UW graduate student Tayler LaSharr collected and analyzed 30 years’ worth of bighorn sheep horn data from 72 hunt areas across nine states and one Canadian province that shows that under most ...

Bighorn rams keep their horns their entire life, and the rings on the horns mark the growth of one year. So by counting the rings, one can tell the age of the animal. Majestic bighorn sheep deftly ...

Bighorn sheep have horns, which grow continuously, reaching full curl at about 8 years old. ... That growth speed helps them reach full antler size by the beginning of September, ...

Bighorn sheep were introduced into North Dakota’s Badlands in 1956, and after a few ups and downs over the years, the population is doing well.

As rams mature, their horns develop the characteristic curl, and the age of a ram can be determined from the growth rings of his horns. The bighorn sheep range in color from light brown to grayish ...

Bighorn males, called rams, are famous for their large, curled horns. These impressive growths are a symbol of status and a weapon used in epic battles across the Rocky Mountains. Fighting for ...

Bighorn sheep to get drinking stations as drought becomes new normal Up to 90 artificial watering holes are planned in Southern California to help sheep stay hydrated and fed and to reduce inbreeding.

GLASGOW - The most recent aerial survey of bighorn sheep habitat in the Missouri River Breaks indicates that the population of wild sheep in Hunting District 680 is at a record-high level.

Horns have growth rings like trees, but unlike trees, they will split easily along the lines. ... Scrap pieces of bighorn sheep horns rest on a workbench in Tom Lucas’ shed on Tuesday morning.

Bighorn sheep, the alpinists of the animal world, are once again locking horns and leaping nobly from crag to cliff in the Cathedral Range of Yosemite National Park after being absent for more ...

“We would anticipate that the environment, for not just bighorn sheep but all animals in the desert southwest, is going to get more difficult.” James Cornett, a Palm Springs-based ecolo… ...