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My respect for bighorn sheep is enormous. As far as I’m concerned, no animal has better eyesight or a greater ability to ...
In the face of a plummeting population of bighorn sheep north of Fort Peck Reservoir, the Montana Fish and Wildlife ...
Two big rams bolted from the steel trailer, took a few hesitant steps and glanced around nervously at their new home: dramatic mountains in west Texas more than 200 miles from where they grew up.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2024 bighorn sheep survey, completed by recounting lambs in March, revealed a minimum of 350 bighorn sheep in the grasslands of western North Dakota, down 4 ...
The Deadwood bighorn sheep herd will be included in the Hell Canyon and Rapid City hunting unit for the 2025 season.
MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty. Thirstier than they’ve been in a while. Though Las Vegas’ 214-day dry streak — the second-longest on record ...
It is what is unofficially called Ram Jam season. This time of year, your chances of seeing bighorn sheep are higher and when they are in the park it can lead to traffic jams. "This is their park ...
Bighorn sheep are often "sensitive to human-caused disturbances," leading them to areas like Long Canyon that are off the beaten path. "This critical time encompasses the end of a ewe's pregnancy ...
It's not too late to apply to hunt elk, moose and bighorn sheep in North Dakota. The applications are available online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website. The deadline to apply ...
Missteps occurred too: A herd transplanted near Van Horn was nearly wiped out by mountain lions, and bighorn have taken a hit from pneumonia spread by a rival sheep, the hardy and bearded aoudad ...