority and the cattle need limiting first.
Spot on! Managed Land = Ruined Land
@@cyndianncattle numbers are carefully managed. Not only the number of cattle, but the time of year and amount of time they are allowed to graze are also taken into account when cattle are grazed on public land.
I changed my mind and agree management of wild horses is best. Thank you for the educating video!
You are very welcome and I appreciate greatly your encouragement.
As a horsewomen, I support the management of wild horses! Thank you for sharing.
Trinity, being raised in agricultural area always had land management for crops and grasslands.
I am for complete management of Wild Horses just like there is management of all wild animals in this country. This has been a policy for over 50 years.
I don't need to wait till the end of the video to change my mind or belief.
I support the management of Wild Horses. I have seen first hand the issues that result from overgrazing. I have also worked to care for wild horses at a local rescue and understand the costs required.
Great video!
I am 100% in support of proper management of the wild horses.
I didn’t go first because I know wildlife of any sort have to be managed for their own protection. Starvation is gruesome.
Thanks for sharing this.
I have had horses all my life I am 65 years old and still have two horses I know there has to be management like u said the will starve love ur video’s keep them coming please
I have been on top of the Pryors, coming from the Lovell, WY side of the mountains, because I live right near there, and seeing the wild horses is such an experience because you can see hundreds from the roads just along the whole trail. I do support the management of the horses because I have grown up knowing they were just right up there on the mountain. I hope you enojoyed it up there and seeing them. Just taking a day trip up there going horseback is always an experience.
Yes; not only do we support wild horse management, we recently adopted a wild Mustang originally from Nebraska.
The Wild Mustangs that can adopt from Elm Creek, Nebraska are mostly originally from Wyoming...the one we adopted from Elm Creek was originally from Rock Port, Wyoming...not originally from Nebraska
I have a Paisley Desert OR mustang mare and a Stewart's Creek WY mustang mare.
After watching the video I still support. Another good one. Thanks for taking us along.
Great video on explaining the wild horse situation. I have seen them too in southern British Columbia. Maybe there should be joint management between Canada and the U.S. just like the Columbia River system. Keep up the great work Trinity I'm looking to get back in the saddle myself. Cheers from Vancouver BC
Spent this summer in Montana and Wyoming...totally stunning landscape with so much to offer. Yes to management of horses.
My feelings remain the same , reason being and this remains an issue with all wild animals in our great country ,management is a necessity .Love the content and your podcast great work👋😎
Thank you Larry. I appreciate the encouragement.
I have mixed feelings about this.sorry
How you gonna manage the mammoths
Trinity, I was a wildlife biologist in Nevada, dealing with wild horses extensively. The sad truth is that wildlife are the ultimate losers in the wild horse game. It is also sad that ranchers still get the blame for range conditions. Sure, there were and still are a few bad ranchers, but most of the ranchers and cowboys I have met love horses, but understand the destructive nature of feral horses and the need for population control. Probably the biggest problem with providing proper management is the mythology developed around feral horses. The Pryor herd is an excellent example. Lewis and Clark reported (I read the journals) vast herds of bison intermixed with horses. There were no numbers supplied, so we have no idea how many or how few horses they saw. However, from what we know about horse social structure, they live in relatively small bands of mares dominated by a stud and smaller bachelor bands. On the expedition's return trip, Sergant Pryor had some horses stolen by local natives. The myth is that the natives that stole the horses must have lost a few. It is highly unlikely that these horses were the start of the Pryor herd. Broken and trained horses were far too valuable to the tribes compared to the wild horses from bands out on the range. They were not careless with stolen, trained horses. It is far more likely that the Pryor herd came from abandoned or lost ranch stock in the early 1900s when the Army became mechanized at that time. The main market for live horses cratered and ranchers let stock go or sold them for food, dog food, etc.
I also totally support managing the wild horse herds all over the west.
After watching the video I totally agree with the management of wild horses. Never looked into this issue since riding Lipizzaners in Europe - the circumstances and everything is different here- but totally agree with your points! Also love your videos! Greetings from Slovakia and Hungary!
Thanks for talking about this. Too many folks have no idea how difficult it is to maintain a herd of wild horses, nor how destructive they can be. These people generally live in large cities and only respond by feeling versus knowledge. There were wild horses around where I grew up, so I'm not unfamiliar with them and the issues involved. A lot of ours were starving, and the BLM culled a bunch of them several years ago. Adoption was tried first, but like you point out, adoption can't handle the numbers involved or the finances long term. It was a tough choice, and there was a lot of screaming about it (from folks outside the area mostly), but the alternative was starvation. You see the same with deer in a lot of areas - thus hunting seasons.
