In the heat of the Arizona summer, it is usually more difficult to see much of its wildlife as most species are staying in ...

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 ...

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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.

The BC COS said there is no general open hunting season for full curl or mature bighorn rams in the area. In November 2023, Proulx’s ram was inspected as required by law and he allegedly claimed ...

According to the BC Conservation Officer Service (BC COS), the Heith Proulx killed a bighorn mountain sheep in October 2023 in a wildlife management area about 30 kilometres northwest of Lillooet. The ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Two bighorn rams from hunting district 622 have tested positive for bacteria that cause pneumonia. One sheep was harvested by the hunter in the fall. Another died during spring ...

Join NWPB reporter Rachel Sun to learn about bighorn sheep restoration in the northwest. Members of the Hells Canyon Initiative gathered Dec. 8 on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon south of Lewiston ...

Naturally, the bighorn sheep is Colorado’s official animal. The rams have the large, curled horns that can weigh up to 10 percent of the animal’s body weight of 150 to 250 pounds.

In case of a bighorn sheep emergency, call the Bighorn Institute at 760-346-7334. If you are unable to reach the institute, call Erin Schaeffer with California Fish and Wildlife at 760-628-4022.

In 1980, a band of bighorn sheep were captured from the Sun River area along the Rocky Mountain Front and moved to a foreign landscape to the east, north of Montana’s massive Fort Peck Reservoir.