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 ...

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.

$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 ...

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.