Show Notes
We love wild sheep hunting... but we can only afford to hunt Aoudad; aka Barbary Sheep; aka the "poor man's Desert Bighorn." This awesome episode was recorded raw and live in the field deep in the mountains of Mexico, and gives a blow-by-blow account of three experienced aoudad hunters all taking the biggest, oldest rams of their life. ENJOY! Contact Process Based Hunter to sign up for Tate Bradfield's hunting courses and mentored hunts. Watch future issues of Petersen's Hunting magazine and Shooting Times magazine for articles on the hunt and equipment.
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