Correction, June 11, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported that the shooting of invasive sheep was allowed for sport. It’s for land management. The article ...

Unlike Texas’s native wildlife, aoudad sheep face no natural predators in the region. Their ability to thrive in harsh environments, combined with a high reproductive rate, has led to an ...

A 2019 USDA study found that helicopter hog hunting, also called “porkchopping,” has successfully reduced hog numbers by at least 31 percent. Aoudad, also known as Barbary sheep, aren’t native to ...

According to the reporting he was aiming at a small pig when a larger one came up from behind, bumping the hunter hard enough to knock him down. At some point as he was falling or after he hit the ...

AUSTIN With the addition of three new properties, Texas’ 2025-26 hunting season will offer more public hunting opportunities through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Public Hunting ...

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...