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Damage
Pronghorns sometimes cause damage to grain fields, alfalfa, and haystacks during the winter. Damage occurs from feeding, bedding, and trampling.
Legal Status
Pronghorns have game-animal status in all of the western states. Permits are required to trap or shoot pronghorns.
Economics of Damage and Control
Competition with livestock and occasional damage to agricultural crops should be weighed against the economic value of pronghorns as game animals. Landowners in Texas and other Great Plains states often charge $200 or more for trespass fees per hunter. Guided hunts may yield $600 to $800 or more per animal taken. In addition, many landowners derive aesthetic pleasure from observing pronghorns. Some states provide economic reimbursement for crop dam-age. In Wyoming, costs of pronghorn crop damage on private land, including administration (for example, salaries and travel) averaged $169,453 per year (1987 to 1991). Similar antelope crop damage costs in Colorado for the same period averaged $5,510 per year.
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Pronghorn Antelope | Pronghorn Antelope Overview | Pronghorn Antelope Damage Assessment | Pronghorn Antelope Damage Management | Pronghorn Antelope Resources | Pronghorn Antelope Acknowledgments | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information |
