STATUS OF THE FROlSTGHORlSrED ANTELOPE, 1922-1924 53 



"There may be 4 or 5 antelope left on the Bar-S Ranch, north of Barnhart, 

 but I am not certain that even this number survives. A few may exist on 

 the 7-D Ranch or adjoining ranches near Stiles, but I doubt if there are at 

 present 30 antelope in Reagan, Crockett, and Upton Counties, where they 

 were formerly in great numbers. A small herd has existed on the Door-Key 

 Ranch, 20 miles south of San Angelo, as long as I can remember, but I now 

 understand there are only two left. These I saw about a year ago. 



" On the Mclntyre ranch, north of Sterling, there are possibly 20 or 30. Mr. 

 Mclntyre protects them as well as he can, but when they get outside of his 

 fence they are usually killed. Sterling and the adjoining counties in all 

 directions except to the east were formerly ideal antelope ranges, but the 

 Mclntyre herd is the only one now remaining in that section of the country, 

 and I have been over practically every road in it. 



"In the Panhandle a few herds of antelope still remain. On the holdings 

 of the Matador Cattle Co., near Vega, I understand there are two or three 

 small herds. One or more herds are also to be found on the holdings of Lee 

 Bivans, of Amarillo. 



" I believe it is conservative to state that where there were 10 antelope 

 in Texas 10 years ago there is now less than one. In the country near Big Lake 

 they suffered the greatest loss one fall three or four years ago, when through 

 an oversight the legal protection of antelope in Texas was allowed to lapse 

 for about 30 days. During this open season they were run down by men in 

 motor cars and hunted so closely that the herd was practically exterminated. 

 On the ranches near Amarillo, which were mainly posted, antelope would prob- 

 ably have held their own so far as human agencies were concerned, but the ex- 

 tremely severe winter of 1918, when the snow remained on the ground for 

 weeks at a time, killed them by hundreds, and only a handful survive." 



In a letter dated June 17, 1923, Charles Goodnight wrote that at one time he 

 captured 5 antelope and placed them in one of his fenced pastures near Good- 

 night, where they increased to 18, after which all were killed by hunters. He 

 added that in his opinion antelope will not live in small inclpsures but do 

 well where they have plenty of room. 



In the following summary of existing antelope in Texas all the reports are 

 as of December, 1924, unless otherwise stated (fig. 16) : 



1. Band of 6 reported in Hansford County. 



2. Band of 3 reported in Ochiltree County. 



3. In 1922, 25 antelope were located on the Sheldon range in Oldham and 

 Hartley Counties, and a band of 4 on the Bivins ranch, near Channing, Hart- 

 ley County. In December, 1924, the State game department estimated 350 for 

 the entire county. 



4. In 1923 there was a band of 5 in the breaks of Moore County ; these are 

 now estimated to number 25. 



5. A band of 10 is reported from Hutchinson County, apparently about main- 

 taining its numbers. 



0. Forty were reported in 192! in Roberts County. 



7. In 1922 a band of 7 were living on the Landergin West ranch, near Adrian, 

 Oldham County; in December, 1924, 125 antelope were estimated to exist in 

 (lu's county. 



8. In H)22 00 were reported in the Brown and Trujillo pastures, near 

 Amarillo, Potter County; in December, 1924, only 20 were estimated to be 

 found in this county. 



u. Twenty live are estimated to ho living in Carson County. 



10. Deaf Smith County is estimated to contain 100 antelope. 



11. A hand of i<> Is reported In Randall County. 



12. Fifteen were reported in ''astro County In L924. 



13. in L922 a band of 15 was reported on the Francis Miller ranch in Bailey 

 County; in 1924 u total uf 50 was estimated in tiiis county. 



