The Aoudad Sheep, also known as Barbary sheep or Aoudad Goat, is native to the Desert Mountains of the Sahara region. Introduction of Aoudad into the wild in the US,first took place in Llano and Kerr counties of Texas in the early 1950's.
Both male and female Aoudad Sheep have large horns that make for great trophies. Aoudad Sheep Mounts are usually done with the shoulders and front legs to show the beautiful flowing mane. Both male and female Aoudad are sandy brown in color and weigh anywhere from 66 lbs to 319 lbs. height is between 2.5-3.7 feet and their length is between 4 and 5.5 feet.
The meat of an old Aoudad ram is tough and not tasty. However the meat from the Aoudad females and a young aoudad is quite tasty if prepared correctly.