Where there’s sheep, the Rugged X team will climb, even in Texas! These burly-built Aoudad’s are tough, elusive, and will make you work for every potential shot, which is no guarantee. Ready and steady is the game plan on this episode of Rugged Expeditions! Link's Wild Safaris Global Rescue Boyt Harness Company Safari Club International - SCI Gunwerks Pivotel | J Alain Smith

Aoudad, also known as Barbary sheep, hail from North Africa but have made themselves right at home in West Texas. The problem is, they’re outcompeting native Desert Bighorns. Around here, folks call them “the poor man’s sheep,” and while they make for one hell of a hunt, their impact on native herds is no small thing. So if you’re headed south for an aoudad hunt, do what’s right: hydrate, take a few out, eat well, and know you’re helping the landscape. Recently, Corinne and Cory from the podcast