Bureau of Land management contractor since 1975
Cattoor Livestock Roundup Inc.
A family-owned operation that contracts wild horse, burro, and cattle gathers for the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Native American tribes, and private landowners.
Learn About Wild Horse Round Ups
Wild horse roundups are a critical part of managing healthy, sustainable herds across America’s public lands. With nearly 50 years of experience and over 250,000 animals humanely captured, Cattoor Livestock Roundup Company is a trusted resource for understanding the roundup process, the people behind it, and the care that goes into every operation.
Whether you’re a rancher, researcher, or simply curious, we’re here to inform, answer questions, and share what we’ve learned from decades on the range.
Watch a Roundup in Action:
Press coverage
The Nevada Rancher
The Nevada Rancher — By Jolyn Young
Dave Cattoor has been gathering wild horses since before the Wild Horse and Burro Act was passed. Sue, his wife of 50 years, took pictures and made a photo album of a gather they did in Wyoming in 1971 and titled it “The Last Wild Horse Roundup.”
Thirty-nine years later, the Cattoors have expanded their operation to include their son and daughter-in-law, three helicopter pilots, a full ground crew, semi trucks, single-deck trailers, a fuel truck, and more.
Cattoor Livestock and Helicopter Roundup Service regularly performs jobs for the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Native American tribes, the Forest Service, and various private ranchers.
After nearly 40 years of gathering BLM lands, the Cattoors rarely work an unfamiliar location — local knowledge is built into every gather plan.
Learn More
Detecting Truth : By Judith Costello For the past year my daughter, Brigit, has been studying “The Mustang Debate” for a National History Day project. Although she is only 12,
Brigit Brown’s Film: The Mustang Debate Brigit Brown of Moriarty, New Mexico, turned a project for National History Day in her school into an award-winning documentary. The film won first
Wild Horse & Burro Program Highlights – 2023 In Fiscal Year 2023, the BLM placed over 8,000 wild horses and burros into new homes. This is the second-highest rate in
Public Land Ranching by the Numbers Public land ranching is a significant part of the western U.S. economy and land stewardship. Some 22,000 ranchers operate across western states, with 40%
History of BLM Wild Horse & Burro Policy (1971–2016) The federal management of wild horses and burros began with the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which directed
The Henneke Body Condition Scoring System The Henneke Body Condition Score (BCS) is a standardized numerical scale used to objectively assess the body fat and overall nutritional status of a