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Make no mistake, the Crown Prince enjoys his royal perks. He rides around in a Rolls-Royce with plates that read 001 or else a customized tour bus with a small living room complete with satellite TV. His ranch is surprisingly modest but features a collection of some of the world's finest Arabian and thoroughbred horses. His main meal, at 7 p.m. sharp, is a sumptuous banquet of Arabic and Continental cuisine...
Still, not all hunts on preserves provoke an outcry. Many ranch owners keep exotic animals out of their collections or conduct hunts on grounds that give prey a sporting chance. The Selah Ranch in Austin, Texas, is a 5,500-acre spread covered by Spanish dagger and prickly pear, often with no sign of the elusive animals that live there. "There are a lot of exotic animals on this place that die of old age," says Mike Gardner, owner of San Miguel Hunting Ranches, which runs Selah...
Even preserves with no baited killings and lots of room to roam may be less of a square deal than they seem. "If a ranch advertises itself as having 3,500 acres, you need to know if that space is open or broken down into pens and whether there's protective cover or the ground is clear," says Richard Farinato, director of the Humane Society's captive-wildlife protection program...
Politically-themed vacations fetched the biggest bids. A week at the Vermont retreat of Ira Jackson, Director of the Center for Business and Government, with Jackson serving pancakes every morning, brought in $3500. A week at former Ambassador to Austria Swanee Hunt’s Columbine Ranch, in Colorado, brought...
...rides around in a Rolls Royce with 001 number plates or else a customized tour bus with a small living room complete with satellite TV. His ranch is surprisingly modest, but features an expensive collection of some of the world's finest Arabian and thoroughbred horses. His main meal at 7 p.m. sharp is a sumptuous banquet of Arabic and Continental cuisine, these days including rare mushrooms known as desert truffles that grow wild after winter rains...