Hunting & Fishing Thinned out a few Aoudad

[mulie_mike]

Rain, rain, and more rain. Oh and lots of mud on this trip but heck Im not complaining we needed it pretty bad.
Everyone stuck it out and we saw great numbers of Aoudad daily averaging anywhere from 75 to 100+ seen each day between the group.
Each hunter had multiple opportunities with 4 out of 5 connecting with one young hunter taking his first
animal ever, congrats!

And of course it never fails when your not hunting the big ones you see them everywhere. We must have seen 20+ Rams
that were well over the 30" mark with a couple closer to that 34" mark and one huge ram that would break the 36" mark.

It was a successful mngt hunt and I looking forward to next years already.

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35" Horn (Great Find!)


Drew Smoked this mngt. ram at 500+ Yds!


First animal and hunt. Congrats and your off to a great start Zach


Big Daddy


Last minute ewe above camp


Patience paid off for Mary, congrats on a great mngt. ram

 

[LegioX]

Fantastic Mike! Please ensure that 36" is around come Oct!!

 

[dk17hmr]

I don't know why but those animals have always interested me. Someday I would like to go after one.

I have read that the meat is terrible and not worth feeding to a dog and the exact opposite that it is some of the best game meat out there. Do you do anything with the meat?

 

[DPMSLR308]

x2

 

[Scotty22]

Mike how much rain did we get in that area. I hunt 30 miles north on 1024 from comstock.

 

[mulie_mike]

Younger rams and Ewes aren't bad with a little preparation but older rams (typically 10 to 13 years old+) are quite chewy (even the back straps)
and if in the rut really really gamey tasting. I have some clients that take what meat they can, some that don't care for it at all and some that hunt every year
with me just to fill there freezer with it. If you want to come out for both the trophy and the meat I would suggest a cooler weather hunt (January through early March)
because outside of that you will have to worry about meat spoiling and vultures in a hurry.

I don't know why but those animals have always interested me. Someday I would like to go after one.

I have read that the meat is terrible and not worth feeding to a dog and the exact opposite that it is some of the best game meat out there. Do you do anything with the meat?

 

[mulie_mike]

From talking to the ranches in the area you should have received about 4 to 5 inches of rain in that part maybe a hair more but I do know some parts received up to 9 inches between
Comstock and Ozona. We are about 20 miles straight north of Comstock and we received 6 inches.

Mike how much rain did we get in that area. I hunt 30 miles north on 1024 from comstock.

 

[Scotty22]

Sweet we have been getting a pretty good amount of rain this summer from what I have seen. When I was out there a couple weeks back we got quite a bit of rain then as well hell I watched 2 trucks and an rv float down the pecos out of pandale.

 

[dk17hmr]

Younger rams and Ewes aren't bad with a little preparation but older rams (typically 10 to 13 years old+) are quite chewy (even the back straps)
and if in the rut really really gamey tasting. I have some clients that take what meat they can, some that don't care for it at all and some that hunt every year
with me just to fill there freezer with it. If you want to come out for both the trophy and the meat I would suggest a cooler weather hunt (January through early March)
because outside of that you will have to worry about meat spoiling and vultures in a hurry.

I'm not a head hunter...same reason I hunt doe antelope with pistols, bows, and iron sighted rifles...the hunt is more important to me than the animal that gets killed and ends the hunt. I would find something to do with the meat either way, just wondering what people do with it. One of my co-workers paid for a hog hunt in Texas got a couple pigs and brought back quarters to Wyoming than just threw the meat away because he didn't know how to butcher and take care of it properly....I wasn't happy.

 

[Huckleberry75]

Drew Smoked this mngt. ram at 500+ Yds!

541yds, right in the shoulder, but who is counting!! Who says a 180gn Sierra Game King wont reach out and lay the smack down from the ol' 300wm?!? Had a great time with Mike, Tyler and Dylan. That Big Daddy was even more impressive than that picture lets on. Looking at him through my scope nearly cost me my sleeping quarters at home. When the guides start looking for a gun, you know that he has to be a real toad!! Thanks Mike!!

 

[backcountryguide]

I need to get in on this. Mike do you apply for any hunts in NV?

 

[OK243]

Last minute ewe above camp


Thanks Mike, Tyler and Dylan! I had a great time hunting these animals.

 

[Scotty22]

Beautiful scenery in the back ground

 

[superde]

Wow, that looks really green out there. Last time we went MD hunting West of you near Terlingua, the cactus were dying.

 

[mulie_mike]

Wow, that looks really green out there. Last time we went MD hunting West of you near Terlingua, the cactus were dying.

Yes your right, the entire area was in bad shape but even the ranches I have down in that Terlingua area received great rains and everything is green and tanks full.
Its shaping up to be a great season

 

[superde]

That's great. Hopefully the Quail are on the rebound as well.

 

[LegioX]

Yes your right, the entire area was in bad shape but even the ranches I have down in that Terlingua area received great rains and everything is green and tanks full.
Its shaping up to be a great season

Great news Mike, whooo hooooo!! My friends and I are chompin at the bit. Thanks for the updates and pics!

 

[mulie_mike]

I need to get in on this. Mike do you apply for any hunts in NV?

I don't apply or hunt out of state at the moment. Im busy guiding 200+ days a year here at home plus I have a fairly new family.
One day maybe...