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Aoudad #15258002 09/25/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC B blairvt OP Campfire Tracker OP blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC First ever Aoudad hunt for me. Really enjoyed it. Rugged territory for sure

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15258022 09/25/20 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana M MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana Congratulations Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15258299 09/26/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington Nice work. Who and where didja go? I gotta scratch that itch here someday Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15258518 09/26/20 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas [quote=blairvt]First ever Aoudad hunt for me. Really enjoyed it. Rugged territory for sure ------------------------------------ SAAAWEET ! Love the Scene Congrats Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15258547 09/26/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky NICXE! I'm headed to Texas in a month for Aoudad.....or maybe something else! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15258707 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC B blairvt OP Campfire Tracker OP blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC South of Van Horn TX. The green is the Rio Grande with Mexico on the other side

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15259022 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Nice! We have them on my deer lease. I think they thrive anywhere. We shoot them as pests, because they are crowding the deer out. Killed this one year before last. republic commando wallpaper Got this one with a bow a few years ago. Not big big they are more wary than a deer. nearest mobile Last edited by hanco; 09/26/20.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15259105 09/26/20 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC hillbillybear Campfire Ranger hillbillybear Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC Congratulations Member: Clan of the Turdlike People. Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers �If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15259335 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM E easttex Campfire Member easttex Campfire Member E Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM Far West Texas can be a real sheep hunt. Hill Country, not so much.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15259419 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas They get real big in far west Texas.

Re: Aoudad hanco #15259443 09/26/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 521 Texas B brush_buster Campfire Regular brush_buster Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 521 Texas That's really a nice one there Hanco. What did he measure? What's the nearest city (town) to your lease?? Texas bred and born

Re: Aoudad hanco #15259502 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC B blairvt OP Campfire Tracker OP blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC Originally Posted by hanco Nice! We have them on my deer lease. I think they thrive anywhere. We shoot them as pests, because they are crowding the deer out. Killed this one year before last. republic commando wallpaper Got this one with a bow a few years ago. Not big big they are more wary than a deer. nearest mobile pest? Dang, I paid to hunt them! Need any pest control help let me know

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15259861 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV Congrats! I drew another texas public land aoudad hunt for January (devils river)....pretty excited. Already got one out of the pd canyon. Depending on the situation, they are the real deal sheep hunt.

Re: Aoudad brush_buster #15260338 09/26/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas [quote=brush_buster]That's really a nice one there Hanco. What did he measure? What's the nearest city (town) to your lease??[/quote Never measured, it’s at the lease hanging outside the cook shack. Hunt near Burnet, northwest of Austin, by Lake Buchanan. Last edited by hanco; 09/26/20.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15260624 09/26/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,471 Where the wild things are. Sakoluvr Campfire Outfitter Sakoluvr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,471 Where the wild things are. They look like tough critters. Are they hard to put down? Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is. dogzapper After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box. Italian Proverb

Re: Aoudad Sakoluvr #15262012 09/27/20 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV Originally Posted by Sakoluvr They look like tough critters. Are they hard to put down? No. About like any other sheep. Last edited by Jackson_Handy; 09/27/20.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262299 09/27/20 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 Good job, OP. Self guided private land? I drew 29/30 in New Mexico this past Feb. I saw a fair number, but not the "one". I also couldn't tell the ewes from mid sized rams. More prep work is needed the next time I draw (if that ever happens). This herd of 6 was at 180 yards and I later learned the one on the lower right was a ~24 inch Ram. I couldn't see a nut sack on any of them, so I passed. I figured their nuts would be hanging to their knees like on bighorns (and myself of course). Another lone sheep I spotted in another drainage but passed on.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262300 09/27/20 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 This herd is at 350 or so. Same deal. I figured they were ewes but I was later told otherwise. Oh well. They were fun anyhow.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262355 09/27/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex Aoudad, We kill everyone we see here, no matter what sex or size, they are almost as bad as pigs. Rio7

Re: Aoudad RIO7 #15262919 09/27/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Originally Posted by RIO7 Aoudad, We kill everyone we see here, no matter what sex or size, they are almost as bad as pigs. Rio7 We do too

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262934 09/27/20 Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,225 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,225 Misery Judman, don't forget the M7 358 Winchester. Perfect test. be Well, RZ. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262958 09/27/20 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC hillbillybear Campfire Ranger hillbillybear Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC Perhaps a silly question here, but are the aoudads fit to eat? Member: Clan of the Turdlike People. Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers �If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15262983 09/27/20 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,892 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,892 Deer Park, Tx Had DooDad sausage with my eggs this morning. Sure was good. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15264310 09/27/20 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,868 On a raid Scotty Campfire Tracker Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,868 On a raid Congratulation.

