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Aoudad $4500

The Barbary sheep, also known as aoudad is a species of caprine native to rocky mountains in North Africa. While this is the only species in genus Ammotragus, six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. 

Mass: 88 – 310 lbs (Adult)

Scientific name: Ammotragus lervia

Height: 2.6 – 3.3 ft. (Adult, At Shoulder)

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Bovidae

Phylum: Chordata

Subfamily: Caprinae

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Axis $4250

The chital or cheetal, also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. 

Mass: 79 lbs (Adult) 

Scientific name: Axis axis

Gestation period: 227 days 

Conservation status: Least Concern 

Family: Cervidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

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BlackBuck Antelope $4250

The blackbuck, also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources. It stands up to 74 to 84 cm high at the shoulder. Males weigh 20–57 kg, with an average of 38 kg.

Scientific name: Antilope cervicapra

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population stable) 

Mass: 80 lbs (Adult) 

Gestation period: 167 days 

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Bovidae

Kingdom: Animalia

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Black Hawaiin Ram $2750

There is some controversy on how the Black Hawaiian breed was started. Some say it is a cross of Mouflon and black hair sheep from the Hawaiian islands. Others say they are Barbados with a dilution of the red color gene making them black.

Region: North America.

Weight: 130-160.

Gestation Period: 6 months.

Number of Young: 1-2.

Maximum Age: 10-15 years.

Antlers/Horns: Males Only.

Season: Year Round.

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 Bobcat/Lynx  $500

Bobcats have become a fascinating part of Texas wildlife, with a thriving population spread throughout the state. Due to their secretive nature and adaptability, these Texas bobcats can be found in various habitats, but they are most concentrated in the South Texas brush country. Distinguished by the scratches they leave on tree trunks and lookout trees, bobcats have a larger bone structure, measuring about twice the size of a domestic cat. They possess excellent eyesight and are primarily active at night.

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Corsican Ram $2750

Originally from the West Indies, the Corsican will usually be brown with a light colored belly. Males will often have long black hair on the neck that many call a ruff. The horn configuration on a ram can vary from a tight curl similar to a Mouflon sheep or a wide and flaring horn configuration. Horn lengths on a trophy-sized animal start at about 30 inches, and exceptional specimens can grow horns that measure up to the 40 inch mark.

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Coyote   $500

The coyote is a species of canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the golden jackal does in Eurasia. 

Eats: Squirrel, Frogs, Insects, Lizards, Marmot, Prickly pear, MORE

Speed: 35 – 43 mph (Adult, In Pursuit)

Mass: 15 – 46 lbs (Adult)

Trophic level: Carnivorous 

Scientific name: Canis latrans

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Canidae

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 Debowski Sika  $ 4250

The sika deer, also known as the Northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. 

Scientific name: Cervus nippon

Mass: 93 lbs (Adult) 

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing) 

Gestation period: 224 days Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

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Elk   $10,500

The elk, or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. Mass: 710 – 730 lbs (Male, Mature), 500 – 530 lbs (Female)

Height: 4.9 ft. (Male, At Shoulder, Mature), 4.3 ft. (Female, At Shoulder)

Scientific name: Cervus canadensis

Lifespan: 10 – 13 years (In the wild)

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

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Fallow (Chocolate) $7500

The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes in Europe. 

Scientific name: Dama dama

Mass: 100 – 180 lbs (Male, Free range, Adult)

Gestation period: 230 days

Conservation status: Least Concern 

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

Kingdom: Animalia

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Fallow (Spotted) $7500

The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes in Europe. 

Scientific name: Dama dama

Mass: 100 – 180 lbs (Male, Free range, Adult)

Gestation period: 230 days 

Conservation status: Least Concern 

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

Kingdom: Animalia

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Fallow (White) $7500

The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes in Europe. 

Scientific name: Dama dama

Mass: 100 – 180 lbs (Male, Free range, Adult)

Gestation period: 230 days 

Conservation status: Least Concern 

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

Kingdom: Animalia

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Gemsbok $8500

The gemsbok, or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival. 

Scientific name: Oryx gazella

Mass: 490 – 660 lbs (Male), 220 – 460 lbs (Female)

Speed: 37 mph (Maximum, Running)

Trophic level: Herbivorous

Gestation period: 274 days 

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable) 

Domain: Eukaryota

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Hog Ferrel $250

A feral pig is a domestic pig which has gone feral, meaning it lives in the wild. The term feral pig has also been applied to wild boars, which can interbreed with domestic pigs. They are found mostly in the Americas and Australia. Razorback and wild hog are Americanisms applied to feral pigs or boar–pig hybrids. 

Mass: Wild boar: 170 – 220 lbs

Gestation period: Wild boar: 120 days

Height: Wild boar: 2.1 – 4.1 ft.

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Jacob Sheep "4 Horn" $2750

The Jacob is a British breed of domestic sheep. It combines two characteristics unusual in sheep: it is piebald—dark-coloured with areas of white wool—and it is often polycerate or multi-horned. It most commonly has four horns. 

Scientific name: Ovis aries

Weight: Male: 54 to 82 kg (120 to 180 lb); Female: 36 to 54 kg (80 to 120 lb)

Conservation status: (2007): not at risk: 147 ; (2017): Category 6

Face colour: badger-faced – black cheeks and muzzle, white blaze

Horn status: horned in both sexes; may have two or four horns

Other names: Spanish Sheep

Wool colour: piebald – black or grey with white patches

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Javelina  $1500 up to 2

A peccary is a pig-like ungulate of the family Tayassuidae. They are found throughout Central and South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in the southwestern area of North America. They usually measure between 90 and 130 cm in length, and a full-grown adult usually weighs about 20 to 40 kg. 

