Texas Fish & Game

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January 12, 2023

Aoudad Rising!

Aoudad are one of the most popular exotic animals in Texas. And there are thousands of them ranging beyond high fences, especially in the Trans Pecos region of Texas causing concern among wildlife managers. Aoudad are […]
November 18, 2021

A Hunt For Free-Ranging Aoudad (And An Aoudad Recipe)

In 1996 the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) teamed up with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and formed the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP). Primarily established to counter the declining numbers of youth hunters, the noble […]
August 27, 2019

Aoudad Are Here To Stay

The aoudad (Barbary sheep) is now a part of the Southwestern landscape that will never leave it-at least not until something cataclysmic like a worldwide flood or giant astroid strikes the planet. I’m serious. Imported from […]
March 13, 2019

Podcast: Aoudad & Axis: Hunting The Toughest Of Exotics With Bow & Crossbow with Host Dustin Warncke

On this episode, host Dustin Vaughn Warncke rides solo on a show about two of Texas’ toughest exotic game species, the Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) originating from North Africa and the Axis Deer originating from India. Dustin […]