Re: Aoudad hillbillybear #15264564 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Originally Posted by hillbillybear Perhaps a silly question here, but are the aoudads fit to eat? If you like tough ass meat.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15264634 09/28/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex Most of the Aoudad, Are caped out and the meat left behind, Rio7

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15264652 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas I heard they make tamales out of them.

Re: Aoudad hillbillybear #15264857 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC B blairvt OP Campfire Tracker OP blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC Originally Posted by hillbillybear Perhaps a silly question here, but are the aoudads fit to eat? Mine was left on the mountain after removing the head. Going to do a European mount. Ranch manager said the Mexicans won't eat them either.

Re: Aoudad hillbillybear #15265051 09/28/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by hillbillybear Perhaps a silly question here, but are the aoudads fit to eat? Not generally...I guess young ewes are OK...Ive shot three rams and my first answer is NO. That said..'Ive got a guy..." who makes sausage out of aoudad that is excellent, so guess where my next one is going. We cooked up fresh backstops from one of mine and they were good...but REALLY chewy.... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15265171 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas They can really jump. I surprised a group one day they took off, cleared fence with ease.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15265395 09/28/20 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder T Tejano Campfire Tracker Tejano Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder Rams are good for sausage and jerky. The ewes can be good in chili, enchiladas or any spicy slow cooking or grilling method. "When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15265472 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC B blairvt OP Campfire Tracker OP blairvt Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 4,355 Charlotte, NC Mine stunk so bad, can't imagine ever eating it. I wasw 20 yds away and could smell it. Like a car doing burnouts. Burnt rubber.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15265504 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Originally Posted by blairvt Mine stunk so bad, can't imagine ever eating it. I wasw 20 yds away and could smell it. Like a car doing burnouts. Burnt rubber. That’s a good way to describe them. I can smell them if I’m in my bow stand and they walk up.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266007 09/28/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex Gee, our ranch cook really does a great job with the lambs we kill, every thing else we leave for the coyotes. Rio7

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266118 09/28/20 Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 111 Ks/Ok S salt_fork Campfire Member salt_fork Campfire Member S Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 111 Ks/Ok I hunted a ranch a couple times near Burnet years ago, and they had a few auodad on the place. The camp manager fed us some lasagna made with ground auodad. It was pretty decent, but I'm pretty sure it was from a ewe.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266425 09/28/20 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 766 Texas M Mohawk Campfire Regular Mohawk Campfire Regular M Joined: May 2005 Posts: 766 Texas Congrats to the O.P. on a cool hunt! As far as eating them about all the Rams are good for is putting through the grinder and making sausage. The flavor of the meat is good but it is just to damn tough and chewy no matter how you cook it. The Ewes are much more edible and the lambs are actually really good. They are beautiful animals but they breed like rats and way outcompete the native wildlife. We try to kill every one we see but like pigs we cant keep up with them to keep them in check. They have become a huge problem in the area I hunt and have really started to impact the native whitetail population. Anyway a hunt out in far West Texas in the area where the OP hunted is an awesome experience in some rugged but beautiful country.

Re: Aoudad Mohawk #15266488 09/28/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas Congrats on the Ram. BTW......... Bohemian, Cajun, Polish and Jalepeno Cheese Smoked links and Summer Sausage are toothsome, Pepper Jack/Green Onion Smoked links from Aoudad mixed with pork is my new fav! Aoudad Boudin ain't too shabby neither! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266591 09/28/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex There's to many critters that's meat makes better sausage, we have no reason to screw around with Aoudad. Rio7

Re: Aoudad hillbillybear #15266596 09/28/20 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV Originally Posted by hillbillybear Perhaps a silly question here, but are the aoudads fit to eat? They are fine to eat. Don't listen to the folks that just dont want to deal with it. (Like guides) Steak from the backstrap is good, same goes for burger. Some animals stink. I choose not to eat the hair, hide, and azzhole. The meats good tho. Last edited by Jackson_Handy; 09/28/20.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266622 09/28/20 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,167 N.. Newaukum, Washington I take it Texas has no meat salvage laws? I would sure think it would make good pepperoni, sausage or kielbasa’s Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15266658 09/28/20 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,005 Back of the Wasatch S Springcove Campfire Tracker Springcove Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,005 Back of the Wasatch Congratulations on a great ram.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15267268 09/28/20 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 N.E. Texas 1911a1 Campfire Tracker 1911a1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 N.E. Texas Congrats! Looks like it was aa fun hunt. Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15267378 09/29/20 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,871 Texas T TxHunter80 Campfire Regular TxHunter80 Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,871 Texas Nice ram. They're usually rutting pretty close to this time. I bet it was a fun hunt in some pretty country

