NM Barbary sheep hunt

[fishing4sanity]

I had been told that the meat from an aoudad/Barbary sheep just wasn't very good eating, today I cooked up some backstrap on the Traeger grill/smoker and was pleasantly surprised. My wife likes some wild-game, but not all critters, even she liked the flavor. It was quite tough, but pretty dang good.

 

[flyfishmadison]

That has been my experience with it. Great flavor but tough. I now grind mine up and make different types of sausage and it's is great.

 

[JLS]

Cool! Not very big critters?

 

[flyfishmadison]

Great ram and thanks for sharing pictures of the hunt. I'm going to guess 27"

 

[fishing4sanity]

JLS - I'm terrible at guessing weight, but the internet says they can get up to 300lbs, no idea what this one weighed but they have a pretty blocky-solid build.

flyfishmadison - 28"

 

[Khunter]

Chasing aoudad ths weekend. Can't wait.
Thanks for sharing your story.

 

[big28hunter]

Great ram! Congrats

 

[noharleyyet]

Good share fishin4...list item for me.

Might hafta pony up for a Big Bend auodad someday.

 

[HighDesertSage]

NIce job! Thanks for sharing. I need to get down there one of these days.

 

[MNHunter]

Congrats!

 

[ihuntelk]

Looks fun. Congrats.
-Cade

 

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I've always thought that would be a great winter escape... Looks like a really fun trip!

Let us know how the meat is.

 

[fishing4sanity]

The story I submitted to Huntin' Fool about this hunt is in their October magazine, page 98. If you're interested in Barbary sheep/aoudad hunts.

 

[sbhooper]

That looks like a nice ram. I never tried to get the permit, when I lived there, but I have a friend that has killed one or two on public land above Alamogordo.

 

[duckhunt]

Great article

 

[Deltaboy]

Great article. Headed to south Texas in a couple of weeks for aoudad, myself. If you ever have the opportunity to hunt them, go for it.

 

[PAGOAT]

Congratulations, looks and sounds like a great hunt. If you don't mind me asking what's the price of a hunt like that ? With the outfitter.

Goat