TIM FELCHLE, a North Dakota native, now lives in Billings, Montana.

Designated in 1961, the Bighorn Sheep represents Colorado’s rugged identity and its commitment to wildlife conservation. The ...

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, ...

Although populations of bighorn sheep have been reintroduced in Washington since they disappeared 100 years ago, their future remains at risk.

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 ...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police are appealing to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Talk about a short hunting season: Two days after the backcountry bighorn sheep season opened ...

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 ...

The reward for a bighorn ram that was shot and left to waste along Big Salmon Road east of Riggins between Nov. 20 and 22 has climbed to $32,900. Douglas Sayer of Blackfoot, a former chairperson of ...