“Tag: Bighorn Sheep”

In the rugged mountains of West Texas—home to desert bighorns and introduced aoudad—sheep hunters can strike it big.

Editorial Director John Zent recaps the hunts from his North American "grand slam."

A strong sheep population and record demand have combined to create an increased number of hunting licenses in North Dakota this year.

Gear-intensive high-country hunts require specialized lightweight equipment, but not all of the essentials can be bought.

A special Pope and Young Club judges panel has declared a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep taken in South Dakota in 2018 as the new world record with a final score of 209⅛ inches, surpassing the previous world-record ram by nearly 10 inches.

A special Boone and Crockett Club judges panel has declared a bighorn sheep from Montana as the new world's record with a final score of 216-3/8 inches, surpassing the previous world-record ram by nearly 7 inches.

According to The Oregonian, two men were arrested last week after a driver on nearby Interstate 84 in Columbia River Gorge spotted a figure apparently bending over the body of a dead big game animal. The duo was later charged with poaching two trophy bighorn sheep.

Wildlife biologists say the 10-1/2-year old bighorn ram that died of natural causes in Alberta could be the B&C Club's new world record.

Attention hunters: Today marks Colorado's big-game application deadline. If you have your heart set on chasing Western big game with your bow or rifle this fall, act now!