new camera...

it arrived yesterday and is an updated version of one of the best (and best VALUE) cameras i've ever had the pleasure of using. it's made by GE (i'll post the model number later if anyone is interested) and has been my hands down favourite for "regular" picture taking of family, outdoors and events - as well as for posting pictures of food and cooking.

How was the prairie goat hunting up there? We had only three come into Hilger meats today.

Tas,

margi - it's a euphemistic colloquailism for "pronghorn antelope," which are common in this part of the country and are prized by hunters for the challenge and for the wonderful meat they provide:

That would be it, right there ~

Those distinctive horns (note that they are true horns, not antlers, which is what deer have) are what give the pronghorn its name. These are very beautiful and interesting animals unique to the North American continent. AS I recall, they ahve characteristics of many plains animals, but are related to none.

they are native to the north american continent, margi - as far as i know, they are generally un-related to any antelope in africa, and in fact are not considered to be true antelope.

TasunkaWitko wrote: they are native to the north american continent, margi - as far as i know, they are generally un-related to any antelope in africa, and in fact are not considered to be true antelope.   in general, their range is between the mississippi river and the rocky mountains, with montana, wyoming, colorado and new mexico being the most well-known areas to find them. they've been around since the ice ages, at least.

There is also quite a large population of them in South-Central Oregon / Upper California. Hart Mountain Nat'l Antelope Refuge near Lakeview OR, has a very large population of them, and they can be seen quite frequently in the wild all over that region. I used to see them all the time in the fields outside of town when I went to school in Klamath Falls.