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Exotic Animals You Did Not Know You Could Still Hunt

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By Lance Cartelli

2:17 PM PDT, April 20, 2018

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These animals are still fair game. 

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African Porcupine

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This species of rodent can be found in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

Aoudad Sheep

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These type of sheep are usually found in mountainous areas.

Arabian Oryx

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This medium-sized antelope is native to the Arabian Peninsula.

Armenian Mouflon

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This type of sheep has an average lifespan of 18 years.

Axis Deer

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Axis deer, also known as chital, have white tails.

Barasingha

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Barasingha, sometimes referred to as swamp deer, typically have up to 14 antler tines.

Beisa Oryx

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This species of antelope can be found in East Africa.

Blackbuck Antelope

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This type of antelope is found primarily in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

Black Wildebeest

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This animal is an herbivore.

Blesbok

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This type of antelope, found in South Africa, is identified by its white face.

Bobwhite Quail

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This quail, also referred to as a northern bobwhite, is a ground-dwelling bird found in parts of Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States.

Bongo

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This herbivorous antelope is a mostly nocturnal animal.

Chukar

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This game bird, in the pheasant family, has black and white lines on its wings.

Dama Gazelle

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This species of gazelle appears on the Niger national football team badge.

Eland

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An eland is a large antelope typically found in the African savanna.

Emu

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This animal is the second-largest living bird after the ostrich.

Fallow Deer

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This type of deer can run at speeds up to 30 mph.

Four-Horn Ram

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Both male and female animals of this species have horns.

Gemsbok

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This large antelope is on the coat of arms of Namibia.

Nilgai

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The lifespan of a nilgai is approximately 10 years.

Himalayan Tahr

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This type of goat has been reintroduced in parts of Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

Kafue Lechwe

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This animal, found primarily in Zambia, is labeled as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. 

Kudu

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The horns from these types of antelope are used as a musical instrument in many different cultures including a shofar in Jewish ceremonies. 

Markhor

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This type of goat is the national animal of Pakistan.

Nubian Ibex

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This desert-dwelling goat is usually found in mountainous areas.

Nyala

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These spiral-horned antelopes are herbivores.

Ostrich

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Ostriches lay the largest eggs of any living bird.

Pere David’s Deer

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Although this animal is extinct in the wild, Pere David’s deer were reintroduced in some areas in 1985.

Sitatunga

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This type of antelope is usually found in marshy areas.

Watusi

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This cattle is easily identifiable by its long horns.

White-Winged Dove

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This brownish-gray bird was mentioned in the Stevie Nicks song, “Edge of Seventeen.”

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