Heber Wild Horse Territory

Make no mistake, the Heber Wild Horse Territory Management Plan Draft was developed to benefit the public lands cattle ranchers.  This Territory map shows two proposed corrals.  Those corrals will be for the capture of wild horses.  No new roads will be built for the capture and removal process.  Those two corrals are right off major existing Forest Service roads making the removal of horses easier and more expedient.  Other corrals already in existence in areas outside the dedicated Territory will also be used for the capture and removal of wild horses.  

This map also shows eight proposed water tanks.  Two of the tanks are shown within the proposed corrals.  The other six are show in two cattle pastures within the Territory that the horses have no access to due to the natural terrain and cattle pasture fences.  There are some gates in the fences that if opened would allow for the horses to move into those pastures.  However, there are Forest Service and Arizona Game and Fish signs on those gates stating that the gates are to remain closed.  

It is obvious that the six proposed water tanks that are not in the corrals are for the use of cattle.  The two tanks within the corrals are there to use for bait trapping wild horses with water and to provide water for the captured horses until they are loaded into trucks and taken away.