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Love Might Have a Price Tag for Rams
Turns out love could be blind and concussed for rams in the bighorn sheep world…
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Commission closes bighorn sheep hunting in HD 622
Bighorn sheep hunting in Montana’s HD 622 is officially off the table after an emergency closure—biologists counted just five sheep in the latest survey.
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Commission to consider closing bighorn sheep hunting in HD 622
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold an emergency public meeting Monday, March 31 to consider closing bighorn sheep hunting for 2025 in hunting district 622.
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Bighorn sheep license quotas reduced in HD 622 due to population concerns
Hunters first reported unhealthy sheep in HD 622 in September of 2024, and the five 2024 ram license holders reported seeing 80 percent fewer sheep than sheep hunters have reported in the past. In addition, other observations by area landowners and FWP staff have also noted fewer sheep.
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Snail Horn!!
Meet ‘Snail Horn,’ the legendary Montana bighorn ram with a twisted past, whose battle-scarred horns and resilient spirit now rest as a reminder of life’s rugged beauty at the FWP office in Bozeman. Read more from Montana Grant!
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MT Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting
A Montana man admitted to two serious wildlife offenses. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to break the Lacey Act and […]
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Bighorn sheep community offers $4500 for information on poaching
According to a press release by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, a Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram fell victim to […]
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Happy Hump Day!
Cheers to hitting the middle of the week head-on–and then continuing on with the rest of the week!