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| Fillmore Field Office (Confusion, Conger Mountains, King Top and Swasey HMAs) | ||||||
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| Confusion HMA | Conger HMA | Utah Herd Map | Kingtop HMA | Swasey Herd Map | ||
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| The Confusion HMA is located 90 miles northwest of Delta in the Confusion Mountains. The HMA contains 235,000 acres of federal and state land. The vegetation on this HMA is dominated by sagebrush, shadscale, bunchgrass. The horses have an average weight of 700-1000 pounds and vary in color, ranging from grays, roans and pintos to bays and sorrels. | ||||||
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| The Conger Mountains Herd Management Area (HMA) is located 75 miles west of Delta. The HMA contains 147,000 acres of federal and state lands. The vegetation on the upper slopes of the Conger Mountains is comprised of mountain brush and junipers. Lower slopes are dominated by shadscale, rice grass and low sagebrush types. The original source of this herd is unknown. This herd is being managed to maintain the black, roan, palomino, and dun colors and average 13 to 14 hands tall and 700 to 1000 pounds. The BLM management goal for this herd is only 60 and 100 mustangs. | ||||||
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| King Top Mountains HMA contains 149,567 acres of federal and state lands. The HMA is located 70 miles west of Delta. King Top Mountain, with an elevation between 5,000 and 8,000 feet, supports wild horses and wildlife. Much of the area is a high plateau, rugged and remote. The vegetation on the upper slopes of the HMA is by pinyon and juniper. The lower slopes are covered by sagebrush, shadscale, and rice grass. The herd is mostly by black, bay, and brown colors. Light colors are uncommon and average 13 to 14 hands tall and weigh 700 to 900 pounds. The BLM management goal for this herd is to maintain a herd size of only 40 and 60 mustangs. | ||||||
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| Swasey Mountains HMA contains 120,113 acres of federal, state, and privately-owned lands. The vegetation on the upper elevation of the Swasey Mountains is comprised of mountain brush and aspen groves. The foothill region mostly grows shadscale and rice grass. Many of the horses are descendents of horses that were from local ranches. The Swasey Herd is dominated by gray and light colored horses. Other colors include black, brown, bays, buckskins, and pintos. The average size of herd adults is 14 to 14 1/2 hands. The BLM's goal for this herd is to maintain a herd size is only 60 and 100 horses. The Swasey HMA is located in north-central Millard County, apprx. 30 miles west of Delta. | ||||||
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