BLM Begins Wild Horse Gather in Southeast Oregon
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is starting a wild horse gather in the Riddle Mountain Herd Management Area in southeast Oregon. The operation is necessary due to reduced forage caused by the Bald Mountain Fire and ongoing drought, which…
Medford Klamath Falls, OR, October 19, 2026 —
The Bureau of Land Management is starting a wild horse gather in the Riddle Mountain Herd Management Area in southeast Oregon, citing reduced forage following the Bald Mountain Fire and ongoing drought. The conditions threaten the herd’s health, according to the information provided about the operation.
The gather is taking place under a court order that restricts how many horses can be removed. The order’s limit was not specified, so the permitted number of removals is not clear from the available information. The court that issued the order and the date of its ruling were also not provided.
The summary does not give a start date or expected duration for the gather, nor does it state how many horses are in the herd or how many the BLM plans to remove. It also does not quantify the reduction in forage or provide further details about the fire or drought.
The available information identifies the agency’s stated reason for beginning the operation and notes the legal restriction on removals, but it does not describe how the gather will be conducted or what will happen to horses that are removed. Those details were not provided.
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