Antelope (Page 2): Nice catch!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Nice catch!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

dennis2146 wrote:

Wyoming is famous for its antelope population. While driving home I happened on a couple of antelope herds. One had just one buck that was a shooter and was accompanied by four does in his harem. The other had a decent buck but not as tall as the first with the does.

Dennis

Nice shots, but they are not antelope. They are members of the Antilocapridae family, the only modern animal in that family.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

dennis2146 wrote:

Wyoming is famous for its antelope population. While driving home I happened on a couple of antelope herds. One had just one buck that was a shooter and was accompanied by four does in his harem. The other had a decent buck but not as tall as the first with the does.

Dennis

Nice shots Dennis.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

dennis2146 wrote:

Wyoming is famous for its antelope population. While driving home I happened on a couple of antelope herds. One had just one buck that was a shooter and was accompanied by four does in his harem. The other had a decent buck but not as tall as the first with the does.

Dennis

Very nice pictures and, according to two different professional hunters on the hunting channel, any buck whose horns are taller than his ears is a trophy potential. Thank you for sharing.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Floyd wrote:

Very nice pictures and, according to two different professional hunters on the hunting channel, any buck whose horns are taller than his ears is a trophy potential. Thank you for sharing.

I assume that when you say professional hunters, you mean professional hunting guides. So that would be a sort of self serving definition. That's what they tell their clients when they can't find a better buck for them. So they collect their fees from their clients and every one is happy.
The benchmark for a trophy American Antelope is horns TWICE the length of the ears! These days, that benchmark is getting harder to meet, especially on public hunting grounds so the hunting guides are having to get creative.
A trophy "potential" means that the buck's genes are such that, with time and luck, the buck in question has the potential to meet that benchmark.
When the hunting guides encourage their clients to shoot these "potential" trophies, they are NOT doing anyone but themselves any favors. Shooting a young buck with less than trophy length horns obviously removes him from the breeding pool so there are fewer and fewer bucks with the genetic potential to reach trophy size. This is a long recognized problem in the world of trophy Antelope hunters.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

Thank you! I learned something today and didn't have to endure a snarky response.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

cahale wrote:

Nice shots, but they are not antelope. They are members of the Antilocapridae family, the only modern animal in that family.

Thanks very much for the comment. Much appreciated.

Yes I think almost everyone knows these are not true antelope. But then, of course, almost everyone does call them by their common American name, antelope. Do you really call them Antilocapridae? Nobody else does I know of. Antelope works for me. Some call them Antilocapra Americana.

But thank you for reminding me.

Dennis

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Handsome animals and excellent set Dennis, especially like #1.

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

dennis2146 wrote:

Wyoming is famous for its antelope population. While driving home I happened on a couple of antelope herds. One had just one buck that was a shooter and was accompanied by four does in his harem. The other had a decent buck but not as tall as the first with the does.

Dennis

Great series, Dennis!

Laramie Loc: Tempe

dennis2146 wrote:

Thanks very much for the comment. Much appreciated.

Yes I think almost everyone knows these are not true antelope. But then, of course, almost everyone does call them by their common American name, antelope. Do you really call them Antilocapridae? Nobody else does I know of. Antelope works for me. Some call them Antilocapra Americana.

But thank you for reminding me.

Dennis

No, they are called Pronghorn.

black mamba

Good work, Dennis. Shot #1 wins the lotto.

2buckskin Loc: Wyoming

dennis2146 wrote:

Thanks very much for the comment. Much appreciated.

Yes I think almost everyone knows these are not true antelope. But then, of course, almost everyone does call them by their common American name, antelope. Do you really call them Antilocapridae? Nobody else does I know of. Antelope works for me. Some call them Antilocapra Americana.

But thank you for reminding me.

Dennis

Great shots of "speed goats" at least that's what we call them here in WY.

dj moore Loc: Florida panhandle

I think any one of them would be just as tasty in my freezer, the heck with the horn length. But, I do love watching them too, so it's a hard call. I guess it depends on the room in my freezer, cuz I would not waste a morsel.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Laramie wrote:

No, they are called Pronghorn.

Whatever…..This is not going to be a source of a negative discussion for me. Apparently we know different people who call them different names.

My friends call them speed goats, read two posts down, most just call them antelope and some call them pronghorn antelope. I cannot recall anyone saying they were going to kill a pronghorn.

Have a wonderful day.

Dennis