Aoudad hunting advice

[Aggiehuntress]

I have an Aoudad hunt scheduled for Mid February. Any advice when it comes to shot placement on these guys? I know Axis vitals are farther forward than a whitetail. Do you try to break shoulders so they cant run?

Any advice for a first time Aoudad hunter?

Thanks in advance!

[buck_wild]

Yes mid shoulder shot is probably referred although in the crease is very effective. I don't think they are particularly tough like say nilgai or some of the southern African species. Due to the very thick, course hair, blood trials will be very light usually.
I think caliber of rifle (I'm assuming here) might be more important than exact bullet placement.

[PondPopper]

What caliber are you shooting?

[Slew]

Straight up the leg mid body with a rifle or tight behind the shoulder quartering away with a bow!

[popup_menace]

Right up the leg about 1/3 of the way up the chest cavity

[S-3 Ranch]

Break both shoulders with a 6.5mm- .338 caliber bonded bullet
Don’t want one hobbling to a place you can’t retrieve em

[Outback]

I hit mine dead center in the shoulder with a .300 WinMag (180 gr Partition) and he was DRT. If he could have fallen over a cliff, I would have taken a high shoulder shot. Let your guide skin it if you have one. Their thick coarse hide will dull several blades.

[Shane]

Definitely break bones to anchor them - especially if you're hunting them in rough country with steep canyons and cliffs.

[solocam_aggie]

My advice, reload immediately after shooting! They can absorb some lead.

[150class]

If a gun (which I am assuming) through the shoulders or right behind the shoulder/elbow. If a bow slip it tight behind the lower part of the shoulder.

Good luck

[talltexasshoote]

Keep shooting until they crash. Then put 2 more in them. They are notorious for getting back up.

[diamond10x]

Keep shooting until they crash. Then put 2 more in them. They are notorious for getting back up.

Had this happen twice.

OP, for the love of hunting, keep all the meat don't pitch it like so many people do.

[Shane]

Keep shooting until they crash. Then put 2 more in them. They are notorious for getting back up.

Exactly. They're tough critters. And don't worry about ruining meat with shot placement through the shoulders or more shots, etc... It's already ruined. It's aoudad.

[Aggiehuntress]

I will be using my trusty Remington 270.

I will not be personally eating the meat but I have it spoken for so it will not get wasted.

[Dale Moser]

I shot mine running up a mountain, center shoulder with my .264 Mag, and he rolled about 40 yards back down the mountain.


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