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Capra World Slam Form SPECIES DATE TAKEN COUNTRY (1) American Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) ___________________________________________________________________________ (2) Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) __________________________________________________________________________ (3) Cantabrian Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva) ___________________________________________________________________________ (4) Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) ____________________________________________________________________________ (5) New Zealand Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) _______________________________________________________________________________ (6) Carpathian Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra carpatica) ________________________________________________________________________ (7) Balkan Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica) ____________________________________________________________________________ (8) Caucasian Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra caucasica) _________________________________________________________________________ (9) Anatolian Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra asiatica) ___________________________________________________________________________ (10) Low Tatra Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra x R. r. tatrica) _____________________________________________________________ (11) Chartreuse Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra cartusiana) _______________________________________________________________________ (12) Vercors Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra vercors) ___________________________________________________________________________ (13) Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) __________________________________________________________________________________ (14) Himalayan/New Zealand Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) ______________________________________________________________________ (15) Bezoar Ibex (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) ___________________________________________________________________________________ (16) Kri-Kri Ibex (Capra aegagrus cretica) ____________________________________________________________________________________ (17) Persian Desert Ibex (Capra aegagrus ssp) __________________________________________________________________________________ (18) Sindh Ibex (Capra aegagrus blythi) _______________________________________________________________________________________ (19) Gredos Ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) ___________________________________________________________________________________ (20) Beceite Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) __________________________________________________________________________________ (21) Southeastern Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) _____________________________________________________________________________ (22) Ronda Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) ___________________________________________________________________________________ (23) Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ (24) Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ (25) Mid-Asian Ibex (Capra sibirica alaiana) ___________________________________________________________________________________ (26) Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) ______________________________________________________________________________ (27) Altay Ibex (Capra sibirica sibirica) _______________________________________________________________________________________ (28) Gobi Ibex (Capra sibirica hagenbecki) _____________________________________________________________________________________ (29) Dagestan (Eastern) Tur (Capra cylindricornis) ______________________________________________________________________________ (30) Kuban (Western) Tur (Capra caucasica dinniki) ____________________________________________________________________________ (31) Mid-Caucasian Tur (Capra caucasica caucasica) ____________________________________________________________________________ (32) Bukharan Markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) _____________________________________________________________________________ (33) Astor Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) _________________________________________________________________________________ (34) Kashmir Markhor (Capra falconeri cashmiriensis) __________________________________________________________________________ (35) Kabul Markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros) _______________________________________________________________________________ (36) Sulaiman Markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) _______________________________________________________________________________ (37) Chiltan Wild Goat (Capra falconeri jerdoni x Capra aegagrus blythi) ____________________________________________________________ (38) Goral (Naemorhedus goral) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ (39) Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) ________________________________________________________________________________________ (40) Mallorcan Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus erxleben) ____________________________________________________________________________ (41) Bezoar (Hybrid) Ibex (Capra ssp) (Must be free range) _______________________________________________________________________ (42) Kri-Kri (Hybrid) Ibex (Capra ssp) (Must be free range) ______________________________________________________________________ (43) Feral Goat (Capra hircus) (Must be free range) ______________________________________________________________________________ Name: ____________________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________ Street: ____________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________ ST/Prov: ________________________________ Country: __________________________________ Zip: _____________________ A CAPRA WORLD SLAM® requires 12 different species (subspecies) of world animals from the above list, with the following exceptions: #40, #41 and #42 (Mallorcan wild goat, bezoar [hybrid] ibex and Kri-Kri [hybrid] ibex) do not count for the 12, but may be counted for the Super 20 and Super 30; #43 (feral goat) does not count for the 12 or Super 20, but may be counted for the Super 30. For each animal taken and listed above, please complete a Hunt Report. Feel free to make as many copies as necessary. Please send photos (preferably field photos) of each animal! Complete and mail to: Grand Slam Club/Ovis • P.O. Box 310727 • Birmingham, AL 35231 Copyright © 2001, 2002-2010, 2013, 2014, 2020 Grand Slam Club/Ovis. All rights reserved..
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