diamond10x
WKR
A native of Tx myself and family is still there. Aoudads are worse imo because they will out compete native wildlife for feed and are immune to disease they spread to other sheep. Heck those pesky things are starting to spread further across the state.I’m a native Texan. I don’t feel quite that strongly about them but I sure understand the sentiment. It’s been interesting (to say the least) to watch the status of aoudads go from pest to huntable exotic to prized mountain game over the past 10-15 years.
Almost the same with feral hogs - which I do feel that strongly about. I wish they would all disappear from the state. Nothing but pasture rats. But when I go out west and up north it seems all the toughest guides and outfitters I know want to do is come to Texas and shoot aoudads and hogs. I guess the grass is always greener.
BTW, if the weather gets bad enough down here to hurt the aoudad and hog population-we are all in trouble.