Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport

[JGRaider]

The ranchers in question are not asking for handouts from the government. Your posts continue to expose your ignorance on this issue.

I’m in Edmonton about to head to the airport headed for Whitehorse and on into the Yukon backcountry. So I’m not going to waste my time educating you as it relates to your prior post. I’ll let one of the other guys who also actually knows and lives in the part of the world in question answer you. But I’ll say that I live in Texas probably 50 miles from the New Mexico border. I’ve spent my entire life in West Texas, the Panhandle and New Mexico. Your assumptions about the environments and differences there couldn’t be more wrong. Neither could your assumption that government intervention is the reason why aoudad are sparse in New Mexico.

But I digress……I’m headed hunting so enough with attempting to educate those who have no desire to deal with the facts that expose the fallacies of their opinions.

I'm sure not going to waste my breath educating this ignorant Florida guy who thinks he's an expert. Like you, I've lived 55 of my 64 years in West TX, near the NM border, and hunted the crap out of SE NM and WTX practically every year in these areas. He reminds me alot of those yankees my dad talked about who came down here and supposedly educated us on how to drill and extract oil and gas from the Permian Basin. I guess they didn't fully grasp the fact we've been doing that very thing since the 1930's.

 

[S-3 ranch]

You missing alot of the point. They thrive in Texas due to land ownership segmentation. Every fence line is different. One land owner may hate them and shoot everyone he sees, the next may hate hunting and allows zero hunting for anything, and the next landowner sees $8k per ram he sees. With that said No rancher in Texas is looking for handouts by the U.S. tax payer due to Exotics. Only thing close would be a drought rangeland insurance program, but that’s an insurance program based on rain fall not exotics. In fact the whole post is about Texas changing the laws to allow FAA to allow monetary exchange for helicopter commercial hunting (just like they did with hogs).. exact opposite of socialism

comparing aoudad populations based off eco systems of NM and TX, is mental gymnastics. It’s trifling at best. The real differences in populations again goes back to land owner ship blocks. Texas has a private land block damn near larger than entire state of NM. Infact the entire NM aoudad range is a 1/5 of Texas Aoudad range at best.

Texas and Mexico have the ideal environment for aoudad over eastern New Mexico for sure due to the high desert climate
With Mexico having a absolute shit ton of aoudad, and Texas being a neighbor
To a almost unlimited supply of aoudad because of the stupidity and obtuse
Behavior in Mexican politics on export of them , which makes it impossible to
Put a good dent in them , for helping the Texas bighorn sheep unfortunately

1. Aoudad Status and Permits

• Aoudad are not native to Mexico, considered an invasive species in the region.
• As such, they are generally not listed under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), which governs trade in endangered or threatened species.
• However, obtaining the necessary export permits from SAGARHPA and SEMARNAT, the Mexican government bodies responsible for agriculture, livestock, rural development, fisheries, and food, and the environment and natural resources, is mandatory.

2. Trophy Export Process

• Generally, hunting outfitters assist hunters with the required paperwork and permits for exporting aoudad trophies.
• The trophy should be properly prepared and packaged to meet importation and exportation standards, including sanitary and veterinary requirements.
• You may need to declare the trophy with customs authorities at the port of entry upon arrival in the destination country, for example, the US.
• A "Certificate of Importation of Hunting Trophies" will be issued upon inspection and approval by Mexican authorities.

3. Important Notes

• Trade Suspensions: It is crucial to stay updated on any temporary trade suspensions or restrictions that may be in effect between Mexico and the destination country, as occurred in 2023.
• Legal Expertise: Given the complexities of international wildlife trade, consulting with a reputable hunting outfitter or a legal professional specializing in wildlife import/export regulations is highly recommended.

 

[WAYLAY]

I've spoken with game wardens and wildlife biologists in Texas to try to get a lead on any public hunting opportunities and it was a very short conversation and steer toward applying for the special draw hunts...

 

[WAYLAY]

This is a dumb topic, as it was never against any law to use a helicopter
To roundup livestock or kill exotic species, in Texas
The state owns All the native animals here and regulates how , when , where, number of animals per county
Elk once where native, but now are deemed extinct and exotic transplants
Aoudad are so dang expensive because, we land owners, are required to have
A state permit & insurance to lease the land, we never get a single permit for big horn sheep , so state government removed the incentive to keep aoudad numbers in check,
And having some out of state nimrods , creeping around, leaving gates open
Hurting themselves, driving off the road, ect, ect
Then taking you to court, only leaving a outfitter to be the responsible party
Works