Pronghorn Biofacts

Question 1

Males weight

Answer 1

90-125 lbs

Question 2

Females weight

Answer 2

90 lbs

Question 3

Horn cover is shed how often?

Answer 3

annually

Question 4

When does horn cover shed? (what months)

Answer 4

middle of October-early November

Question 5

Prong is not evident until when?

Answer 5

First week of December

Question 6

Speed

Answer 6

45 mph

Question 7

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

Answer 7

14-16 inches

Question 8

Mature males will collect a harem of how many does?

Answer 8

2-14

Question 9

When is rut?

Answer 9

August-mid October

Question 10

Gestation period

Answer 10

235 days

Question 11

When are fawns born?

Answer 11

mid-March - early June

Question 12

First pregnancy produces how many fawns?

Answer 12

single

Question 13

On good range, whats fawns per doe ratio?

Answer 13

1.8 fawns per doe

Question 14

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

Answer 14

7-10 days

Question 15

How long do they nurse?

Answer 15

4 months

Question 16

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

Answer 16

65% forbs, 30% browse, 5% grasses

Question 17

Suffered losses from grazing on…

Answer 17

woolly locoweed, creostotebush, and tarbush

Question 18

Winter diet of pronghorns and percentage

Answer 18

wheat, barley, oats. and 70%

Question 19

Water consumption amount

Answer 19

.09-1.19 gallons/day

Question 20

Herds found within how many miles of water?

Answer 20

4-6

Question 21

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

Answer 21

3-4 section pastures, and 8-12 pronghorns

Question 22

Greastest management factor that will benefit pronghorn is?

Answer 22

Proper grazing use of rangelands

Question 23

Competitors and percentage

Answer 23

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