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As in all hunts, it isnt so much the gun as it is the hunter. It is all about shot placement. The Oryx is a member of the african antelope family, as such the internals are not in exactly the same place as game animals that we are used to shooting.
Either the 7WSM or the .338 will suffice nicely for the Oryx, but he needs to study the kill zones, as heart and lung placement are different. It is all about shot placement, shot placement, shot placement. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. A local kid could kill one with a .22, and probably have, but a stranger to the area should be very intimate with his rifle. That is no place for buck fever.
Purchase the man 500 rounds of ammo and insist that he shoot 498 of them before allowing him to go hunt the Oryx. They are a large animal,,,,,often times hitting 1000 pounds. The Oryx are down south on the White Sands Missile range. That is hundreds of miles of dead flat desert with a little scraggly brush. The Oryx will certainly see and hear you long before you see it.
Learn something new everyday... Never knew there were oryx in NM...
They were introduced into the ecosystem here, but I do not believe they are native.
Two years ago, while working at Holloman AFB, I was in an extremely isolated area, near the test tracks, performing a field survey, when I encountered a herd of these animals at close range. Really close range. They took one look at me and bolted en masse.
A Master Sargeant I knew there completely totalled a government vehicle there once colliding into an oryx.
They were introduced into the ecosystem here, but I do not believe they are native.
Two years ago, while working at Holloman AFB, I was in an extremely isolated area, near the test tracks, performing a field survey, when I encountered a herd of these animals at close range. Really close range. They took one look at me and bolted en masse.
A Master Sargeant I knew there completely totalled a government vehicle there once colliding into an oryx.
You're right. They're not native....they're an African breed.
I have heard they are quite tasty...I would love to try some of the meat!
Thanks y'all, for your answers, observations, and advice concerning my husband's original question, about the best caliber to use, while hunting the oryx. I did know that they were not a native animal, but I surely didn't know that their internal organs were not quite in the same place, as our North American big game animals! That was certainly peculiar to learn. I've heard before that they were good eating, but you have definitely added to their reputation.
I have had some oryx, and thought it was o.k., but also did not have much taste. I think it depends on what you put on it. In my opinion, elk is much better tasting.
lol - Cathy, so would I - I'm game - pun intended!
LOL!!
To get off topic a tad....I can't BELIEVE that hubby went hiking at White Sands in 100-degree heat.
Dang. I won't even go on the sunset stroll until it cools off a LOT. I'm used to this kind of heat, but I just don't want to tolerate it any more than possible!
Well, I wish someone would get that oryx, so that we can have some for our "welcome to NM" dinner!!! We're starting to pack this weekend!
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