Anyone ever hunted Devils Sinkhole/Devils River?

[Dirtfish]

I know they have a ton of aoudad out there but wondering what other exotics have been seen/taken out there. I'm trying to decide on which extra drawn exotic hunt to apply for as I am already applying for PowderHorn and S. Llano.

[sqiggy]

I drew a hunt at Devils River few years back when this was one of the Archery Exotic hunts. Only 5 people including me that showed up for the hunt.
I ended up missing an aoudad but eventually shot a nanny of some sort. Nobody could ID the goat/sheep. It was a rust color with no horns. The GW figured it was some kind of a cross. I was really wanting a chance at a axis, but never saw any.
One other guy killed a ram. Can’t remember the species but it wasn’t a aoudad.
It might have been a corriscan or however you spell it!!

[Yakinthebox]

I would say put in for it either way as it's EXTREMELY unlikely you'll draw Powderhorn or S. Llano River SP unless you've got tons of loyalty points.

[bossbowman]

Mostly Barbary and you will probably see some Spanish goats. They have feral pigs there now too, 10 years ago they didn’t exist there or so they claim.

[A&M 90]

I hunted it a few years back right after some pretty severe winter weather.

I think there were only 3-4 groups that made the hunt because of snowy/icy road conditions.

My Dad and I had no interest in hunting or killing an aoudad, so we hunted the flatter terrain.

Summary:

Not too many whitetails. Saw one mature 8 point that would have likely scored around 115ish. We passed.

Hunted hard for axis by slowly still hunting. Saw one. Crossed paths with an axis doe at about 10-15 yards. We saw each other at the same time and she spooked badly leaving me with no shot.

While still hunting, I intersected a group of blackbuck. There were lots of does and one mature buck. Was able to kill mature blackbuck. I did not find the meat to be very good. In hindsight, I should have only taken pictures.

It was a neat trip. We enjoyed exploring that country. It's rough and remote. Great memories made with my Dad.

[Dirtfish]

thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to put in for Devils river since there are more permits makes better odds to be drawn.

[Top Of Texas]

thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to put in for Devils river since there are more permits makes better odds to be drawn.

I put in for the exotics. If nothing else, it sounds like a cool place to have access to for a few days in January!