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15269745 09/29/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas I hope to get a bow shot this weekend. I like to kill them.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15269953 09/29/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas skeen Campfire Outfitter skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas Originally Posted by blairvt First ever Aoudad hunt for me. Really enjoyed it. Rugged territory for sure Nice pic, man, and very cool!

Re: Aoudad skeen #15271124 09/30/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas Originally Posted by skeen Originally Posted by blairvt First ever Aoudad hunt for me. Really enjoyed it. Rugged territory for sure Nice pic, man, and very cool! I tell folks I shoot a lot more with a camera than a rifle. Mighty fine memory! ya! GWB Last edited by geedubya; 09/30/20. A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15271142 09/30/20 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,753 NE Illinois D DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,753 NE Illinois I'm told Aoudad is the most affordable sheep hunt out there. Unless you're hanco, then it's just part of a hunting lease! LOL! Hey hanco, hope all's well! It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you! NRA life member Illinois State Rifle Association member

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15271213 09/30/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex West Texas, Aoudad hunts are great hunts, success is close to 100%, a good contact is Mulie Mike, campfire member, he has some good hunting, bring 2 pairs of hiking boots, I have seen boots eaten up by the rock in a couple of day's , and you might be ready to shoot over 200 yrds, these are real free range hunts in rough country. Rio7

Re: Aoudad DeanAnderson #15273026 09/30/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas Originally Posted by DeanAnderson I'm told Aoudad is the most affordable sheep hunt out there. Unless you're hanco, then it's just part of a hunting lease! LOL! Actually, Aoudad are quite prevalent in the Texas hill country. This is at Reagan Wells, say 20 miles north of Uvalde, Tx. See them quite often. One I took for sausage and Boudin in March of 2020. One I took for the "chaps", opening day of rifle season 2019. ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15273117 09/30/20 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 Aoudad seem to occupy two polar opposite niches. The extreme rough, canyon country and the whitetail like lowlands. I'm sure they're wary on those leases and can be as spooky as anything else, but I just don't think the hunt would be the same as those in New Mexico public land or west Texas. Good on you all though for shooting them. Keep on keep'n on.

Re: Aoudad geedubya #15273132 09/30/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas skeen Campfire Outfitter skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas Originally Posted by geedubya One I took for the "chaps", opening day of rifle season 2019. ya! GWB geedubya, that's a beautiful mount.

Re: Aoudad T_Inman #15273244 09/30/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas Originally Posted by T_Inman Aoudad seem to occupy two polar opposite niches. The extreme rough, canyon country and the whitetail like lowlands. I'm sure they're wary on those leases and can be as spooky as anything else, but I just don't think the hunt would be the same as those in New Mexico public land or west Texas. Good on you all though for shooting them. Keep on keep'n on. It is what it is. I pay for a trespass lease to which I can spend time at any or even all of the 365 days a year. Every thing there is DIY. No guide, no trophy fee. I like that. I may spend as much as 60 days a year "afield". I carry libation, a camera, a side-arm, an audiobook, cell phone and a rifle, when I go out.. I can snare, trap, shoot (even at night with night vision or thermal) Or just enjoy the beauty of God's creation.... Taking a decent critter is just a bonus! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Aoudad geedubya #15273315 09/30/20 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 T_Inman Campfire Ranger T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,204 Originally Posted by geedubya I pay for a trespass lease to which I can spend time at any or even all of the 365 days a year. Every thing there is DIY. No guide, no trophy fee. I like that. ya! GWB I think I'd like that too.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15273466 10/01/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas Nice mount!!

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15274304 10/01/20 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,875 s.tex Down here it's as flat as a pool table, all sand no rocks, really not what you would think of Aoudad habitat, they hang out in the heavy brush, and are very hard to see and hunt, and we don't hunt them we just shoot the ones we see. W. Texas and the hill country, are a lot better for hunting Aoudad than here. Rio7

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15275837 10/01/20 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV Palo Duro canyon is rough azz country...will make you work for'em. Last edited by Jackson_Handy; 10/01/20.

