FY2026 North Complex Round Up
Nevada — FY2026 North Complex Wild Horse Roundup
Day 1 Observation Report
The North Complex consists of the Dogskin Mountains, Flanigan, and Granite Peak HMAs, approximately 30 miles north of Reno, Nevada. The established AML is just 101–157 wild horses.
Holding the BLM Accountable: The 2023 Advisory Board Admission on Kill Pen "Flipping"
When 15 wild Nevada mustangs are purchased at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) event and found in a kill pen on the exact same day, the BLM often defaults to the legal defense that "title has transferred" and they have no jurisdiction.
However, official transcripts from the June 28-30, 2023, National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting prove that the BLM is acutely aware of this specific "flipping" loophole, acknowledged that it violates the fundamental intent of the adoption and sales program, and publicly committed to addressing it.