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07 January 2007, 09:42

Harsh Strider

What is this animal?

Came across this picture on the web. Just wondering what it is.
http://www.violentprey.com/Unknown.jpg

Thanks,
Matt

07 January 2007, 09:45

Canuck

Its a tahr. They are very popular to hunt in New Zealand, where they have been transplanted from the Himalayas.

Cheers,
Canuck

07 January 2007, 10:02

Matt Norman

No mystery or drama here...it's indeed a Tahr, readily available in N.Z.

07 January 2007, 10:08

Canuck

Here's a good link for you... http://www.nzhuntinginfo.com/printPage.php?pageName=./game/tahr

07 January 2007, 21:00

Outdoor Writer

Harsh,

If you go to the NZ/Australia section here, you can view lots of tahr pix. Here's one I killed in NZ in 2005. -TONY

08 January 2007, 05:58

Ryan Campbell

A friend of mine killed one of those on a ranch in Texas recently. It hat gotten onto the ranch and the land owner didn't know what it was and just let him shoot it. Lucky individual to say the least.

The Hunt goes on forever, the season never ends.

I didn't learn this by reading about it or seeing it on TV. I learned it by doing it.

08 January 2007, 20:20

Gibson

Ryan, are you sure your friend didn't shoot an aodad? They are all over Texas, and I have never heard of a Tahr in the states.

08 January 2007, 21:01

Outdoor Writer

Gibson,

Actually, quite a few of the exotic game factories in Texas offer tahr hunts.

Of course, God never intended for tahr to live there; if he did, he would have given Texans some real mountains.

-TONY

08 January 2007, 23:30

Toomany Tools

There are Tahr on Mt. Taylor here in New Mexico. They were imported for a high-fence hunting operation but many are not inside a fence. There is no closed-season on the ones outside the fence.

09 January 2007, 03:22

Outdoor Writer

I had heard at one time that some roam wild somewhere in CA, too.

And speaking of seasons, NZ has none either and there are no limits on how many one kills. Same with the wild red deer. -TONY

10 January 2007, 19:27

CRUSHER

tony I thought that avitar on your post was a picture of red green until I saw your picture with that animal nice

10 January 2007, 19:32

madabula

Tahr hunting in NZ is terriffic. I wrote up my experience for Kyana SCI a while back. You can read it and see photos at:Tahr hunting in NZ

11 January 2007, 08:51

Luke Blathewick

Thats a beauty Tony!

11 January 2007, 22:42

Ryan Campbell

Gibson,
Yes I'm sure it wasnt an audad. I saw the pics. He's killed quite a few audad already. There arent too many exotic animals that Texas doesnt have at some point or another. Outdoor Writer is right, although the Davis Mountains in west Texas are pretty rough.

The Hunt goes on forever, the season never ends.

I didn't learn this by reading about it or seeing it on TV. I learned it by doing it.

14 January 2007, 09:22

Gibson

Wow, I had no idea there were any in the States. Seems like a lot of states have some weird non-native species running around these days. I just saw an axis doe this fall in Northern Michigan!