Had a friend who broke a mustang and had him for years afterward. Good horse, but could get onery at times. They are NOT easy to break as you likely know. Glad you hit on that facet of all this as well.
I guess you have heard of the Mustang Heritage Foundation, trainers tame these animals with in a hundred days.
Mamagment ABSOLUTELY! Every wild animal needs management & lands must be managed as well as to what it can support & not be interfered with by those pound side walks !
My daughter has 2 that she has broke & rides !
Thanks !
In Australia they have huge herds , over there called - brumbies they destroy the land , so they have to have gov hunters come in to shoot hundreds of them , same with camels & rabbits! & yet there are horses raised in the US & shipped to France for the meat market !
Definitely need managed & I have not changed my mind .
There are ranches in the US that raise horses for the French meat market ,
I totally agree with you Trinity. There are too many wild horses for the ground they live on. The reason is there are no serious predators to control the population. Same thing with deer here in the East. All the wolves bears and Native American predation. The population is controlled by hunting. Even that is insufficient in some areas. We need to manage the population of wild horses through some means to save them from starvation and total destruction of the habitat.
Ok, now that I watched your video, I now understand the need to control the population. I have had many horses myself for pleasure riding. Always loved to see the wild horses. Never bothered to understand there was an issue either over population. I would never want to have all removed. In Arizona by the Verde River they were trying to remove them entirely. Glad they were never able to do that. Thank you for sharing this. Eye opening information! Ty
Thank you for your honest insight! Love it.
Sharon, the Salt River horses are a combination of escapees from the Apache reservation and animals abandoned by people recently. Despite what you may have read, there were no wild horses in Arizona in 1971 at the time of the Free Roaming Wild Horses and Burros Act, except for around Mt. Wilson up by Lake Mead. I don't know any reasonable person that thinks horses eating algae is healthy for them. To survive, these horses are being fed on the quiet by horse advocates. That shows that it is a place that horses do not belong.
Watched the whole movie really respect how smooth your video was while in a gallop. I wondered if you had a drone but didn’t see one. We have to manage wild lands as well as wild animals. I moved to Montana from Idaho and Nebraska before that we had horse slaughter houses when I was a kid in Nebraska so the theory of management is a very old one. I’m 79. An it was common back in the Midwest.
Great video Trinity. You have hit on a great big problem wild horses you definitely have to manage them some way. But the big question is how to do it you definitely have to come up with some kind of value on them. That is really hard to do
I totally support the management of wild horses. I know a man in Canada who raises horses that get sent to Japan for consumption. There is a very strong market. He gave me some meat to eat, and it is very good.
Manage wild horses is necessary as the range will only support so many animal units.
I have wanted to go to see the wild horses for years. There are some near Pryor Wyoming too . Thank you for this video!
Ginger Katherins of the Cloud Foundation has been documenting the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses for a number of years. Ian Tyson sings a song about the mustangs "La Primera." He also wrote a children's book by the same name. He tells that these Spanish Mustangs were the very best horses in Spain. There are records of them with their names colors, genders and the number of them that they brought here.
Trinity, I hope to see wild horses one day! I know my wife's grand dad from Switzerland was world traveling photographer and did an entire photo series on wild horses! Not sure which state we went to but it was a cool subject!
They are an interesting study. And part of the Western heritage. That's for certain. Wouldn't want to see them go.
I support your efforts with wild horse management. But son, you got to get your cooking skills polished. Maybe make them burgers or what have you at home before you head out...just saying.
My 1st thought when I saw the heading was “oh no, you’re out by yourself on Calibar”. I love your video’s and the knowledge you share. All wild animals need managed. If not with natural predators then man to preserve their food, the horses food.
Still say yes on management. Believe it even stronger now. It’s worse to keep them all and they starve and have no grass left for any one. Thanks again Trinity.
I remember in the past at the state of Oregon they had a wild fire and some wild horses burned 🔥. They ask as many people to help save them. It was on the news what they should do for them . Some found so badly burned were put down. Yes management is needed.
I support the proper management of Wild Horses. Whether it be a controlled hunt or the roundup and relocation. They should be managed.
