Rare sheep are U.S.-Mexico border crossers, but they're hitting a sharp new obstacle

Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may ...
Yahoo

Endangered bighorn sheep spotted in downtown Palm Springs. Here's what to do if they return

Things you may spot in downtown Palm Springs: Tourists and local residents strolling along Palm Canyon Drive, a towering Marilyn Monroe striking a pose and ... bighorn sheep engaging in some retail ...
Yahoo! Sports

I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag

My respect for bighorn sheep is enormous. As far as I’m concerned, no animal has better eyesight or a greater ability to elude the hunter. The odds on merely seeing a legal ram, much less killing one, ...
PBS

Battle of the Sheep

State biologists called 2023 the worst year in more than a decade for bighorn sheep. State biologists called 2023 the worst year in more than a decade for bighorn sheep. Produced by Andrea Kramar and ...
AOL

Survival in the Desert: How the Desert Bighorn Sheep Became Nevada’s State Animal

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...
Colorado Public Radio

Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep. Advocates say feds left them ‘high and dry’ on the issue

The Pikeview Quarry, barely outside of the cul-de-sacs and two-car garages of the Mountain Shadows subdivision, seemed like an odd place to find one of Colorado’s most intrepid species. Bulldozers, ...
inforum

Doug Leier: North Dakota bighorn sheep counts come in better than expected

North Dakota's bighorn sheep season opener on Oct. 28 will come and go with little fanfare, except from eight hunters who are excitedly gearing up for their one and only chance to hunt these special ...
Summit County

Here’s what Colorado Parks and Wildlife aircraft are doing on the Western Slope

In early December, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will begin its annual flight surveys for deer, elk, and bighorn sheep on the Western Slope. The flights — conducted by helicopters and fixed-wing ...
Outdoor Life

Deadly Pneumonia Hits Bighorn Sheep in Prime South Dakota Unit

South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks wildlife division director Tom Kirschenmann interrupted a commission meeting Thursday to share some troubling news with attendees: the Hell Canyon herd of bighorn ...
Outdoor Life

Most Hunters Will Never Get the Chance to Chase a Bighorn Ram, but What About Ewes?

Josh Dahlke figured he’d never get a shot at a bighorn sheep. The Minnesota hunter was in his late 30s and had just started applying for points. In many states, his odds felt like winning the ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Here’s what Colorado Parks and Wildlife aircrafts sare doing on the Western Slope

In early December, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will begin its annual flight surveys for deer, elk and bighorn sheep on the Western Slope. The flights — conducted by helicopters and fixed-wing ...