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Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/10/10 10:47 PM
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Big Tony
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Why do people do this? They aren't goats. Not even close. Several years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Horace Gore at the TTH Extravaganza in Ft Worth. There were a lot of people around looking at some of Mr Gores pics of Pronghorns. Someone looking at the pics said something about goats and I thought that old man was gonna whoop him right there. He blew up. Before that, I never really thought about it. But since, It kinda bugs me too now. I never will forget it. "Pronghorn aint goats". I was curious to yalls thoughts.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: Big Tony]
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10/10/10 10:52 PM
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ETXFIREMAN 1
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They resemble each other and its easier to type goat.
No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: ETXFIREMAN 1]
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10/10/10 11:03 PM
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Big Tony
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Don't let Horace Gore catch ya. Ya might have to defend your honor.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: Big Tony]
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10/11/10 12:51 AM
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TxTechsan
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Kind of like calling Antlers horns. Most people it seems dont know there is a difference between the two.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/11/10 08:42 PM
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Quailhunter
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They actually aren't pronghorns........they are Antilocapra Americana.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: Quailhunter]
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10/12/10 12:26 AM
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budreau
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they have a tendency to stay in the same area of a ranch and wheatfields and graze the grass to the ground and will wear a wheat field to the dirt , theres the goat part. i've called them speedgoats all my life and still will - thought horace was a whitetail expert
Last edited by budreau; 10/12/10 12:27 AM.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 02:49 AM
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hoof n wings
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They actually aren't pronghorns........they are Antilocapra Americana. So, if I called them Pronghorn Anteloopes.... no one could get mad!
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 03:50 AM
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TreeBass
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speed goats
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 03:52 AM
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Curly
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Folks call antlers horns all the time, yet there is a difference...antlers are shed each year, horns aren't. As long as you know what someone means, who cares.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: budreau]
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10/12/10 03:58 AM
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Big Tony
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they have a tendency to stay in the same area of a ranch and wheatfields and graze the grass to the ground and will wear a wheat field to the dirt , theres the goat part. i've called them speedgoats all my life and still will - thought horace was a whitetail expert He's a wildlife expert. He's forgot more about Texas Wildlife than most folks will ever know. One sharp cookie.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
[Re: Big Tony]
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10/12/10 04:07 AM
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Rebel.
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He writes some pretty interesting articles as well
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 04:25 PM
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I think it is because they smell a lot alike...
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 05:09 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Quicker to type and say speed goats IMO
We should just call them "animal with antler made of hair"..since they shed them
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 07:37 PM
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I ate one last night...goat is better...they've been downgraded to grass maggot.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 09:11 PM
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I ate one last night...goat is better...they've been downgraded to grass maggot. +1 Fun to hunt nofun to eat!
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 09:26 PM
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It was like eating ghandi's flip flop...
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 09:38 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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It was like eating ghandi's flip flop... with a very strong hint of sage
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/12/10 09:41 PM
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actually a lot of the taste on those depends on where they where shot.
Shot my on our range land...could barely clean it or eat it.
Wife shot hers on our farm land alfala, corn and wheat and hers was actually pretty tasty
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/13/10 12:14 AM
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Kinda the same as saying "Rattlin' Horns" for a set of antlers used to rattle in whitetail bucks. We all know they are antlers.....just a cultural thing I guess.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/13/10 01:09 PM
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actually a lot of the taste on those depends on where they where shot.
Shot my on our range land...could barely clean it or eat it.
Wife shot hers on our farm land alfala, corn and wheat and hers was actually pretty tasty This one was shot just behind the left shoulder...given the opportunity I'd prolly shoot'm in the *** and let'm run off and die...It was like eating cedar flavored jerky...without the jerky taste.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/20/10 02:52 AM
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They are still Speed Goats !
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/20/10 04:07 AM
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They official common name is the North American Pronghorn Antelope, but they biologically aren't goats or antelope. They are a gazelle. Regardless, hunting one on opening day is as easy as falling into water out of a boat. However, two weeks into the season the same can not be said.
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/20/10 11:49 PM
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Alec Castonguay
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THEY ARE CALLED SPEED GOATS!!
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/21/10 12:48 AM
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if you skin them within 30 minutes of being shot, they wont have the sage taste.
Its all in the cleaning and preparation. They can be a very tasty meal
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Re: Calling Pronghorn Antelope goats
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10/21/10 02:27 AM
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BOBO the Clown
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if you skin them within 30 minutes of being shot, they wont have the sage taste.
Its all in the cleaning and preparation. They can be a very tasty meal Mine was cleaned and skinned in under 30 minutes... if you want one that doesn't taste like sage then shot the ones in the alfafa fields.
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