Elkwhisper
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Was able to spend the last 4 days in Texas chasing free range Aoudad with my boss and a couple of customers. This had been a bucket list hunt of mine for some time, and it was great to get down there and see what Aoudad hunting was all about. I booked our hunt on a ranch that is managed by West Texas Hunt Orgainzation. As advertised the accomodations were "rustic" but very comfortable. The cook worked some serious magic in the kitchen and on the grill. We saw some great country, and worked our butts off to take 4 respectable rams.
Growing up in Montana and spending a bunch of time hunting in Alaska and Canada for critters like elk, deer, bighorn, grizzly, moose, mountain goat etc.... I know how tough a hunt can be. While we were able to come back to a comfortable little cabin each night on this one, I will put the terrain we were in right up there with some of the tougher mountain goat hunts I have been on. We averaged 6-8 miles a day, but I can tell you that I would take 12 Montana mountain miles over those 6 to 8 miles any day. Everything in Texas wants to poke, scratch or bite you.
Would be happy to share more details on the hunt with anyone interested in doing something like this. It was super enjoyable and rewarding and we had a great time.
Growing up in Montana and spending a bunch of time hunting in Alaska and Canada for critters like elk, deer, bighorn, grizzly, moose, mountain goat etc.... I know how tough a hunt can be. While we were able to come back to a comfortable little cabin each night on this one, I will put the terrain we were in right up there with some of the tougher mountain goat hunts I have been on. We averaged 6-8 miles a day, but I can tell you that I would take 12 Montana mountain miles over those 6 to 8 miles any day. Everything in Texas wants to poke, scratch or bite you.
Would be happy to share more details on the hunt with anyone interested in doing something like this. It was super enjoyable and rewarding and we had a great time.
