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rost495, I realize the restrictions on meat tansport and not suggesting one can partake in an all inclusive hunt to SA and back for $1600, just questioning the state of NM for such high non resident fees.
I would just stay there until I got it all ate up 
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If someone told me I could go over to NM and shoot an oryx for $1600 and take the meat home, I'd be there tomorrow.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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I agree with JGRaider. That meat is the best.
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Man! I'm glad that I got mine years ago when I lived there. I killed one once-in-a-lifetime Oryx and two on depredation hunts on the range. The last depredation was for a great bull on Stallion Range that they were afraid was going to tear down some fence. That is the best meat in the world as far as I am concerned. Cool critters.
Each hunt cost me $41 and a little gas.
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You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
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I drew the Stallion Range on White Sands back in 2011. I had a decent hunt I guess, but not as good as I had expected. I never thought I'd hunt Africa at that time, but in the last 3 years I have gone on 6 safaris in 3 different countries taking almost 100 animals, many of them gemsbok.
Did you just decide one day that Africa was your new interest?
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Last few years the on-range population ran around 1500 down from a high of 2500-3500. An important factor was a prolonged-killing freeze a few years ago that killed a whole age class of oryx. Now you see lots of broken horn and "mulie" ( no ear) animals as a result. Having said that I still saw multiple trophy animals while driving the range. Management of the oryx seems to also depend on the attitude of the Commander, some seem to like the oryx around and others not so much. Still a great hunt but you have to work a bit harder
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Each hunt cost me $41 and a little gas.
You're officially banned.......from the WORLD!😆
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I drew the Stallion Range on White Sands back in 2011. I had a decent hunt I guess, but not as good as I had expected. I never thought I'd hunt Africa at that time, but in the last 3 years I have gone on 6 safaris in 3 different countries taking almost 100 animals, many of them gemsbok.
Did you just decide one day that Africa was your new interest? I started working in Africa a little over 3 years ago. With my transportation already paid for, I decided to book a safari... The rest is history.
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What's the favored way for a great experience & representative head; on or of White Sands?
If Ya score a White Sands tag can you bring a spotter (observer w/o tag)? As mentioned, the off range hunts have gotten pretty tough. The on range hunts are not what they use to be either. If I were traveling far, I would go on range or a ranch hunt. Yes, you can bring a visitor. A couple years ago I know you could bring two non hunters, I believe it's three now.
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I've hunted em twice.
Wife and I had a wonderful time.
The meat is awesome. No matter the cut, it's all tender, and gamey taste free. Surprising, for what they eat.
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rost495, I realize the restrictions on meat tansport and not suggesting one can partake in an all inclusive hunt to SA and back for $1600, just questioning the state of NM for such high non resident fees.
I would just stay there until I got it all ate up 
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Each hunt cost me $41 and a little gas.
You're officially banned.......from the WORLD!😆 lol! ![[Linked Image]](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/sbh_album/003-2.jpg)
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it.
A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck.
Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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Last few years the on-range population ran around 1500 down from a high of 2500-3500. An important factor was a prolonged-killing freeze a few years ago that killed a whole age class of oryx. Now you see lots of broken horn and "mulie" ( no ear) animals as a result. Having said that I still saw multiple trophy animals while driving the range. Management of the oryx seems to also depend on the attitude of the Commander, some seem to like the oryx around and others not so much. Still a great hunt but you have to work a bit harder FWIW, the on-range population "high" was actually 5,000 or so - at least it was 15 years ago when I talked to the WSMR biologist on my OLT hunt. That's when they really started to ramp up the permit numbers. I don't know that the freeze (which was fairly recent) affected the herd numbers as much as the increased hunting did. I did hear that the freeze contributed to more broken horned animals.
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