I'm witth LNF and a couple others here.
NEW MEXICO IS [bleep] STUPID for making aoudads a draw requirement. Its a friggin exotic, non-native species that DIDN'T BELONG THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I've killed several aoudads in the Big Bend area, they are very challenging to hunt and make a fine mount, but they are starting to compete heavily with the mule deer in our area, they eat all the same things in our area and the mule deer population has suffered because of them.
All I'm saying is the aoudads are there(NM), thats fine. But you should be able to shoot them any time of year without a tag, period, just like Texas.
In Texas you can shoot them anytime just like any varmint or exotic and their populations are still increasing.
Bill
