Scimitar Horned oryx???

[atombomb]

if you live in tx... you just need a current texas hunting license..., and to pay
someone to go shoot one... it's that simple, and that legal..

[lil_armond]

They were talking about banning them because they were about to be put on the endangered list. The EWA has been doing a restocking program with breeders and sending them back to their home range to build the population back up in hopes to stop the ban. There were more in the State of Texas than in their home range.

[Bowhuntamistad]

I knew that much, just didn't know what the outcome/descision was.

[Birddogss]

I knew that much, just didn't know what the outcome/descision was.

They are still legal

[Bowhuntamistad]

Anybody know if they will ever not be legal?

[ken]

Anybody know if they will ever not be legal?

The legislation that was going to make them illegal is dead.

Whether or when someone creates new legislation to make them illegal, who knows.

[ken]

That sounds a little high. I did a hunt for one a couple of months ago. The price was $1250 per cow and $1500 per bull. We brought our own food and lodging was around $50 per day. I hunted here. http://www.thearrowheadranch.com/

Was this a bowhunt or rifle hunt?

[greg# 4]

the one in my avatar was $ 2250.00 guide , meals , lodging. tip not included

[RJK70]

This is an animal i would be very intersted in hunting.

How do they taste? I would think
you would get a lot of meat from
one.

[StikSlinger]

Diamond C has some great ones. J-J is another great place to get one.

[M16]

Was this a bowhunt or rifle hunt?

Rifle hunt.

[Txnrog]

The legislation that was going to make them illegal is dead.

Whether or when someone creates new legislation to make them illegal, who knows.

As it currently stands, we are in a grey area, meaning no change - If the EWA does not win it's appeal in the courts right now, the current ruling will stick. This is far from a dead issue.

For clarification, they are currently on the Endangered species list, but there was a rule that exempted US specimens from the ESA rules - that exemption was overturned in the last court decision and the EWA is appealing.

If the current ruling sticks, that will mean that they will require a federal cull & take permit to harvest just the same as barasingha, arabian oryx, elds and a few others. That permit is granted to specific facilities who apply, and must be kept with all parts of the animal at all times - including the mount & meat. It's a PITA for ranchers to get the permits, not guaranteed, and will probably cause the cost to rise. It also doesn't allow the harvest of females, which becomes a management nightmare. Just to give you an idea of how challenging these permits are to obtain, there are only 5 ranches in the US permitted for Barasingha. You as a hunter will also have to be cognizant of the rules as many ranchers may not be if they don't pay attention.

The 'final' resolution should come sometime this summer. As it stands, it's pretty likely they will require federal permitting.

This is a big issue for all of us that shouldn't be downplayed - there are a lot of animals we hunt that are more populous here, and the Endangered species act keeps extending. Think about it if blackbuck, axis, or aoudad become listed, which is not out of the realm of possibility - while they are increasing here, they continue to decrease in their native range.

[blackforest]

we have some on our ranch about 2500 to 3000