Proper management. Yes. But I want to say I’m originally from Miles City now I live in Arkansas. And your videos I’ve been watching for 2 days. You are doing what God intended for you to do. Sure makes me feel good seeing home again. Carry on❤️❤️❤️
Totally support wild horse management! Love watching Calibar while you are talking! Great video!
It is very important to manage wild horses, how that managment is done is a source of contention.
That is a gorgeous landscape behind you while you're eating your dinner!😮
Yeah. I sure thought so. 😊
Awesome video. Thank you.
Thank you sir. Very much appreciated.
I think of the snakes in Florida and how they got out of control
I’ve seen how destructive horses can become in the sparsely grassy areas
And wild boar.
Didn't post at the beginning, but didn't change my mind. There needs to be *real* management of the population. Wild horses don't have any natural predators, so humans either need to introduce/reintroduce a natural predator, or become that natural predator. Adopting mustangs and birth control is all well and good, but it's obviously not enough to be sustainable.
Watching you pattying out your burger and grilling it was killing me! 😂 Thank you for a good laugh! 😅
I think you need to watch more Kent Rollins cowboy cooking videos. 😊🥩
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South of John Day OR. (Murderers Creek ) there are lots of wild horses. Use to go there mid summer from 2005 to 2015 to watch and try to film them. Amazing to see was when the Stallion would take a dump, all his mares would take turns dumping
on top of his ! I watched as they made a pile 2 FEET HIGH ! NO SH-T so to speak ! Coming out of one area on a very narrow
dirt road they had left there pile in the middle of the road- and it was fresh! Had no choice but to plow thru it with my truck !
What a mess that made.They were GREAT to watch and well managed by the BLM. Thanks for another Great video !
-BullBuster-
I do believe that wild horses need to be managed. Not being native, and with so many other animals both wild and domestic needing to share land, they can’t be allowed to just explode their population.
Have a friend from down near Powell, WY who sent me a pic a few weeks ago of wild horses down near there in Bighorn in WY.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your perspective and knowledge! Lovely area!
I totally support management of wild horses!
Darting the mares is simple out on the wild lands
Can i get a horse i will pay 5,000 plss i am in trinidad aroca ok 😊
Totally support management of wild horses. In Washington state there are a couple of specific areas Ii think should be looked at as horse ranges. There are hundreds of acres in the Hanford Reach area along side the Columbia river that looks like, to a novice like me, it would make hood habitat for some of them. Yes, there would have to fences put up, cattle guards put in and the horses transported there, but it could help take some of the stress off other areas. Your video (s) are great. I too laughed outloud when you picked up the bite of burger from the dirt. Be careful doing that; you dont want to get worms. Keep up your great videos.
When I was big into horses (1973 - 1998) there was the same conversation. Seemed Western Horseman magazine had an article on this subject almost monthly. Have seen them in Nevada and Colorado and they are nice to see: especially, from an American / historical perspective. Back then as now, I am of the opinion that wild horses need to be managed.
Thank you for another great video, with some beautiful vistas.
Hi Trinity. I live in Australia, and we have quite a few populations of wild horses. Most are small numbers, but one population in the Kosiosko National Park high country, is causing enormous damage to the fragile landscape that can’t really cope with the numbers. The perennial question is what to do about this, and how do we preserve the natural landscape. Horse management is the only answer. Our government approves culling of this herd at certain times of the year when the horse population is seen to be increasing, much to the consternation and angry arguments from horse lovers and like minded organisations.
Smaller herds in other locations are carefully monitored and are managed in the same way when populations are increasing or causing damage.
I have been involved with horses for most of my 70 years, both as a casual horse owner, and in a professional capacity, so I get why people kick back on the issue of culling. But I have seen wild horses eat out their feed in areas where they have established reasonably large herds, and felt helpless watching starving animals trying to find feed in a near barren landscape. So yes to the question about management- it has to be done!
i support 100% of the management of wild horses. There isn't enough adoption for these horses so culling is the way to go to manage the stability and health of these wild horses.
You have cause me to have a reality check, but I don't know if I could support the butchering of wild horses. But I totally get what you are saying and you make common sense! I now see and understand the issues of grass. You taught me a valuable lesson. Thank you.
The only commodity of a horse that 'cant' be sold is it's feelings, there worthless.
I support the proper management of the wild horses and the eco system that they share
Big thanks Trinity. This is about the most fun I've had in a while 🤠 If I was there I'd say stake the horse out on a nice green patch and enjoy a nap in the cab with the stars 🤩
Management is needed for animals just as we have to have management of humans in all cities & states.
