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Post by bula on Feb 26, 2021 7:08:17 GMT -5
Surfing web here this am, saw something about game preserves, hunt clubs and the threat to African savannah type game animals suffering with the cold blast that hit Texas. Anyone here have first hand info ? Just how bad ? You Texas folks, how are you doing ?
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Post by 45MAN on Feb 26, 2021 8:07:09 GMT -5
JUST WENT TO THE 14,000 ACRES M/L HIGH FENCED PUNTA DEL MONTE DIVISION OF THE H. YTURRIA LAND & CATTLE COMPANY RANCH ABOUT AN HOUR's DRIVE NORTH FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. SAW ZEBRA, ELAND, NYALA, RED LECHWE, WATER BUCK, SCIMITAR HORNED ORYNX, NILGAI, BLACKBUCK, SABLE, WHITETAIL DEER, TURKEY AND JAVELINA. DID NOT SEE ANY HOGS NOR KUDU, BUT THEY ARE THERE. FOUND SEVERAL DEAD ANIMALS AND THE SMELL OF DEATH WAS ALL OVER, BUT THE LOSSES WERE NOT AS BAD AS EXPECTED AND THERE ARE STILL LARGE NUMBERS OF LECHWE, ELAND, NILGAI, ORYX, DEER, JAVALINA AND TURKEYS. MY FRIEND JAIME PARRA, JR., WHO IS A LESSEE ON PUNTA, SHOT A NICE 18 1/2 INCH SPREAD WHITETAIL BUCK AND MY COMPADRE OSCAR SHOT A YOUNG NILGAI COW. I WAS ALONG FOR THE RIDE AS I ONLY HANDGUN HUNT AND NEITHER THAT NOR BOW HUNTING IS ALLOWED. THE LESSEES' SEASON ENDS SUNDAY.
ABOUT 1/2 THE RANCH CAN BE HUNTED BY THE LESSEES, THE OTHER 1/2 IS RESERVED FOR THE GUIDED (NON-LESSEE) HUNTERS. ON MARCH 1 THE GUIDED HUNTERS CAN HUNT THE ENTIRE RANCH, AND FOR 3 MONTHS THEY REALLY GO AFTER THE NILGAI AND OTHER EXOTICS, AND PLAN TO DO SO THIS YEAR ALSO.
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Post by x101airborne on Feb 26, 2021 9:19:23 GMT -5
The freeze was devastating to our native birds. I have found just about every species of bird we have dead in the pasture. I have not found any cattle or deer dead yet, but I cant call a coyote in to save my life right now so I would say they arent hungry at all.
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 26, 2021 9:40:32 GMT -5
The freeze was devastating to our native birds. I have found just about every species of bird we have dead in the pasture. I have not found any cattle or deer dead yet, but I cant call a coyote in to save my life right now so I would say they arent hungry at all. ***** Ice coating everything makes it about impossible for birds access vittles. Ice may have played hell on cover, too. Snow insulates ground warmth and may be dug through to reach food. Fuel is #1 to produce body heat, cover second. David Bradshaw |
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Post by bushog on Feb 26, 2021 13:23:32 GMT -5
A while back there was a cold spell here in NM and the ears froze on a bunch of the Oryx on White Sands MR and the Armendaris Ranch.
While hunting the Armendaris I kept seeing animals with only one or missing both ears.
Our Host explained....
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Post by bigbrowndog on Feb 26, 2021 21:25:18 GMT -5
The wild animals may have suffered but the current crop of calves fared quite well, the pasture is full of less than 2week olds. A friend who raises Longhorns as pets had a couple dropped in the snow and ice and they are doing just fine. I’m at the ranch in 3 rivers now, and have not seen any signs of elevated die offs, although I can’t find a pig to save my life.
Trapr
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Post by sixshot on Feb 27, 2021 0:57:39 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, it has to be tragic for a lot of those ranchers. I think most times it drought, who would have thought ice storms!
Dick
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Post by Big Bore on Feb 27, 2021 5:46:49 GMT -5
This freeze definitely hurt the exotic population close to my lease in Junction. Blackbuck are some of the weakest animals there are when it comes to cold weather. Most likely few made it through. And Axis aren’t far behind them. There’s a ranch not far from ours that said they counted close to 50 dead axis from their lodge. No telling what the grand total was. The other sad reality is the oak trees. Almost no rain this summer made for some really brittle branches. I think every single oak on our lease and in the area had some damage to it.
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