New Mexico Oryx Hunting Guides & Outfitters

The Oryx Antelope: This big game animal is a favorite of hunters in the New Mexico area. The Oryx Antelope is a straight horned antelope. It is sandy-gray with jet black lines and markings on its face and forelegs. It has a horse-like posture and an ox-like tail with a terminal brush of coarse hair. The Oryx is a typical animal of the hot, dry, desert regions. The Oryx is a big game animal that has been imported to the United States for the purpose of hunting. New Mexico hunting guides and outfitters offer guided hunts on the Oryx. The several species of this big game animal include the gemsbok, beisa, Beatrix Oryx, and fringe-eared Oryx, and the white Oryx.

Gemsbok: The gemsbok, O. gazelle, the best-known Oryx is famous for its long rapier like horns. Its build, neck, back posture, and gallop are horse-like in character.

A large male stands 45 to 50 inches {1.1 to 1.3 meters} at the shoulder and may weigh from 400 to 450 pounds {181 to 204 kg.}. Its horns project straight upward and backward from the head, and measure up to 44 inches {1.1 meters} in length. Both sexes possess horns, but those of the female are longer; even the calf has small horns at birth. The gemsbok is sandy-gray in color with black facial and flank markings which make the animal almost invisible in the right kind of surrounds in New Mexico. Its breeding season is in October and November, and the young are born ten months later. At birth, the young are reddish-brown in color and are kept hidden in the bush for a month or more. When their dark coats begin to change to the lighter color of the adult, they are ready to join the herd.

The gemsbok, drinks water when available, but can go without it for a long time during the dry season. The Gemsbok is a fast runner and can easily outrun the average horse or a pack of hunting dogs. A timid big game animal, it moves if molested, but it is by no means a coward. When pursued closely, it will turn and fight with its horns which can be used with swift and deadly accuracy. It is more than a match for a pack of hounds. Its life expectancy is about 20 years.

White Oryx: The White Oryx, Aegoryx algazel, also called the Arabian Oryx, is a true desert Oryx with dark facial and body markings similar to those of other Oryx, but brownish in color instead of black. Its horns curve over backwards and are scimitar-shaped. It has very large hoofs that spread and support the animal on the loose shifting surfaces. The White Oryx travels in small bands of three or four individuals and can live without water for long periods of time.

Other Oryxes: Among the many other oryxes are: the beisa, O. beisa; the fringe-eared oryx, O. callotis; and the Beatrix oryx, O. leucoryx, which stands only 2 feet {0.6 meters} at the shoulders.

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Hunting Oryx in New Mexico is a great trip to plan out and should be one to remember for a long time. Keep in mind that each hunting guide or outfitter offers different services and packages for the hunts and trips that they offer. Take the time to talk to each one by phone to make sure they offer what you are looking for. Huntingtripsrus wants your New Mexico Oryx hunting trip to also be a safe one. Ask the outfitter or guide if they offer any other packages that include lodging as this may affect the price of the hunting trip.