Questions about the Golden Wildebeest

[migrabill]

So while on Safari in RSA recently I took a magnificent Golden WIldebeest. One was not on my original "list", but throughout the week everytime I would see one, I would marvel at their beauty. On the last day of my Safari I added one to my list. He was a dandy. My PH told me that a Golden Wildebeest cannot be entered into SCI as they do not recognize the species. This lead me on a "Google hunt" and I see varying opinions on if they are a branch of the Blue Wildebeest or if they should be a separate species. My PH measured him and he qualifies as a Bronze Medal SCI animal. However because SCI does not recognize the Golden, he was measured as a Blue Wildebeest. My question is this: Is it "OK" or allowable to enter a Golden as a Blue, or is this considered bad form?

 

[Siennacoyote]

It’s a color variation of a blue wildebeest

 

[migrabill]

It’s a color variation of a blue wildebeest

Yes. So, in your opinion, it's OK to enter it in SCI as a Blue?

 

[Siennacoyote]

Yes. So, in your opinion, it's OK to enter it in SCI as a Blue?

In my opinion it is a blue wildebeest. Also in real life it is a blue . I see no issue entering it. That’s like having a separate category for a white bison . It’s still a bison

 

[Spearhead]

This post has me wanting to ask, are these bred for the color or natural thing? While asking, are the various colored impalas bred for that as well? The posted photo is gorgeous.

 

[375Fox]

This post has me wanting to ask, are these bred for the color or natural thing? While asking, are the various colored impalas bred for that as well? The posted photo is gorgeous.

Natural color variant but bred to proportions that never existed naturally

 

[Spearhead]

Natural color variant but bred to proportions that never existed naturally

Thank you. I had no clue.

 

[Red Leg]

There is a golden sable now as well that is breeding pure in a controlled environment. The first hunt for one sold at the DSC Foundation Dinner last weekend for $25+K. I did not bid.

 

[migrabill]

There is a golden sable now as well that is breeding pure in a controlled environment. The first hunt for one sold at the DSC Foundation Dinner last weekend for $25+K. I did not bid.

My PH said that 10 years ago a Golden Wildebeest was going for 200K! I got mine at under 3K.

 

[Ruraldoc]

I saw a herd of around 70 blue wildebeest. There was one golden in the bunch.

It was a natural occurrence. In places where they are common, they have been selectively breed.

Still a very pretty critter. It is just a color phase of blue wildebeest.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Natural color variant but bred to proportions that never existed naturally

Correct

 

[migrabill]

So I submitted the photo of me with, what is clearly, a Golden Wildebeest to SCI and asked for a Photo Medallion Plaque. The attached paperwork says Blue Wildebeest. They said this is not a problem and this is how it is to be entered. So there is our final answer. Golden Wildebeests DO get submitted to SCI as Blue Wildebeests.