Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Hunting -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
Data gathered throughout 1973 under Pittman-Robertson Project W-95-R-7 Job No. 2-E and W-95-R-8 for Study VIII, Jobs 1 and 2 are summarized in this report. It is estimated that prior to 1800 over 700,00 pronghorns ranged the prairies of South...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Parasites -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Parasites -- South Dakota
During the 1952 antelope season 43 antelope were examined in the field for parasites. Hemonchus contortus and Nematodirella sp. were the most common parasites observed. All of the adults were parasitized to some degree. None of the 15 kids were...
Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
The Antelope Restoration Project has three objectives:
1. To restock those portions of Western South Dakota which historically were populated by antelope but which now have few or no antelope.
2. To restock the Antelope Reserve for...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
During the 1953 antelope season in South Dakota 4746 antelope of all ages and both sexes were harvested by 5250 permittees. About 90.5 percent of the permittees were successful.
Some hunters are unable to correctly age their antelope and others are...
Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Hunting -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
Sex, age and general condition checks were made in the field and at locker plants during the 1958 antelope season. This data gives information concerning the degree of harvest, productivity and hunter selectivity on South Dakota's antelope...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
The state issued 5700 antelope hunting permits for the nine-day September 19 to 27 season in 1954. Those hunters harvested about 5200 antelope. About 91.2 percent of the permittees were successful. If all part days hunted are considered full days...
Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Counting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Counting -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
An aerial spring antelope census was made in 1958 to ascertain the population and the buck:doe:kid ratio in eleven West-River counties in South Dakota. Data obtained from the census indicated an antelope population of 15,585, an 8% decrease from...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Counting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Counting -- South Dakota
The aerial spring antelope survey was conducted between May 14 and July 8, 1971. The July population was 34,690 antelope for Western South Dakota. McPherson County in eastern South Dakota showed a population of 88 antelope. This was the only unit...
Antelopes -- South Dakota -- Counting; Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota
The 1951 Antelope census found 15,000 antelope in the counties of Harding, Butte, Perkins, Meade, Fall River and Stanley. Since 1950 the average increase has been 14 percent. The kid crop was normal averaging 90 kids per 100 does. The buck-doe...
Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
About 3150 antelope were harvested by 3350 permit holders during the 9-day 1951 antelope season. This represents a success of about 94 percent. These figures are relatively accurate for about 87 percent of the permit holders reported upon their...
Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
A 33 1/3 percent aerial sample of the antelope population in Harding, Butte, Perkins, Meade and Fall River Counties was (made) during late June and early July. The antelope population for these counties increased from 14,356 in 1951 to 16,608 in...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
During the 1955 antelope season 4,850 permits were issued and 4,281 antelope were killed. The average success for all hunting units was 88.3 percent. There was a 75.1 percent return of report cards. The average hunter required 1.4 days to bag an...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
During the 1956 antelope season, 6,266 hunting permits were issued and 5,616 antelope were killed. The average success for all hunting units was 89.6 percent. There was a 76.1 percent return of the re-port cards. The average hunter required 1.4...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
During the 1957 antelope season, 4,415 permits were issued and 3,887 antelope were killed. The average success for all hunting units was 88.0 percent. There was a 73.4 percent return of the report cards. The average hunter required 1.5 days to bag...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Counting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Counting -- South Dakota
An aerial spring antelope census was made in 1959 to ascertain the population and the buck: doe: kid ratio on the better antelope ranges in South Dakota. Data obtained from the census indicated an antelope population of 20,270, a 30% increase over...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Wounds and injuries -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Wounds and injuries -- South Dakota
A 378 square-mile area in Butte and Harding Counties was surveyed in 1959 for antelope crippling losses. Two airplanes and three ground crews located 26 dead or crippled antelope in an area where 337 persons hunted and 318 antelope were legally...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Counting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Counting -- South Dakota
The 1969 adult breeding population was 2,000 antelope more than the preceding year. Severe over-wintering losses that were not successfully censused, occurred in the northern East River areas. Reproduction was below normal in the northern...
Antelopes -- South Dakota -- Counting; Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
The 1950 antelope census found 10,568 antelope in the counties of Harding, Butte, central Meade and western Fall River. The antelope herds in those counties averaged increases of more than 50 percent since 1949.
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Counting -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Counting -- South Dakota
The South Dakota antelope population as of July 1, 1954 was estimated at 18,000. Since 1953 there was a 12 percent increase in the antelope population in those counties in the better antelope range. The Lower Cheyenne Management Unit (which is...
Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Parasites -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Parasites -- South Dakota
Although the sample is relatively small the incidence of parasitism among the antelope of South Dakota appears to be related to the type of domestic livestock using the range. On sheep range 63 percent of the antelope were infected with one or two...