GC2MVXW Traditional Cache Pronghorn View
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 01/23/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 33.845 W104° 22.045 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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The horn sheath of the Pronghorn is different from either the antlers of deer or the true horns of cattle or Bison. Antlers are shed annually and are made of bone. True horns are never shed and are made of compressed hair (keratin) growing on a bony core. The horn sheath of a Pronghorn is a little of both. It is made of keratin growing on a bony core AND it is shed annually. In addition, the horn sheath is branched in male pronghorns. True horns are always unbranched. Pronghorns live primarily in grasslands but also in brushland and deserts. They eat a wide variety of plant foods, often including plants that are unpalatable or toxic to domestic livestock (sheep and cattle) though they also compete with these for food. By 1908, hunting pressure had reduced the Pronghorn population to about 100,000. Protection of habitat and hunting restrictions have allowed their numbers to recover to an estimated population of between 500,000 and 1,000,000. There has been some recent decline in a few localized populations, due to blue tongue disease which is spread from sheep; however the overall trend has been positive since conservation measures were put in place.
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8 Logs: Found it 8  

Found it 07/03/2019 By cachephrase
Saw a few pronghorn on our trip! We do not have them around home so it was really a neat experience. TFTC!

Found it 04/21/2019 By HendrickClan
Today was a good day to visit some caches in the region that are too far to hit in my usual spare time. Found this one quickly. SL. TFTC!

Found it 09/23/2018 By GeoCGS
Out and about this morning working on caches near to our campsite. Quick find here in good shape. TFTC!

Found it 07/26/2018 By bl78
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Found it 07/25/2018 By Cherylize
TFTC. SL as cize.

Found it 07/22/2018 By ldkloss

TFTC with kirchgeo and geo puppy Dickens. SL

Found it 07/21/2018 By kirchegeo
Nice hide with ldkloss and geo puppy Dickens. Tftc sl

Found it 04/28/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches