Tomcolston257
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impressive
He was a early Weatherby Award Winner, and was friends with the Shah of Iran and other noteworthy hunters of that era.I believe a NM governor in the 1940's got the ball rolling after a trip to Africa and the introduction program went from 1969-77.
They vastly underestimated their reproductive capabilities and the effectiveness of the predators here.
Edit: It wasn't a Governor it was Dr. Hibben. Chairman of the state game commission at the time.