I support management. My first horse was a wild horse, before I bought him. He was my favorite horse of all time. At that time, I paid $100 and thought that was a bargain.
I loved the cooking burgers with Trinity , CALIBAR! looks like a great horse. Only a real cowboy would use the knife that he would cut bull calf or removing a bearing with to remove food with LOL
I have tried lots and Montreal Steak seasoning is so far my favorite.
I wish you would do a interview with ranchers and wildlife outfitters about the impact the Wolf Have done to their business
Go back just a episode or two he goes to a ranch that deals with grizzlies and wolves. The key component are good dogs. And always carry a sidearm or rifle.
Were the wolves there, thousands of years before ranchers and outfitters, there’s your answer
@@chrisoconnor5880 well those were not the same wolves they put the biggest wolves they could find and put them here the kind of wolves that were around awhile ago was a smaller kind of wolf that went exticnt
@@kabeljager6645 point being that wolves and other predators lived there perfectly well for thousands of years, in harmony with the bison, antelope etc, it wasn’t u til the white man decided to put domesticated animals on that country and farm it that the problems came, it’s not the wolves in the wrong it’s mankind
@@chrisoconnor5880 if you look anywhere the wolves have been you can see that all the elk and deer there are gone i dont think thats natural
Again Trinity, excellent video, love it!
❤thank you for sharing this ❤
You are very welcome.
Wild horse management is absolutely necessary as with any wildlife. To leave it as it is, sadly it’s not a pretty picture.
Absolutely support management of wild horses just like wild pigs, axis deer, and so forth.
Wild pigs? Have you ever lived around wild hogs? They are destructive and dangerous.
@@luannkelly5071 yes we do and the management of them is dispatching as many as we can at one time.
I started laughing when you mentioned the sulphur smell. I live about 30 minutes from a town here in Oklahoma named SULPHUR. From the natural Sulphur springs. You get nose blind to it but to vacationers it smells real bad.
Yes any wild life should be managed!
I agree. Any wildlife that is not managed properly and given value, suffers.
Absolutely ,management is good conservation.!
100% support the culling and management of wild horses to ensure the health of the land and the animals
Then get the cattle and sheep off the land!
Thanks for another great video and commentary. Management. Food and population and predators takes care of most of it. Percentage of harvest so there is some production. Looks like better goat habitat.
Great video- I support proper management of wild horses. Your video has shown the reprocution of not doing so. Thanks!
@missie101able
Repercussion
I think the no kill wild horse management push got a boost from the movie "Billy Jack" back in 71. The bad guys were the local ranchers who mercilessly gunned down wild horses. The hippies were the oppressed good guys who tried to stop the evil ranchers. Shortly after, it was released the push to stop killing wild horses began in earnest. ( My disdain for this movie cost me a girlfriend. )
Old grandpa bo and sulfur farts. 😂
Still totally support management. Great video. Thank you.
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We have the same issue with deer population. No natural predators and the signs of in-bred starvation are clearly evident. Some people want to relocate the herds ($$$) but deer are natural swimmers and will just return to their home turf. Even private hunts on private lands with county blessing to take as many as possible are not enough as a single buck can accommodate over 20 doe in a given season. I hear you and I hear what you are saying. Very informative video and thank you for sharing your knowledge
Absolutely, they should be managed !
I support wild horse management. I live in Osage county okla. There is a mustang management 10 miles east of where I am. John Hughes ranch between Barnsdall and Bartlesville.
Does b l m have ir tell you what you can do with your land like everything else the government seems to screw with or up
Yes
Everything is regulated and taxes raise raise raise
180 taxes
Consult your tax attorney
Trin, I saw this episode last night and you are ABSOLUTELY correct that animals NEED management. The land you showed there is looking like the Nevada desert. Terrible. Good Job!
I totally support the management of wild horse populations, as I support managing of elk, whitetail, mule deer, all types of bear, wolves, coyotes and other wild animals.
I agree they should be controlled but Id suggest a cull style like we have in the UK for deer. I personally think farming them really defeats the point of managing wild population by all means use the ones culled but I don’t agree it should be turned into a permanent commodity
A lot of the no grass issue is also from run off. That's from water when it rains to much. Why not reseed the areas. That would be to easy.😊
Minnesota Rancher. You should do a video on how ranchers, hunters, trappers and everyone else that does a good job managing livestock and or wildlife populations, have the ability to compartmentalize.
