Ok. Y'all need to take up a collection in an effort to pay me to keep out of urials. It's a proven fact that if I begin raising a species their value drops 50% the following year.

So, start piling that money up. I'll tell you when to stop.

How much for you not to start raising Ibex?

Hahaha yeah isn't his name like Casey or something like that

Interesting Curtis. I never had to worry about trimming sheep's hooves with the exception of aoudad. It's the goats that seem to have trimming issues. Aaron-Ibex and Rickey Hunt would have interesting views on that issue.

We had mouflon for the first six years we were in operation. Every year it was a problem. We tried different protein and no matter what, if we had them on the ranch for more than a year we could count having to dart one or trap it and have to trim the hooves or live sale it somewhere else. We bought all of our mouflon during that time from a guy in Weimar and I don't know if he even sells them anymore. All I know is for us, it was more of a pain in the butt. Then also I know lots of people that tell me how they have problems with blackbuck or fallow or axis and we have no problems with them at all. For some it may work well to have sheep and/or goats but for us it's not worth it.

I'm betting Larry Wick was the Guy you bought the Mouflon from? that IS interesting! not disputing your Word at all, but I have owned upwards of 500 Mouflon and never had a lick of trouble with them, especially their Feet??

Around 6 years ago I bought 4 Mouflon ewes and 2 rams. Now 6 years later I have one ram and 2 ewes. And so far in 6 years I have sold 3 rams and no ewes. Not a good investment for me. I don't have hoof problems just coyote problems.