WILDHORSE ISLAND STATE PARK - That had to hurt. Remember the report earlier this month about the eight bighorn sheep, all rams, killed by a lightning strike here on Flathead Lake's Wildhorse ...

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.

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 ...

Members of the Hells Canyon Initiative gathered Dec. 8 on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon south of Lewiston, Idaho, to capture bighorn sheep and test them for disease.

In his journal he mentioned speaking with a couple of ranchers on the southwest side of the Caliente Mountains in the Cuyama Valley. The two ranches were located at the base of the mountain range.

One of Wyoming’s most incredible wildlife experiences is watching bighorn sheep violently bashing their heads together. When rams can’t reconcile their differences or are competing for the attention ...

Editor’s note: Although the author’s ram was the biggest taken in the state at the time, it’s not listed in the Boone & Crockett records. A total of eighty nine Oregon rams — all larger than the ...

Bighorn sheep are roaming wild in the Catalina Mountains once more. Thirty-one of the fleet, agile animals — captured in rugged mountains near Yuma over the weekend — were released early ...

Well, okay, I guess it’s winter now. At least judging by the sudden snow and the seven-vehicle pileup on the hill in front of my shack. Monday morning was quite a mess. But by Tuesday the snow ...

This story, “Quest for the Desert Sheep: Ram Beyond the Rampart,” appeared in the December 1975 issue of Outdoor Life.. The desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni, is one of the most coveted ...

The majesty, athleticism, and beauty of a Bighorn ram is awe-inspiring to those that pursue them, and a successful hunt is a most prestigious accomplishment. What’s more, to complete the North ...