Yes support now and forever. To eliminate them is like bull dozing Yellowstone
You might want to clarify what you mean by support.
What I meant to mean we have to keep some, if there’s no more range to give to them, as indicated by the conditions where you where at then yes we need to find a happy media as to how many. You bring up the right points and it’s not a easy answer, because you can’t get that many of people to agree on a management plan without a lot of screenings and hollering. There are means and some plans to make them a valuable product, but right now I don’t think the answer will be found.
The problem is people crying about the horses live in cities and will likely never go experience them but want to "feel good" like they are stopping some tragedy.
There should be a law people/organizations can't have ANY input into local politics.
Kent Rolllins would be DYING about now watching you cook
I support the management of wild horses and burros on public lands both for their long-term existence and the use of public lands by people and yes cattle.
Yes I'm for management of wild horses. After finishing the video I still believe wild horses should be managed. Calibar is a lovely horse too.
They can't even manage the Mexican s heading over the damn border now
They are providing places and food for the illegals horses should have at least that
There are way to many bleeding hearts that watch way to many movies of wild mustangs being tamed and saving the day and then reunited with their herd/family. It isn’t always a romantic love story. So once those who scream the loudest to let them just roam wherever and have as many offspring as possible get out of their big city high rise or suburban gated community and actually go see with their eyes exactly what happens when wild animal populations are not controlled they may open their eyes. Everyone always knows best from a couch and a laptop. Thank you for doing this and God bless 🫶🏼
As an adopter of wild horses, I support management of wild horses.
IMO it depends on who is doing the management. Federal/state government have a history of exploiting and self-sabotaging good intended programs. If the wild horse population is endangered then I believe someone or something should intervene and manage them. However, since I have no idea what I'm talking about regarding this topic I should probably keep my opinions to myself and enjoy your video! : )
They have to be managed or they well eat themselves out of house and home.
I think they already have. From what I saw.
With the scenery and the meal you can't beat it..... You are a lucky man
That little cooker is a nice grill. Thanks for the tip of weber "cowboy spice" ....going to try it! : ) I think it may be good to rub on baby back ribs, foil overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temp and grill.
Watched the show..
I enjoy your perspective and watch your channel a lot.
I’m in the middle for now on the slaughter of the horse. My problem is I always see the ponies I’ve owned and ridden in my life. They are part of me.
I’d like to see what options a group of smart cowboys and ranchers could come up with first..leave the government out of process.
It’s public land after all.
I wouldn’t be against shipping the rank ones to China, make them a good deal.
All for now pretty cool watching calibar grow up. He’s a looker..
Like bison, there should be horses but I agree they should be managed enough to protect the grasslands!
I love what ya doing. The wild horses HAVE to be managed. Round up, some sold, birth control, & even some gelded. I would rather have fewer but health , than more looking like death. And yes, im a horse owner. Now, I only have 1 (stud) People need to understand that's 1 horse needs to eats 3 to 4 acres of grass to live.
Totally support wild horse management!!!
still believe wild horses should be managed responsibly and humanely. Plan another trip to this area so we can see more wild horses. did not sight enough horses. thanks for the knowledge shared.
Oh yes, I forgot to add that I own a mustang, not because I'm some sort of warm fuzzy crusader, but I liked her at the pens, (happened to go with my neighbor...) and got her for $25 because she was a "last chancer"...hadn't been chose at 3 adoption events. She was truly a piece of hard work but is now the best horse I've ever owned and so handy I would trust her to carry me through any precarious situation. She is just a bay tho 🤭
BEFORE-I am for management/care for wild equine
Horse’s definitely need to be managed, I’d rather see horses be managed than starve out do to over grazing. Even if we don’t allow the consumption of horse meat, they could allow us to sell some to Canada or Mexico where horse meat is consumed. The lack of feed is one of the reasons that the Nevada herds are shorter than most horses. Lack of nutrition.
Yes pro management of wild horses after you talked about pro n cons Love all your videos, keep ‘em coming thanks i
Yes wild horses must be managed. To see starving horses or deer is what is heartbreaking. People say I am cruel because I believe in hunting. I have been on land that didn't manage wildlife,awful. BLM needs to do a much better job.
Here in Alberta we have a problem with wild horses as well on top of a wild boar problem.
I loved this video and your explanations was every true.
Love the video. Totally support wild horse management.