Mass: 44 – 88 lbs (Adult)

Scientific name: Tayassuidae

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Tayassuidae; Palmer, 1897

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

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Mouflon  $4250

The mouflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, the Caspian region from eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds.

Length: 4-5 feet long pointerbiggame.com

Class: Mammalia

Family: Bovidae

Genus: Ovis

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

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Mule Deer   $5500

The mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer. 

Mass: 120 – 330 lbs (Male, Adult), 95 – 200 lbs (Female, Adult)

Scientific name: Odocoileus hemionus

Trophic level: Herbivorous

Gestation period: 203 days

Summer colors: tannish-brown

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

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Nilgai   $8500

The nilgai is the largest antelope of Asia, and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. It is the sole member of the genus Boselaphus, which was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1766. The nilgai stands 1–1.5 m at the shoulder; males weigh 109–288 kg, and the lighter females 100–213 kg. 

Scientific name: Boselaphus tragocamelus

Family: Bovidae

Gestation: 240–258 days 

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Phylum: Chordata

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Painted Desert   $2750

Painted Desert Sheep are spotted hair sheep that receive most of their influence from Mouflon sheep. Before being established as a separate breed, they were considered by many to be a parti-colored Corsican.  Long desired by hunters because of the large horns and aesthetic, flashy looks, the Painted Desert is now popular among exotic and alternative livestock fanciers.

Painted Desert sheep shed their short winter wool naturally each spring, leaving a glossy, slick coat. Their colors can be very wild with mixes of up to four or five colors. They breed out of season and lamb twice a year, with twins and even triplets occurring often. 

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Red Deer   $8500

The red deer is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of western Asia. 

Mass: 440 lbs (Adult)

Scientific name: Cervus elaphus

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

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The red fox is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus parts of North Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. 

Eats: Arctic fox, Squirrel, Leporids, Hamster, Raccoons, Guinea pig, Gopher, Opossums, Gerbillinae, Murids, Arvicolinae

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Mass: 4.9 – 31 lbs

Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable) 

Lifespan: 3 – 4 years (In the wild)

Teeth: 42 teeth 

Red Fox   $100

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Red Sheep   $5500

Shoulder height 29-32 inches (74-81 cm). Weight averages 110 pounds (50 kg), sometimes as much as 150 pounds (68 kg).The red sheep is believed to be a hybrid between the Armenian mouflon (O. g. gmelini) and the Transcaspian urial (O. v. arkal) that occurs naturally in the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran and the Kavir Desert of north-central Iran. Its offspring are fertile. As a hybrid, its characteristics will vary. The chromosome number varies with the individual animal, ranging from 54 to 58 in Alborz specimens and from 54 to 55 in Kavir specimens. Saddle patch and bib may be present or not, and neck ruff and horn configuration are variable.

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Rio Grande Turkey  $1500

The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey. 

Lifespan: 3 – 5 years (Adult, In the wild)

Mass: 11 – 24 lbs (Male, Adult), 5.5 – 12 lbs (Female, Adult)

Term for young: chick, poult

Collective noun: flock, gang, rafter

Eaten by: Coyote

Class: Aves

Domain: Eukaryota

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Scimitar-Horned Oryx $6500

The scimitar oryx, also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is an Oryx species that was once widespread across North Africa. In 2000, it was declared extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List.

Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild 

Mass: 310 – 460 lbs (Male, Adult), 200 – 310 lbs (Female, Adult)

Lifespan: 15 years (Female)

Gestation period: 243 – 274 days

Scientific name: Oryx dammah

Height: 3.3 ft. (Adult, At Shoulder)

Family: Bovidae

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Texas Dall  $2750

Texas Dalls were originally the result of a wayward Merino ram visiting Mouflon ewes on the Y.O. Ranch. The resulting white lambs/rams were first called “Snow White Rams” after the Y.O. Ranch foreman Bob Snow, who had procrastinated in removing the stray ram. He later named them “Texas Dalls” after the white Alaskan Dall Sheep, though there is no relation. 

The term “DAHL,” therefore, is incorrect, whether referring to Alaskan or Texas Dalls.

Texas Dalls shall be pure, snowy white with pink skin. Eyelids, lips and nose pads are cream to pink. Horns and hooves shall be creamy to yellow to gold. Eyes shall be yellow to light brown.

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Transcaspian Urial $12000

Transcaspian urials are part of the Caprinae family, which they share with bison and buffalo.

They are a type of mouflon, or wild sheep, and the ancestors of domesticated sheep.

They live in grasslands in northern India, Iran and nearby areas.

Male Transcaspian urials are referred to as rams.

A female can birth up to three offspring at a time.

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White-Tailed Deer  $3500

The white-tailed deer, also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes. 

Mass: 150 lbs (Male, Adult, In Summer), 100 lbs (Female, Adult, In Summer)

Speed: 30 mph (Maximum, Adult, Running)

Scientific name: Odocoileus virginianus

Height: 1.7 – 3.9 ft. (Adult, At Shoulder)

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Cervidae

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Zebra   $7500

Zebras are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: Grévy's zebra, the plains zebra, and the mountain zebra. Zebras share the genus Equus with horses and asses, the three groups being the only living members of the family Equidae. 

Speed: Plains zebra: 40 mph

Mass: Grévy's zebra: 770 – 990 lbs, Mountain zebra: 620 lbs, Plains zebra: 880 lbs 

Term for young: colt, cub, foal

Gestation period: Grévy's zebra: 13 months, Mountain zebra: 12 months 

Number of species: three species 

Class: Mammalia

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