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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 08:49:39 PM

Title: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 08:49:39 PM: Anyone familiar with this group of Antelope? Was pleasantly surprised to see them. Looked to be around 12 and the majority were collared. Way cool!
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 08:58:55 PM: Sorry guys, not sure how to rotate them from my phone...
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: Timberstalker on November 18, 2016, 09:27:48 PM: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/colville-tribes-risky-bid-bring-back-pronghorn-antelope/

I'm thinking they've got to be from this transplant.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 09:38:10 PM: Quote from: Timberstalker on November 18, 2016, 09:27:48 PM
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/colville-tribes-risky-bid-bring-back-pronghorn-antelope/

I'm thinking they've got to be from this transplant.

Interesting if that's the case. Quite a distance and one major river crossing away from where those were released.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: Timberstalker on November 18, 2016, 09:40:35 PM: Quote from: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 09:38:10 PM
Quote from: Timberstalker on November 18, 2016, 09:27:48 PM
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/colville-tribes-risky-bid-bring-back-pronghorn-antelope/

I'm thinking they've got to be from this transplant.

Interesting if that's the case. Quite a distance and one major river crossing away from where those were released.

I suppose it could be from the 99 they planted on the Yakama Reservation. That's quite a trot as well though.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 09:46:47 PM: Strange. These were spotted west of HWY 17 , roughly 20 mikes north from the connection to HWY 2. I drive that twice a week and haven't seen them before and they just appeared. All look relatively young and the collars looked in new condition. Which makes sense as that release was just last February. Be cool to see the data from the collars!
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: Man Tracker on November 18, 2016, 09:48:43 PM: They are from the plant the Colvlle Tribe made last winter. Everyone thought the river would keep them in place. Apparently this group didn't get the memo that antelope don't swim.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: PlateauNDN on November 18, 2016, 09:54:19 PM: I'm pretty sure they're from the Colville transplant as I don't believe we collared any, just ear tagged.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 18, 2016, 10:04:29 PM: That is pretty rad considering the rivers breadth through there.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: nontypical on November 19, 2016, 06:28:54 AM: Yes they are from the Colville rez. It is the same reason that there are a lot of black bears in that area too. They get pushed off the rez due to so much pressure for so long of a time. They came across the river late September they were seen a lot during deer season.
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: cbond3318 on November 19, 2016, 07:16:11 AM: Quote from: nontypical on November 19, 2016, 06:28:54 AM
Yes they are from the Colville rez. It is the same reason that there are a lot of black bears in that area too. They get pushed off the rez due to so much pressure for so long of a time. They came across the river late September they were seen a lot during deer season.

Right on, thanks. I wonder if there will be an effort to get them back....
Title: Re: Douglas County Antelope
Post by: UBA on November 19, 2016, 08:33:46 AM: Is it just the Washington antelopes or do they all roam around that far?