When threatened, the aoudad stands motionless and is concealed by its tawny brown coat, which blends with the surrounding rocks. |
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One of our favorite outfitters in Texas offers aoudad hunts at a great price near his home in West Texas. |
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The only wild sheep from their native land in Africa, the aoudad stands about 40 inches at the shoulder. |
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Like other desert dwellers, the aoudad is most active in the cooler hours of dawn and dusk. |
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The aoudad is native to the desert mountains in the Sahara region of northern Africa. |
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Although they can generally obtain all needed moisture from their food, if water is available aoudad drink and wallow liberally. |
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This is harsh country, but I hunted aoudad, also called Barbary sheep, in Chad, on the southern fringe of the Sahara. |
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In captivity the aoudad seems to like water and to enjoy taking a bath. The diet consists of grass, herbaceous plants, and stunted bushes. |
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Horned animals such as aoudad, blackbuck and mouflon can be hunted year-round. |
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It has taken whitetail deer, mule deer, aoudad, waterbuck, impala, black buck, zebra, gemsbok, and on and on all with 1-shot kills. |
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The North African aoudad, blackbuck antelopes, three breeds of sheep and wild boar are available all year round. |
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These were part of the zoo's Africa area, which is also home to the aoudad, a wild North African sheep with large, curved horns and hair growing from its throat to its knees. |
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However, the most common species such as axis deer, aoudad sheep, blackbuck, fallow deer, mouflon and sika deer are generally free-ranging on large acreage. |
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The Aoudad, also known as the Barbary Sheep, is a goat-antelope found in the rocky mountains of North Africa. |
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The longest shot was on a free-range Aoudad in southwestern Texas. |
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