Oryx Question

[Double Drop]

I have an opportunity to hunt these. I know there is a time table for them.

What is the the rules for these & can you still get them mounted for the wall or is there a rule about that too?

Any info out there?

[oneforthewall]

Nothing governing taxidermy but hunting by permit will be comming. Get one now.

[J-J Matt]

If you are goin to do it, I would do it now. Nothing has changed yet, but I'm afraid that it is coming.

[locoengineer]

go get one they are extremley tasty

[RedTx]

just curious what is suppose to change on them? I mean they are a exotic right?

[NUTT89]

land owner will have to have permit to own them and i have heard thru a guide that hunting will be by draw only.

[cantexduck]

Will be bull only and must have large herd size. Very good table fare. Aim low and sneak arrow into forward chest.

[Double Drop]

Thanks Guys,

I need to come up with the money.

Any one want to donate to the "Get Jason an Oryx Fund", this is a new foundation taking any size donations. You know "A hunt is a terrible thing to waste!"

Phone lines now open or you can make deposits straight to my PayPal account!

[LeanMachine]

Where you plan on finding one of those at jason?

[Txnrog]

land owner will have to have permit to own them and i have heard thru a guide that hunting will be by draw only.

This is incorrect. A lot of misinformation out there. USFWS basically proposed that they would go under the same permitting process as barasingha, arabian oryx, elds deer, and red lechwe. Land owners would be required to have a captive breeder permit to keep them, and a cull and take permit to harvest them. It's a lengthy process and the USFWS is generally slow to respond. We should know within the next month or so, unless the USFWS takes the public comments submitted seriously and decides to change direction.

IMO, if you shoot one now, get a dated reciept from the landowner, take a picture w/accurate date and time, whatever to have something to show that it was harvested before the rules went into effect as the taxidermy could last well beyond the date it goes into effect. This is going to be an inforcement nightmare for USFWS

[tex8569]

Roger,

Any announced date yet? Preferably after October 17....

[Double Drop]

Where you plan on finding one of those at jason?

A guy I went to school with has some south of Austin, if I can get the money.

[Txfire409]

I missed the boat on these animals. Hunted a place north of Austin two years ago and I could kill any and as many as I wanted for $500 a piece.

[Mojo]

I remember oryx running wild on the White Sands Missle Range (New Mex)...I would quail hunt there and once walked up on a bull that was obviously panting heavily cause he had been running from me...