

The does are a fawn brown to reddish brown color and don't have the impressive horns associated with the bucks.Īt the Escondido Ranch the habitat that the Black Buck Antelope thrive on is very similar to what is found in their native country. As the name implies the mature buck is very dark, almost a black color over the back and shoulders, with a white belly and lower side of the tail, white on the inside of the legs and white rings around the mouth and the eyes.

The horns themselves are very dark to black, thick at the base and narrowing to a fine point at the tip. In addition the horns have circles or ridges all along the length, making a terrific head mount presentation. A trophy Blackbuck will have a horn length of up to 18 inches, although some of the older bucks can have horn lengths of 24 inches or greater. The Black Buck Antelope has a unique set of horns that twist or corkscrew one to four times along the length of the horn. Central Texas is one of the best hunting locations for this exotic species, with the Escondido Ranch in the forefront of offering this species to serious hunters from around the world.

States such as Texas with its year round warmer climate have been very successful in importing these adaptable antelope. Black Buck Antelope, also know by several other names including Sasin, Kala Hiran and Indian Antelope are a species native to India, Nepal and Pakistan that have really found a niche on hunting ranches in the southern United States.
