In North Dakota, hefty moose, elk, bighorn sheep hunting application numbers
Associated Press
April 20, 2018
A total of 21,042 applications were received for moose, 18,079 for elk and 14,617 for bighorn sheep.
Bighorn sheep
Deadly disease spreads to more North Dakota bighorn herds
Associated Press
April 13, 2018
State wildlife officials are still confident that this year’s fall hunting season will be held, though possibly with fewer licenses.
North Dakota bighorn sheep population lowest since 2006
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 9, 2018
Down 11 percent from 2016 and 9 percent below the five-year average. Status of bighorn sheep hunting season will be determined Sept. 1, after the summer population survey is completed.
Major spike in North Dakota moose licenses; online applications also available for elk, bighorn sheep
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
March 7, 2018
Elk licenses also are up; status of bighorn sheep season to be determined after summer population surveys are completed.
North Dakota bighorn sheep, moose hunters eclipse 90-percent success rate
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
February 26, 2018
And of 362 elk hunters, 211 were successful – or 58 percent.
In Nebraska, bighorn sheep research efforts get a boost
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
February 14, 2018
More than 50 bighorn sheep are carrying new equipment to help the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission track and aid their populations, with hopes of finding the answers to the struggling species’ survival.
Bighorn reintroduction: One of Oregon’s greatest wildlife success stories
Associated Press
January 17, 2018
Bighorn sheep get new home at Oregon’s John Day River Basin.
Rare bighorn hunt lets armed civilians onto bombing range near Vegas
Associated Press
December 27, 2017
LAS VEGAS — Armed civilians are running loose inside a secure military training area north of Las Vegas, but only the bighorn sheep have reason to worry. One of the Silver State’s most unusual and
No record-setter, but another nice Nebraska bighorn
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
December 11, 2017
CRAWFORD, Neb. — Nebraska’s limited bighorn sheep season wrapped up recently when the second of two permit holders harvested a ram near Fort Robinson State Park’s Cheyenne Buttes. Jack Nemeth of nearby Chadron, who won
