Now about 70,000 roam western states. Despite a bighorn sheep’s ability to live in some of the country’s harshest landscapes, they’re remarkably fragile.

Although the ram’s horns had been considerably worn from wear, they exceeded a three-quarters curl and registered an unofficial score of 168 5/8 – an excellent trophy by any state’s standards.

Bighorn sheep were introduced into North Dakota’s Badlands in 1956, and after a few ups and downs over the years, the ...

During July and August, big game biologist Brett Wiedmann will conduct the annual summer bighorn sheep survey to count and ...

$30,000 from the Wild Sheep Foundation. $10,000 from the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society. $5,000 from the Arizona Chapter of Safari Club International.

Bighorn sheep, with their massive curled horns and stoic appearance, are one of Montana’s iconic big game species. If you take a drive down U.S. Highway 93 this time of year, along the banks of ...

SKALKAHO - Standing behind grass taller than its back, a small bighorn lamb cranes its neck to watch the parade of people shuffling up the hillside. Nearby, another four bighorn sheep hardly look ...

RIVERTON — Four decades ago, Fremont County was home to the largest herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the lower 48 states — an estimated 2,500 animals.

Fifty-five bighorn sheep from the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation were transferred to North Dakota and Utah in January in a unique, privately funded project.

"The worst day of my career was flying over a guzzler in 2020 and seeing dead bighorn sheep. It was terrible, it was awful to see," Bennett explained. "It's our state animal.