GROWING UP: IN NEW MEXICO IBEX AND ORYX AND TAHR, OH MY!

HUNTING; OUTDOOR recreation; WILDLIFE-related recreation; ORYX; IBEX

The article reports on the hunting opportunities in New Mexico and presents the experiences of Faith, a young hunter, on hunting oryx and ibex. They are two of the four exotic ruminants free-ranging in New Mexico. She says that hunting oryx isn't easy, as they blend in the vegetation that looks like oryx too. She says that hunting ibex is different as they live in the rough and crazy mountains. She is unsure whether she will hunt New Mexico's other exotic species, the aoudad and Himalayan tahr.