Reducing cheatgrass fuels using spring cattle grazing techniques is not practical on scales large enough or concentrated enough to be effective. However, cattle can be concentrated on cheatgrass during the fall, using supplementation as a tool. Reducing the amount of cheatgrass fuel carryover may effectively reduce the amount of total fuel available during the next fire season.  The overall goal of the project is to investigate the efficacy of fall grazing of cheatgrass by domestic livestock, as a large scale fuel reduction tool, without effecting livestock performance. The project is located on the Gund ranch approximately 40 miles northeast of Austin, Nevada on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Agriculture Experiment Station. Grazing will be applied to an area of approximately 7.8 km² in size, bounded on the west by a fence. The project will be organized into three treatment areas. Blocks 1 and 2 will be fall grazed and Block 2 will also be grazed in the spring with sheep.  Production and plant density for both cheatgrass and perennial grasses will be determined before and after each fall and spring grazing session over a 3 grazing season period. During fall 2006, we placed 185 head of 2nd trimester cows with body condition scores of 5, on 640 acres of cheatgrass monoculture Oct 31-Dec 14 (45 days). Cheatgrass fuel was measured prior to cattle introduction at 497 lbs ac^-1. At the end of the test period, residual fuels were 92 lbs ac^-1, a reduction of 405 lbs ac^-1. Prior to cattle introduction, cheatgrass was sampled and a wet chemistry assay performed. Crude protein content was 3.4%, ADF 47%, and TDN 46%. No animals lost condition. Preliminary results indicate we can significantly reduce cheatgrass fuel levels without sacrificing animal performance.