Big Game Animals By Dustin Carnahan Objectives explain

Big Game Animals By: Dustin Carnahan

Objectives • explain why it is important for an individual to accurately identify land animal species; • Identify Texas Big Game Animals

Moose • Very large hoofed mammal. Brown 6 ft tall. • Habitat: Northern US and Canada in forest regions • Herbivores, Breeding in early fall. Twin calves. • 1000 lbs and massive antlers

Caribou • It’s a medium sized • Its brown with a white rear end and stands between 5. 5 to 7. 5 feet with 5 inch tail the bulls may weigh up to 300 lbs. • Habitat: Canada, Alaska, Russia, & Northern Europe (Arctic Region) • It eats grasses • it lives 6 to 8 years.

Bison • Large hoofed mammal • chocolate brown coat that is 10 feet long and 6 feet tall • they can weigh up to 900 lbs but some have been found larger. • Live in North America (Great Plains region) • Herbivores.

Big Horned Sheep • Large curly horns, brown in color, average 250 lb. • Habitat- Mountains • Feeding Habits. Herbivores, • 12 - 14 years old, give birth to single lamb, breed in Nov. and Dec.

Mountain Lion • Large, long tailed cat that is tan to grayish in color • Forests, mountains and deserts • Carnivore: Feeds on smaller mammals and white-tailed deer

Black Bear • 5 to 6 feet tall, average weight 300 to 600 lbs. • Habitat: swamps, bogs, forested areas and mountains. • Carnivore: Feed on insects and large mammals, berries • life span in wild 12 to 15 years.

Texas Big Game Animals

Elk • Massive antlers 6 or more points • reddish brown with dark brow neck • Habitat: mountains, meadows, foothills, Trans - Pecos region in TX • Eat: grass, forbs, bark and brush • carry 8. 5 months • 8 to 14 yrs old

Whitetail Deer • They vary in size • Raises tail, when in danger. • Habitat, forests, woods, and river bottoms. • Herbivores eat grasses, shrubs, and fungi. • East TX and the Hill Country

Mule Deer • Medium to large hoofed animal, that have reddish coat in winter and a blue grayish color in the summer • Habitat: forest, desert shrubs, chaparral, grasslands, plains, foothills and river bottoms • Herbivorous- eats forbs, browse, shrubs, twigs, and some grasses • Trans- Pecos region of TX

Pronghorn Antelope • Tan, with horns and white rump patch. • Habitat: prairies, plains, and adapt well. • Herbivores, eat sagebrush and grasses. • Breed in October and Nov. and conceive 7 to 8 months later. • Central TX

Javelina • Medium sized animal, resemble pigs • Social animals, Herds of 8 -9 • Omnivores: eat small animals, roots, fruit, grass and seeds • West TX