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Ranchers, BLM trade sharp words at Emery County council over feral-horse impact on allotments
Summary
Local permit holders at the Emery County Public Lands Council meeting urged federal help after saying feral horses have left some BLM allotments unusable; federal staff said gathers have occurred and another is planned, but funding and holding‑facility capacity limit what can be done.
Ranchers and county residents used an extended Public Lands Council session on Dec. 2 to press federal officials for more aggressive action to address large feral‑horse populations they say are degrading BLM allotments and threatening livelihoods.
An attendee who identified themselves only in the transcript as a long‑time permit holder said the problem has left some allotments unusable and called for Washington to provide more authority and resources to reduce populations: "We gotta have some help here," the participant said during a heated exchange. Others described lost grazing…
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