BALEAREAN BOC
- Airport: Mallorca Airport
- Hunting Season: May-November
- Duration: From 5 days
- Accommodation: Hotel
The Balearean Wild Goat or the Balearean Boc is indigenous to the Balearic Island Mallorca. The oldest remains of this species have been dated to 2030 BC. by archaeologists who have studied the fauna of the Mediterranean Sea. It is similar to other Mediterranean goats, but with some peculiarities that distinguish it from the others.
It has a reddish coat, a black cross on the back, a black beard, and a horn usually open, growing sideways. The Balearic Boc presents sexual dimorphism affecting size, coloration pattern, horn size and shape, and the presence of a black beard in male goats, which grows longer in age.
The horns in males develop with a very open, almost horizontal “V” shape. Every horn grows spiral, achieving spreads of near 100 cm in well-developed mature bocs. Females show bow shared, straight and non-spiraled horns. Female horns are shorter and thinner than male ones.
Hunting areas for the Balearean Goat
The hunting areas are on the island of Mallorca, on the entire west coast and northwest in the Sierra Tramuntana and the Formentor, Alcudia, and Artá Peninsulas.
The Balearean Boc is recognized by the GSCO
This species is recognized by the Grand Slam Club Ovis and it appears in the Gran Slam 20 goats which may be hunted.
