So gross, don't get me going on the feral horse snafu. According to the Wild

Aug 30, 2023
10:07:04am

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Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971, it's against federal law to capture/brand/harass or kill them. If they wander into your neighborhood, you're not technically allowed to shoo them off your lawn.

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They are like invading locusts. I’ll never understand why people get so excited for a small herd of feral horses that

SierraCoug All-American

8/30/23 10:02am

Geez. Where is this?

TNT

8/30/23 10:03am

Is this downtown?

demon_llama

8/30/23 10:05am

So gross, don't get me going on the feral horse snafu. According to the Wild

Penske Material

8/30/23 10:07am

It's so tempting to blast them every time I'm out in the hills. Nasty things.

Simple Jack

8/30/23 11:12am

Yeah. It's possible to control animal populations without wiping them out.

Wyomingite

8/30/23 10:08am

So these are formerly owned horses that are now wild? No relation to populations like the Onaqui?

Tokolosh

8/30/23 10:09am

You get a mix. The Onaqui herd (and others in Utah) have blood dating back to

Penske Material

8/30/23 10:12am

The Onaqui herd descended from a string of horses my grandfather turned loose

Oatmeal

8/30/23 10:23am

Should have shot them.

fbguru

8/30/23 10:26am

LOL... He actually said that before he died.

Oatmeal

8/30/23 10:52am

It's kind of like I feel about deer. People think they are so cute. Just wait

AF_Puma

8/30/23 10:10am

Holy crap. What's with you and deer? That's a crazy number of incidents

TNT

8/30/23 10:13am

RE: Holy crap. What's with you and deer? That's a crazy number of incidents

Tesla Coug

8/30/23 10:22am

Yeah this seems pretty crazy to me too. I have had one close call with a deer

Utesaretheworst

8/30/23 10:27am

We lived in Charles Town, WV and in the field near the main road there was a

AF_Puma

8/30/23 11:18am

I've hit 3 since living in Montana for 13 years.

bluecheese

8/30/23 10:33am

Move to the city if you don’t like it.

pink22

8/30/23 10:17am

Do yourself a favor and don’t post ignorant comments.

SierraCoug

8/30/23 10:36am

Well then it wouldn’t be CB would it??

pink22

8/30/23 11:16am

RE: Well then it wouldn’t be CB would it??

BlueTemplar

8/30/23 8:24pm

RE: They are like invading locusts. I’ll never understand why people get

bluecheese

8/30/23 10:34am

They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

RealSimsShadY

8/30/23 10:57am

Go on. Tell the rest of the story how you later rode the stallion.

Wyomingite

8/30/23 11:01am

RE: They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

HiLife

8/30/23 11:10am

RE: They are no joke. My dad was accidentally killed because of wild horses.

m0resn0w

8/30/23 11:25am

Horse loving is basically a mental illness

Ojiisan

8/30/23 11:03am

RE: Horse loving is basically a mental illness

Breaded Hamster

8/30/23 11:13am

RE: Horse loving is basically a mental illness

BYU Grounds

8/30/23 11:30am

Swedes have it figured out: use them, love them, then eat them.

Bert609

8/30/23 11:43am

Amen. Why are so many in the US against eating horse?

Penske Material

8/30/23 11:44am

And they baby their horses too, every time I drive in the countryside you see them babies with their own heavy blanket

Bert609

8/30/23 11:49am

When horses sweat, their body temperature can get all out of whack.

HiLife

8/30/23 12:02pm

I'd say we're getting closer than we were before

Breaded Hamster

8/30/23 11:50am

Lapauho is not

BYU Grounds

8/30/23 12:01pm

Horses MUST be managed like other invasives. Treat them like coyotes, starlings,

Simple Jack

8/30/23 11:11am

Interesting problem! I’ve never seen wild horses and have lived in Idaho, SC,

doups3

8/30/23 1:58pm

They're pretty easy to find in most of those states. I see them all the time if

Penske Material

8/30/23 2:25pm

If only they were more friendly and appreciative.

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