Stonepointer
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There is only one little area in the North of California were a hunter can legally go after them and as far as I know it probably not all that easy to get a tag for them.
I always consider it a rare treat to see antelope here in California.
It is even rarer to see them close up.
I live in an area that is named for these beasts with the beautiful hides, but they are extremely rare here now.
My first encounter with one was almost hitting one while driving with a friend in British TR-7 fastback on a mountain highway. It ran right in front of us and we stopped with absolute jaw dropped amazement at what had just happened. That was in the early 1980's.
My second encounter was with a herd seen off to the side of the highway in Tehachapi, California. I was not sure if they were imports or natural here.
A third encounter was with one seen through binos at about 300 or more yards resting in shady area provide by mesquite and sage while scouting for muleys last year. I don't know why he was there.
My best encounter to date was on the way home from a turkey hunt last spring in the oilfields near the town of McKittrick, California. There were 2, an older buck and a female probably close in age to the buck.
As the car I was in stopped, I got out my binoculars and noticed it had a long brown goat-like beard. Then it cautiously came closer to within 40 yards to the front of the car and walked carefully across the road and suddenly bolted into a ditch area and up a hill that the ditch joined into. The female followed in full run, after the buck bolted at a greater distance behind.
Out of most pictures, videos, and the very few live experiences I have had with the American antelope, I have never seen a long goat-like beard on any of them except this one.
Is this typical hair growth when they get older?
I always consider it a rare treat to see antelope here in California.
It is even rarer to see them close up.
I live in an area that is named for these beasts with the beautiful hides, but they are extremely rare here now.
My first encounter with one was almost hitting one while driving with a friend in British TR-7 fastback on a mountain highway. It ran right in front of us and we stopped with absolute jaw dropped amazement at what had just happened. That was in the early 1980's.
My second encounter was with a herd seen off to the side of the highway in Tehachapi, California. I was not sure if they were imports or natural here.
A third encounter was with one seen through binos at about 300 or more yards resting in shady area provide by mesquite and sage while scouting for muleys last year. I don't know why he was there.
My best encounter to date was on the way home from a turkey hunt last spring in the oilfields near the town of McKittrick, California. There were 2, an older buck and a female probably close in age to the buck.
As the car I was in stopped, I got out my binoculars and noticed it had a long brown goat-like beard. Then it cautiously came closer to within 40 yards to the front of the car and walked carefully across the road and suddenly bolted into a ditch area and up a hill that the ditch joined into. The female followed in full run, after the buck bolted at a greater distance behind.
Out of most pictures, videos, and the very few live experiences I have had with the American antelope, I have never seen a long goat-like beard on any of them except this one.
Is this typical hair growth when they get older?
