Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter, along with coyotes and ...

Senate Bill 1245 was signed into law in May, adding aoudads to the list of species hunters can shoot from the sky.

Texas has approved a new law for hunting invasive Aoudad sheep from helicopters, addressing their overpopulation and impact on local ranchers.

Seventy years later, farmers and ranchers say the sheep is an invasive species, munching up all the vegetation and competing for resources with native Texas grazers, like bighorn sheep or mule deer.

Seventy years later, farmers and ranchers say the sheep is an invasive species, munching up all the vegetation and competing for resources with native Texas grazers, like bighorn sheep or mule deer.