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, ...

Rhett Goolsbey is a young, hard-working ranch kid from Powell, Wyoming. He plays football, wrestles, and is a 4H member. And he’s now the youngest hunter in Wyoming history to kill a bighorn sheep.

MISSOULA, Mont. — A $2,000 reward is now being offered for information about a poached bighorn sheep ram discovered Nov. 24 above Big Salmon Road near Partridge Creek. The Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation ...

Kiersten Black of Sidney certainly isn’t the only Nebraska teenager to hunt big game this fall. She has, however, harvested an animal in the state that none of the others can claim—a bighorn sheep.

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, ...

This story, “Bachelor Bighorns,” appeared in the July 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. FROM MY PERCH on the rocky ledge I could glass some of the cactus-studded terrain while I caught my breath. I had just ...

BILLINGS – Although two bighorn rams from the Middle Missouri Breaks herd tested positive for a bacteria that can lead to pneumonia, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials can’t say that’s what led ...

It’s no surprise that a state as unique and fascinating as Nevada chose an equally exceptional animal as its symbol. Nevada, known for its unusual mix of rugged outdoor landscapes and one of America’s ...