Antelope Reintroduction to Washington

[BC CHASER]

How about the "adopt an antelope" fund?

[BIGINNER]

I SAW 6 THIS MORNING.  DIDN'T HAVE A CAMERA WITH ME.   JUST ABOVE BENTON CITY.  UP ON THE HILLS IN THE FEILDS

[wa.hunter]

That time will come when we say we need sponsors. $400 per antelope might just do it, right now we have it covered. Currently the Seattle Sportsmen's Conservation Foundation has a dedicated account for antelope as well as the Seattle Puget Sound Chapter of SCI as well as the Central Chapter of SCI in Yakima. If anyone wants to make a donation that would be dedicated to antelope any one of these groups would except it. We have been working on this for a long time and actually dedicating the money to this project know it would eventually happen. Your money or donations would not be misused.

[aer212]

update on the antelope. The original release included 62 pregnant females, 21 fawn females, 5 fawn males and 7 adult males. to date there is 4 know mortalities. Apparently about 1/2 of them are still hanging around the original release site and the rest have turned into wanders. As I see you know they are currently know to be on YTC around Ellensburg to Rye Grass and over to Kennewick. They are expecting fawning to occur 1st of June with an aggressive predator control program in the works now.  With the verbal support of WDFW and funds from Shikar and SCI we hope to release another 100 antelope this next January and hopefully again the next January. The plan is to not let this fail.

What is the aggressive predator control program? Any way to get in on it?

[ORCA_SIX]

 

[wa.hunter]

Guess I can not answer that one, I believe they told us they removed 44 coyotes last week and were going to get even more aggressive in the next few weeks.

[couesbitten]

My son and I saw the six near Benton City just this morning.  We weren't close enough to see specifics, and I didn't bring the spotting scope, but there's supposed to be a buck with this group.  We didn't have a camera with us, and they were close to a mile away.  Very neat to see, hope they take hold.

[Raul Duke]

Just seen 11 on the same ridge heading out of Toppenish. They seem to like it there. 

[farmin4u_98948]

HA!! They have left the hills and are headed to town.... Well thats what Im a guessing cause 3  were on the pavement headed to Hwy 22 past my house on  thursday ...

[wsucowboy]

HA!! They have left the hills and are headed to town.... Well thats what Im a guessing cause 3  were on the pavement headed to Hwy 22 past my house on  thursday ...

hopefully none of them end up as roadkill

[724wd]

when was the original population of antelope in washington killed off?  i know they've done a couple of re-introductions, but i'm thinking more about the population Lewis & Clark might have encountered... the originals.

heath

[pianoman9701]

I hope they take and we have more to hunt.

[D360]

Hey if the WDFW needs help taking out coyotes to help prepare for the fawning season I guess I could do my part 

[UBA]

Do antelope tend to roam around like this naturally or is this due to being introduced to a foreign area? And if so, do you think some could naturally roam their way into washington? I don't know anything about antelope and always wonder this.

[BIGINNER]

I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY ROAM,  BUT I THINK THEY MIGRATE KIND OF LKE ELK..  DEPENDING ON THE SNOW,..     AS FOR ROAMING INTO WASHINGTON ON THEIR OWN,  ITS VERY POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GET INTO WASHINGTON FROM NORTHEASTERN OREGON, (WHERE THE RIVER ISN'T IN THE WAY)
BUT I DOUBT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET OVER THE COLUMBIA OR SNAKE.