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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Aug 22, 2016, 01:24 PM Aug 2016

Wouldn't this be sometin'- American Pronghorn revival

Pronghorns are as American as wildlife gets. More American than the bald eagle, bison, or grizzly bear, because all of those animals have close relatives on other continents. Pronghorns (aka antelope, speed goat, and Antilocapra americana) are the only living species in the family Antilocapridae and found solely in North America.

Plans to energize and breed the American Pronghorn - Wouldn't it be something to see massive herds of these on what is left of the American Plains. Now if we can only keep those so-called hunters away from them.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/features/pronghorn-revival-part-1/

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Wouldn't this be sometin'- American Pronghorn revival (Original Post) packman Aug 2016 OP

It was those "so-called" hunters that saved the pronghorn from total extinction in the 1920's hack89 Aug 2016 #1

So, when the game became harder and harder to kill and find packman Aug 2016 #3

OK. nt hack89 Aug 2016 #4

Yep. It's kind of like Ducks Unlimited. frogmarch Aug 2016 #6

There are pronghorns all over the place in the West. Paladin Aug 2016 #2

Taste like chicken.nt clarice Aug 2016 #5

When I lived in Wyoming Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2016 #7

hack89

(39,171 posts)

1. It was those "so-called" hunters that saved the pronghorn from total extinction in the 1920's

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:26 PM

Aug 2016

read your link.

packman

(16,296 posts)

3. So, when the game became harder and harder to kill and find

Reply to hack89 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 04:50 PM

Aug 2016

They got together and said something along the lines,"Shit, if we keep killin' em , what'll my little boy Freddie shoot when he becomes a man with his own rifle?"

I don't buy that BS line of the "good" hunter .

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. OK. nt

Reply to packman (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 04:59 PM

Aug 2016

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)

6. Yep. It's kind of like Ducks Unlimited.

Reply to packman (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 03:07 PM

Aug 2016

Same goal: more to shoot.

Paladin

(28,246 posts)

2. There are pronghorns all over the place in the West.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 03:00 PM

Aug 2016

I've seen them in the Texas panhandle, and you're bound to see clusters of them on any drive up I-25 to Denver; they even hang out around the Denver airport. And I have seen massive groups of them---hundreds and hundreds---along rural roads in New Mexico. The little goats seem to be in ample supply, from what I've seen over the last few years. Neat animals.

clarice

(5,504 posts)

5. Taste like chicken.nt

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Tue Aug 23, 2016, 11:48 AM

Aug 2016

Nac Mac Feegle

(969 posts)

7. When I lived in Wyoming

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 08:12 PM

Aug 2016

They were very common. It's kind of awesome seeing a herd of 200+ plus go from calmly grazing to flat out in an instant. It just takes one to spook, and they all start running. Fast.

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