NM Barbary Sheep

[mdeerjunkie]

Got it done this morning on a nice ewe. Fun animals to hunt. Tough to see.

 

[Rack Daniels]

Got it done this morning on a nice ewe. Fun animals to hunt. Tough to see. View attachment 402311

Beautiful animal. Congrats!

 

[Lmartin5]

Congratulations!

 

[CowboyLeroy]

Good stuff. I deer hunted unit 29 once. Saw a whopper daddy ram on that trip.

 

[JoMo]

Awesome! I want to chase them someday. When you get a chance, maybe you can post a quick recap.

 

[T.R.]

It appears to have been a great hunt for you! TR

 

[Peesh]

Congratulations

 

[CPAjeff]

Congrats!

 

[NM_Hawkeye]

that will be great eating!!!! congrats!!

 

[roravetz]

Congrats, such a fun hunt.

 

[Muskeez]

that will be great eating!!!! congrats!!

In all seriousness, how do these sheep rank in table fair ?

 

[roravetz]

I got a decent ram that had a very pungent smell to him and it carried over to the meat and was not very tasty. But have had some younger Ewes which tasted totally fine and didn't have that smell.

 

[jrabq]

In all seriousness, how do these sheep rank in table fair ?

They certainly have a mixed reputation, mostly bad for rams. I shot a ewe similar in size to mdjunkie's above, and it was very good, no off flavor. I have no experience with rams.

 

[Chingon]

My ewe was amazing meat. Ate just like hamburger with a little beef suet mixed in. Haven't tried my ram yet but it wasn't as "rutty" as they can get so I have no doubt it will be delicious as well. I generally field dress quickly and get the meat cooled ASAP, so I can see how some people's experiences can differ if they kill these in the middle of the desert in the summer...

 

[Mass&Trash]

Congratulations

 

[Nick87]

Missed this earlier. Nice job!

 

[TheGreek]

In all seriousness, how do these sheep rank in table fair ?

This ewe was delicious. Like a whitetail doe.

 

[LopeHunter]

In all seriousness, how do these sheep rank in table fair ?

I shot an old ram in late winter and could smell the meat cooking outside the house. My wife created a new rule. Cook the aoudad while she is away traveling. She had no issue with some strong smelling pronghorn, some mule deer which had eaten quite a bit of sage nor alligator feeding on rotted fish in a stagnant swamp. So, I shot one aoudad and none sense.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

This ewe was delicious. Like a whitetail doe. View attachment 403234

Yep I second this. Made some burgers the other night it with it. Fantastic.