How many of the four? Oryx types are available for hunting? Is a 'Grand Slam' possible?

I don't know about all 4 types, but I believe the scimitar horned oryx is only available to be hunted here in Texas, New Mexico, and possibly on some game ranches in other states.

SCI has 6 different Oryx's listed:

1- Gemsbok or Southern Oryx---- Still Hunted in Africa

2- Kalahari gemsbok -----------still hunted in Africa

3- Angolan Gemsbok ---------Not hunted

- East African Oryx (2 sub species)

4- Beisa Oryx - - - - still hunted in Africa
5- Fringed-eared Oryx--Still hunted in Africa

6-Scimitar-horned Oryx - - - hunted on game ranches (USA)

There's also the Addax, which kinda is a Oryx, Addax meaning "crooked horn" They are very endangered, hunted on game ranches..... (USA)

I think the 4 you are referring to are:
Gemsbok
Beisa
Fringe-eared
Scimitar Horned

All but the Scimitar Horned can still be hunted in Africa is my understanding.

4 still hunted in Africa - That sounds like a cool slam. Good luck!

Riodot

Is the angolan oryx the same as the arabian oryx? all white a little on the skinny side with black markings on the face.

Those damn taxidermists know it all...


Mike

Yes we do!!

Anything to do with critters that is - - - - - -

The Scimitar Horned Oryx can still be hunted in Africa. I took mine in South Africa and saw dozens of them. You will need the appropriate CITES permit paper work from both the U.S. and South Africa to take one and to bring it back home. Mine is 40" on the horns. You could also take an Addax while there too. I know of a PH that could arrange your hunt for both if you are ever interested, in addition to the good old regular Gemsbok.

Use enough gun

Hey, what kind of trophy fees are you talking on these critters?

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Originally posted by bwanajcj:
Is the angolan oryx the same as the arabian oryx? all white a little on the skinny side with black markings on the face.

I think that they are building a population of the arabian oryx here in Texas, I have seen a few in trophy rooms. I think they were blasted away some years ago in their native habitat. I personally think that they make a very nice trophy mount. I don't think they would be the same animal as an Angolan oryx. They are the white skinny one with the black markings on the face.

Scimitar horned oryx. $3000.00 trophy fee, plus VAT and paperwork. Irene Safaris, RSA.

Dave

Rbhunt,
yes i have also seen some in a few trophy rooms one from a very recent hunt, but i wasn't familiar with how the angolan species looked, i really were't sure if they were the same or not. thanks jj

nopride2,
3000$ sounds a little steep to me they can be had for less than that here (minus the experience) in the US and you can save shipping and cites hassles?

No an Arabian oryx is not a Angolan.

Angolan are available in Northern Namibia on some ranches.

Arabian are available in Texas one some ranches.

The Arabian is a tiny little shit of an oryx. Nothing impressive about him.

Kathi Klimes sent me a mag. named "Hunting Namibia" in it is a good article written by the later Elmer Gates on Oryx.
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I believe my trophy fee on the Scimitar Horned Oryx was $2500.00, the gemsbok was $700.00 and I am not sure what the Addax was going to be, but I believe that it was going to run about the same as the Scimitar. I didn't hunt the Addax because I switched my hunting preferences to dangerous game from plains game on my next trip to Africa. The Addax would be one fine trophy to take and to have. I do have a PH contact for that if you are interested as well as one on the Scimitar. In fact, when I shot my Scimitar, there was one young Scimitar that was much longer in the horns, (mine was 40") that they were going to give it a couple of years before having it taken. By the way, my gemsbok male's horns were 42", also a good trophy for South Africa. It has been a couple of years now and I don't know if it has been taken or not, or what the price would be. The Scimitars that I hunted have very good horns, not funky like a lot of them get from inbreeding, etc.

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Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Those are better prices than you can get in Texas so it would be a pretty good deal as long as you were there anyway.