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SHEEP HUNTING

Aoudad

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  • Origin: Northern Africa

  • Horn Size: 29-35 inches

  • Weight: 100-300 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 30,000

  • Season: Year Round

Aoudad, also known as Barbary Sheep, are actually more closely related to a goat.  They have long, thick, curved horns that are very impressive. Their hair is sandy brown with long beard type hair on the bottom of their necks and chaps on their front legs. Males can stand up to 40 inches at the shoulder and weigh in excess of 300 pounds. They have a very strong scent, make grunting sounds, and have amazing climbing ability.  Very wary, Aoudad are one of the most difficult trophies to harvest. 

Black Hawaiian

  • Origin: North America

  • Horn Size: 28-38 inches

  • Weight: 80-160 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 2.5 million+

  • Season: Year Round

Black Hawaiians are thought to be a cross between a Mouflon and a black-haired sheep from the Hawaiian islands. Rams are black and frequently have white on the muzzle around the nose. The horns are usually dark and grow up, back, down, forward, up, and out.  They typically have a thick beard on their neck.

Corsican Sheep

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  • Origin: North America

  • Horn Size: 28-38 inches

  • Weight: 80-160 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 2.5 million

  • Season: Year Round

The Corsican is typically brown with a black colored  belly. Males will often have long black hair on the neck that many call a ruff. The horn on a ram can vary from a tight curl, similar to a Mouflon, to a wide and flaring horn configuration. Horn lengths on a trophy animal start around 30 inches, but can grow horns up to 40 inches.

Four Horned Jacob Sheep

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  • Origin: Syria

  • Horn Size: 32-40 inches

  • Weight: 120-180 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 5,000

  • Season: Year Round

The Jacob’s Four Horned sheep is one of the oldest breeds of sheep and is named after Jacob in the Bible. Jacobs are long, wooly-bodied sheep with a triangular head and are capable of growing 2-6 horns. Their horns grow in such unusual shapes that no two Jacobs ram horns are exactly alike, making for excellent one-of-a-kind trophies.

Mouflon Sheep

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  • Origin: Europe

  • Horn Size: 23-33 inches

  • Weight: 100-200 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: Pure European unknown

  • Season: Year Round

Mouflon sheep came from the islands of Sardinia and Corsica and are thought to be one of two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep breeds. Mouflon are a reddish brown color, marked with a dark stripe down the neck and shoulders. They also have a white-colored saddle on their backs. The Mouflon stands approximately 27 inches tall at the shoulders and develops a woolly undercoat during the winter. The Mouflon ram’s horns are heart-shaped with trophy rams having horns in excess of 30 inches. Being both mountain sheep and grazer, Mouflon usually live in flocks of 20-30 and use the curved horns to protect themselves.

Painted Desert Sheep

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  • Origin: North America

  • Horn Size: 28-38 inches

  • Weight: 80-160 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 2.5 million+

  • Season: Year Round

The Painted Desert is the most recent addition to the Corsican sheep family and was created specifically for hunting. These Corsican sheep can be bi-, tri- and even quad-colored, consisting of white, black, and brown.  Many consider this ram the most beautifully colored of all the exotic sheep. The rams grow manes beginning at the shoulders with a thick bib at the front of the neck.

Red Sheep

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  • Origin: Northern Iran

  • Horn Size: 24-36 inches

  • Weight: 110-150 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 20,000+

  • Season: Year Round

The Red Sheep is a cross between the Armenian Mouflon and Transcaspian Urial. Male Red Sheep have large sickle-shaped horns, which are prized by many a trophy hunter. Females also have horns, but they are much smaller than  male’s.  The general coloration is light brown or tan, but can vary from light grayish-brown to light reddish-brown.  The Red Sheep has a white belly and a light-colored saddle on its back.  The face is generally grayish with a white muzzle, nostrils and inside of the ears.  Adult rams will develop a substantial chest ruff of long, coarse hair in the throat region.  Red sheep have large glands beneath the eye, which often exude a sticky substance that mats the hair.

Texas Dall Sheep

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  • Origin: North America

  • Horn Size: 28-38 inches

  • Weight: 80-160 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: 2.5 million+

  • Season: Year Round

This hybrid sheep that originated in Texas is believed to be a cross between an Alaskan Dall and a Mouflon.  The Texas Dall Ram can range from a milky white to a peach color.  Their huge horns grow up, out, down, forward, up, and out. The Texas Dall is one of the most popular hunting trophies of all the exotic sheep.

Transcaspian Urial

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  • Origin: Asia

  • Horn Size: Up to 40 inches

  • Weight: 79-180 pounds

  • Estimated World Population: unknown

  • Season: Year Round

The Transcaspian Urial has a sandy brown coat with a white underbelly, and  a long flowing white bib and ruff.  Urials are twice the size of  Mouflon and comparable in size to the Desert Bighorn.

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