Re: Aoudad Judman #15283940 10/04/20 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,516 N Alabama Ramblin_Razorback Campfire Tracker Ramblin_Razorback Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,516 N Alabama Originally Posted by Judman I take it Texas has no meat salvage laws? I would sure think it would make good pepperoni, sausage or kielbasa’s As I recall, there are wanton waste regs for game animals, but auodad aren't game animals under Texas regs.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15284389 10/04/20 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,731 upstate ny R rong Campfire Outfitter rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,731 upstate ny Blairvt,beautiful pic,and congrats on the kill. Is the meat gamey or just tough? Was wondering if canning would be an option.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15284491 10/04/20 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,302 Republic of Texas crshelton Campfire Regular crshelton Campfire Regular Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,302 Republic of Texas Is the meat gamey or just tough? Was wondering if canning would be an option. I was told by landowners and guides that the meat is no good. A friend shot a really big trophy animal and took the head and hide but left the meat . I hunted a ranch near Hondo where I could have shot as many as I could afford, but I prefer game that is good to eat like elk, red deer, hogs, Nilgai, and such, so no Audads for me. CRS, NRA Benefactor Life Member, Whittington Center, TSRA, DWWC, DRSS Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15284525 10/04/20 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,239 W. Texas J JGRaider Campfire Ranger JGRaider Campfire Ranger J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,239 W. Texas I've killed over 100 of the darn things and haven't found a way to cook them yet that I like. The more you chew it, the bigger it gets. They're nothing but coyote bait to me anymore. It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15284978 10/04/20 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,063 Arizona H HaYen Campfire Regular HaYen Campfire Regular H Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,063 Arizona Congratulations Remember, not everyone has a happy ending, so be happy when you can

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15285015 10/05/20 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 825 Hutschenhausen Germany J jmgraham1986 Campfire Regular jmgraham1986 Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 825 Hutschenhausen Germany I may be the odd man out here, but I've eaten off of several Barbery Sheep (as they are called in New Mexico) and have found 'em to be quite palatable. The ram was a little bit tough, but not unbearable. Perhaps it has something to do with the environment they live in. I have the same hunt that TInman had for this coming Feb. I'm really looking forward to getting after them and hiking around the country they call home. -Jon Lifetime member: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers & Wild Sheep Foundation

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15285122 10/05/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas I didn’t see any this weekend. We killed a few pigs. courage poem Last edited by hanco; 10/05/20.

Re: Aoudad crshelton #15285285 10/05/20 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,599 Reno NV Originally Posted by crshelton Is the meat gamey or just tough? Was wondering if canning would be an option. I was told by landowners and guides that the meat is no good. A friend shot a really big trophy animal and took the head and hide but left the meat . I hunted a ranch near Hondo where I could have shot as many as I could afford, but I prefer game that is good to eat like elk, red deer, hogs, Nilgai, and such, so no Audads for me. They taste fine. I've also had people say pronghorn is terrible, wrong. Sage grouse inedible, wrong. Sharp-tailed grouse same...and again wrong. Large boar feral hogs are disgusting table fare, incorrect. Its almost like these people either A. Dont know how to care for the animal in the field B. Cant cook for sheit. C. Are lazy and dont want to hassle with the "icky" game meat.

Re: Aoudad Jackson_Handy #15285318 10/05/20 Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM E easttex Campfire Member easttex Campfire Member E Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM If you are hunting trophy Aoudad they will normally be 10-12 years old. Do you eat 10 year old goats? Not me. If you want one for eating shoot a young female.

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15285319 10/05/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,203 Texas We bbqed a small one. Wasn’t too bad!

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15311336 10/14/20 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder T Tejano Campfire Tracker Tejano Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder They are really hurting the Desert Bighorn propagation program here in Tx. They can out breed them and survive on thorn brush after they have eaten all the choice browse around. They can form herds of up to fifty or so animals and have a large range. "When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli

Re: Aoudad blairvt #15311376 10/14/20 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,302 Republic of Texas crshelton Campfire Regular crshelton Campfire Regular Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,302 Republic of Texas " Do you eat 10 year old goats? Not me. " I tried goat one time in a bar on the border. With enough beer, it went down. Last one for me UNLESS I am starving. CRS, NRA Benefactor Life Member, Whittington Center, TSRA, DWWC, DRSS Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/