Posts Tagged ‘blackbuck’

Blackbuck Down at Porter’s Exotics

It was obvious that the guys at Porter’s Exotics were hard at work in the Texas sun, chasing blackbuck antelope, this weekend.  Brandon, of Groesbeck, was able to arrow this great blackbuck early Friday morning from his treestand perch.  He said that he was watching six blackbuck males sparring when this guy snuck up on him and gave him a shot.  The buck ran only 60 yards before piling up.  Congrats on a tremendous trophy,  Brandon!

For more on Brandon’s hunt, check out his post on TexasBowhunter.com.

Also visit www.portersexotics.com or their AAE Outfitter Page to learn more about this great exotic ranch located near Flynn, Texas.

Battle for Scimitar-horned Oryx Airs on The High Road with Keith Warren

INGRAM, Texas — The federal court ruling that threatens the thoughtless extinction of the scimitar-horned oryx, as well as two other exotic species and a $1.3 billion industry, is receiving national attention. Award-winning television producer and host Keith Warren is putting the spotlight on the Exotic Wildlife Association (EWA) and its fight to preserve these majestic animals in a new episode of The High Road with Keith Warren. The show will air three times during the week of July 12, 2010, on the Pursuit Channel (Direct TV 608).

Last year, the EWA appealed the ruling of Federal Judge Henry Kennedy who overturned a special rule by the U.S. Fish& Wildlife Department that allowed three antelope species to be born, raised and freely traded in the United States withoutthe USFWD permitting process. Without the special rule, conservation efforts will most likely cease and the populations for the three species are expected to dramatically deminish.

“The scimitar-horned oryx is a perfect example of how successful the special rules exemption has been to the species’ survival,” says Charly Seale, executive director of the Exotic Wildlife Association. “While these animals are all but gone intheir native country, there are currently thousands of these amazing animals being cared for and raised on preserves and ranches across the country. Many endangered species are virtually extinct (more…)

Spicy Hunt Raffle – Update

This is an update from a post originally shared 11/12/2009

The drawing for your exotic dream hunt is taking place in only a few months.  There are now less than 100 tickets left (only 500 will be sold)!  Buy a ticket & have a chance at a once-in-a-lifetime Texas hunt; all while supporting a great cause!  We purchased our chance (ticket #253).  Here are some more details on the raffle and info on how you can do the same:

Enter now for your chance to win a Fully Guided Exotic Hunt on the Harkey Ranch Lodge near Christoval, Texas!

Winner receives his/her choice of a Fallow Deer, Blackbuck, or Oryx

1 Hunter & Guest – 3 day/2 night hunt

Package Includes:  Trophy Fee, Meals, Lodging, Guide Fees, and Trophy Preperation**

**Guide service & meals provided by Travis Weir and Texas Specialty Hunts

$100 per ticket   or  6 tickets for $500

Only 400 tickets will be sold – so don’t wait!

This is a fundraiser for “The Spicy Bunch”, a team with the Relay For Life, which will be held 5/21/2010 at the Legrand Sports Complex in San Angelo, Texas.  This is a 12-hour walk with approximately 120 teams of 15 people each, raising funds with a total goal of $250,000.  All proceeds from the auction go to the American Cancer Society.  The drawing will take place on the day of the event.

Contact: Jesse Wier @ 325-277-4719 or Ginger Bruton @ 325-234-1678

Please make checks payable to the American Cancer Society

For more info on the Harkey Ranch Lodge visit www.wildlifesystems.com

Blackbuck Luck

submitted by AAE member, Reed Gardner

When most of my friends are headed to the beaches of Mexico or Florida for their school graduation celebrations, I was fortunate enough to get to spend my time hunting the West Texas Hill Country for blackbuck antelope with a good friend of mine, Shane Hill.

Lee Puckitt, a close family friend of mine and a Texas Tech Alum, was gracious enough to allow my friend Shane and I the opportunity to spend a weekend hunting the crafty critters on his Puckitt Ranch about twenty miles north of San Angelo, Texas.  This would be a hunt like none other that I had ever been on.  No guide, no feeders, and no vehicles.  Shane and I didn’t get to sleep in a comfortable cabin and certainly didn’t have a cook fixing up our meals.  We were to camp along the Concho River in a tent and cook our own meals over an open campfire.

We spent that first night talking about all the things that young men talk about, anticipating the sunrise the next morning and getting our first hunt underway.  We awoke the next morning before the sun rose.  It was as if our excitement wouldn’t allow us to… (more…)