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1
Q

Males weight

A

90-125 lbs

2
Q

Females weight

A

90 lbs

3
Q

Horn cover is shed how often?

A

annually

4
Q

When does horn cover shed? (what months)

A

middle of October-early November

5
Q

Prong is not evident until when?

A

First week of December

6
Q

Speed

A

45 mph

7
Q

Wire of the fence needs to be how far off the ground?

A

14-16 inches

8
Q

Mature males will collect a harem of how many does?

A

2-14

9
Q

When is rut?

A

August-mid October

10
Q

Gestation period

A

235 days

11
Q

When are fawns born?

A

mid-March - early June

12
Q

First pregnancy produces how many fawns?

A

single

13
Q

On good range, whats fawns per doe ratio?

A

1.8 fawns per doe

14
Q

Fawns are hidden for the first…(how many days)

A

7-10 days

15
Q

How long do they nurse?

A

4 months

16
Q

What percentage of forbs, browse, and grasses do they eat?

A

65% forbs, 30% browse, 5% grasses

17
Q

Suffered losses from grazing on…

A

woolly locoweed, creostotebush, and tarbush

18
Q

Winter diet of pronghorns and percentage

A

wheat, barley, oats. and 70%

19
Q

Water consumption amount

A

.09-1.19 gallons/day

20
Q

Herds found within how many miles of water?

A

4-6

21
Q

On fenced rangelands, how many section pastures are considered good for a small sized herd (how many in that herd)

A

3-4 section pastures, and 8-12 pronghorns

22
Q

Greastest management factor that will benefit pronghorn is?

A

Proper grazing use of rangelands

23
Q

Competitors and percentage

A

Cattle: 20-25%; Goats and Sheep: 40%