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Show 3 Vohn's Valley Antelope Easy To See ( 1 i( it '. 'i t i ". Beautifully marked pronghorn antelope ponders home. Division of Wildlife Resources transplant in December 1986 placed antelope in Panguitch Valley and Sage Hen Hollow area. Watch along Antimony road, U-12 and U.S. 89 south of Panguitch. The John's Valley Pronghorn antelope herd can generally be spotted grazing in the area north oi Utah Highway 12 and west of Utah . Highway 22. Although once native to the area, these swift and graceful animals have just been reintroduced into the area within the last 13 years. Once plentiful in the time of the pioneers, excessive hunting and disease took their toll and the last known sighting of an antelope in the John's Valley area took place in 1892. A few animals were returned to the area in December 1975 and 1976 and since then the herd has grown steadily. In recent years the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been actively relocating the beautiful animals back into areas throughout Utah where antelope range is still available. DWR experts say that antelope and black sage go together and the pronghorns are fussy about what they eat, so only a few areas are really suitable range. Originally the parent stock for Utah herds came from Wyoming and Montana. All animals now used for trapping and transplanting come from a strong and healthy herd on Parker Mountain in Wayne County, just north of Garfield County. The pronghorn antelope is not a true antelope, but was so dubbed by pioneers who had seen the real antelope in the eastern hemisphere. It is actually a goat-antelope and has no near relatives. Native to the U.S. it is found in the central and eastern parts of the country. The homs of the antelope are, unlike antlers of the deer, permanent features which continue to grow throughout it, 17 consist of hard bo" H jutting out from iIk si ,ii ;; LT' with .a hard subi' keratin-usually l0ughE Both the male and , hc " have horns, alihouch ih female pronghorn t 5 h aope ,s a In coloring they arC . , reddish brown on t c J: sorncwhatllghtconlheir 1'ght almost white undersides. Their faces often with white patches Limited hunts have ken a for sportsmen, starting i' with five permits issued m-:-hunters successful. Mor 15 Utah permits and one'.: resident permit issued a- - 1 all hunters getting their'anr -" ( ( |