I have shot several with a bow but also a couple with rifle. One with a 300 win mag abd it was dead right there. Shot one with a 270 that went 40-50 yards. I think the 6.5 calibers and above would work just fine. The newer bullets like Barnes ttsx make the smaller calibers very deadly on tough critters. My wife killed an enormous longhorn with no problem with a 7mm-08. She also killed a tahr with the same round and they are tough. If asking for one caliber to kill efficiently at longer ranges then I would go 300 WSM. After that I would look at 300 win mag then 270 then 30-06. If you blow up the heart and lungs they ain’t that tough.
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Originally posted by Stick1 View PostAoudad are kinda like nilgai, in that they aren't real hard to kill.............until they are. I don't have near as much experience with them as I would like, but have seen both ends of the spectrum when it comes to killing them. I shot a couple with my bow years ago. First one did not make it 5 yards and was done. Second one was hit in the exact same spot, and trailed for almost 1/2 mile before we lost blood and the animal.
Been on a couple of hunts since then without firing a shot, as I never found one that I felt would break 30". One of those was a butt-kicker out in the Trans-Pecos that taught me a couple things. One being I'm more fat and out of shape than I would like to believe, and two....I ain't carrying a heavy rifle after them ever again! Which brings me back around to the killing part.
We had a short notice opportunity to hunt them out in the Devils River area earlier this year. The only "light" rifle I had ready to go was a 6.5 CM, which was not exactly my dream round for this hunt. Well, I ended up getting a 150ish yard gravy shot on the first afternoon and a solid shoulder shot put him down with authority. I don't think he even twitched. Check the "easy to kill" box, please.
The next morning we headed up on a mesa to find one for Jason. We got on a good ram right after first light. He made a beautiful 673 yard shot across a canyon and put a heavy 7mm 180 gr pill squarely in the boiler room. The ram dropped at the shot and didn't move. After a few high 5's and some planning on how to get over to him we headed that direction. At some point in our journey, and about 20 minutes after the shot, we noticed he was no longer laying there.We found him working his way down the canyon headed towards the bottom at a little over 500 yards. Jason put another great shot on him knocking him down yet again. That ram set there with his head up and alert for several more minutes before we finally decided to just send another one to break his neck. We did not move until he was for sure done, which was still several minutes after the 3rd shot. All 3 shots were money. I have NEVER seen an animal that tough. Go figure. You can clearly see the first shot in this pic. The other 2 are hidden in that dark crease at the base of his neck.
So the answer is I don't know if they are easy to kill, or hard to kill as I've seen both movies now, but for certain they are one of the coolest and most fun animals you can hunt in Texas.......because you get to HUNT them. While they sometimes don't take much killing, I don't think you can be over gunned either. And if you kill more than one, they make a pretty good rifle cradle
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Originally posted by Slick8 View PostI don't believe the man asked anything about what sort of bow equip to use, so don't start to tell him or anyone else your elitist view of hunting.
I like my bow as much as the next guy and more than once have hunted with it all season passing shots that were a slam dunk with a rifle. But I too like many others around here like to pull out a bang stick and shoot one.
To the Op-IMO it starts with a well constructed 7mm bullet but that animal would be best served with a 180 grain chunk of led or slightly less in a Barnes.
You'd be hard pressed to beat a Tikka T3 in 7mag, 30-06 or 300WM. All of them will do the job and are easy to get a wide variety of ammo for. I'd then scope it in a 4.5-14 Nikon Buckmaster or Monarch to stick within your budget.
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The scope says it’s out of stock, but they can get it for you pretty quick. It will also be cheaper than the advertised price. Just my opinion for under $1,000
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Originally posted by docmay View PostI have shot several with a bow but also a couple with rifle. One with a 300 win mag abd it was dead right there. Shot one with a 270 that went 40-50 yards. I think the 6.5 calibers and above would work just fine. The newer bullets like Barnes ttsx make the smaller calibers very deadly on tough critters. My wife killed an enormous longhorn with no problem with a 7mm-08. She also killed a tahr with the same round and they are tough. If asking for one caliber to kill efficiently at longer ranges then I would go 300 WSM. After that I would look at 300 win mag then 270 then 30-06. If you blow up the heart and lungs they ain’t that tough.
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Originally posted by sandbill View PostDoing a little research for an upcoming, first time ever aoudad hunt, at Palo Duro Canyon SP. This is the caliber and load I'm considering, since it's about all I've used and have readily available. It's a little light in the opinion of many, it seems. Shot placement is critical as always. We'll see.
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Originally posted by TxAg View PostSomebody check the OP date
Sandbill, if I would change anything to your set up it may be a little more magnification to 12-14 power in case you are in the situation taking a 300-400 yard shot. Unless you are comfortable taking that with a 3-9 scope. Some are but I’m a sucker for a bit more magnificationLast edited by 150class; 08-22-2018, 02:54 PM.
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Originally posted by 150class View PostMost of the second page is replying/referring to post #50
Sandbill, if I would change anything to your set up it may be a little more magnification to 12-14 power in case you are in the situation taking a 300-400 yard shot. Unless you are comfortable taking that with a 3-9 scope. Some are but I’m a sucker for a bit more magnification
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