No more hunting of addax and scimitar oryx antelope!!!

[Russ]

It appearers these folks are trying to outsmart common sense. Who enforces these laws anyway? I still fail to see how (arguably) livestock can be controlled like this.

Its a done deal! They have been trying to fight this for a while and they lost twice now! Ask almost any outfitter that has these critters and they will tell you they are trying to get rid of them as fast as they can so they don't have to go thru the permitting and logging process. Saw a place online selling addax hunts for $1,450. Usually, like the oryx, they cost $3,000-$5,000!!!

To answer your question its like rasing polar bears, cheetahs and rhinos, absolutley none of these critters can be hunted or any part of them transported into the US. You can't even import a cheetah skin, yet you can shoot them in Africa. Same goes for the polar bears. You can hunt them but you cant bring them here! So your answer is the game warden will enforce these laws just like he would for any thing else game related.

[Bro. Bill]

amen nice animal

[tookeymonster]

sounds like a fun hunt for $1,500

[hunt247]

This is one of the dumbest rulings in a while. Their goal is to help the species, but its actually going to decrease their numbers drastically! There are going to be lots of people that let their herds go b/c they don't want to deal with the hassle.

Very nice Scimitar! Congrats!

EXACTLY!!

[bdavid1020]

Great looking animal congrats

[J-Bone]

Its a done deal! They have been trying to fight this for a while and they lost twice now! Ask almost any outfitter that has these critters and they will tell you they are trying to get rid of them as fast as they can so they don't have to go thru the permitting and logging process. Saw a place online selling addax hunts for $1,450. Usually, like the oryx, they cost $3,000-$5,000!!!

To answer your question its like rasing polar bears, cheetahs and rhinos, absolutley none of these critters can be hunted or any part of them transported into the US. You can't even import a cheetah skin, yet you can shoot them in Africa. Same goes for the polar bears. You can hunt them but you cant bring them here! So your answer is the game warden will enforce these laws just like he would for any thing else game related.

Oh, I'm not doubting you at all. I'd just like to see how the actual law is written. Hopefully one of the local TBH Game Wardens will chime in and give us more info.

[Russ]

sounds like a fun hunt for $1,500

It is!!! They are smart at the Diamond C. Its definately not a canned hunt, but Skyler will make sure you get the opps at one for sure! He's got some monsters too. I think any thing over 40in is a gold metal animal and he's got some alot bigger than that. There was one bigger than the one I shot with him but I liked this ones horns better and he had better markings on his face. BOD!!! (big oryx down)!

[nta1902]

beautiful trophy man!

[Russ]

beautiful trophy man!

Thanks brother!!! Shot with a bow too!!! Only ran 100 yards and we didn't find it till the next day still. I've been meaning to post all the pics from the hunt but keep leaving the CD at home and only have internet at work. Tomorrow!!!

[k9trainer]

Was the cape not good when you found it Russ? Had it already spoiled?

[BTLowry]

Way to go HSUS, you put the final nail in these species coffins.

[ihuntlikeagirl]

nice!!!

[Has_Been]

Nice Russ, I checked the Texas Bowhunting Records and at 41" horn length, he could possible be # 1 in the TBBR if you are interested .
Go to www.texasbowhuntingrecords.com
click on "Top Ten"
Click on "Exotics"
Scroll down to Scimitar Oyrx

You can click on "Score Forms" to download a score sheet to see how we measure them
Feel free to contact me.
Ron

[Dusty Britches]

I don't think it will happen. Land rights will trump it.

Land rights have never trumped ESA.

I would hope "interested/ involved" parties will appeal. Worst case, make the feds buy the animals and sell them to the native countries, and make the native countries pay for shipping them back. Oh - that will cast a billion dollars and the native countries can't pay that, but that's ok, the American taxpayer will. That is so close to reality it is scary.

[roysmoke]

Congrats!