Mouth Disease Infiltrating Yellowstone Bighorns
Scabbed lips and exposed teeth are taking away from the beauty of some of Yellowstone’s most majestic residents. Five bighorn sheep in the park have been sporting the frightening appearance after an outbreak of sore mouth disease in the region. Officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the National Park Service have stated that […]
21 Collared Nebraska Bighorn Lambs Succumb to Disease
CHADRON, Neb.(RELEASE) – Disease issues have once again struck bighorn sheep lambs in northwestern Nebraska’s Pine Ridge, but a comprehensive research project is on track to counter the maladies. Todd Nordeen, the Nebraska Game and Park Commission’s big game research and disease program manager, said all 21 lambs equipped with tracking collars in May and […]
Another Idaho Bighorn Euthanized After Mixing with Domestic Sheep
Marking the third bighorn removed from the area bordering Challis, Idaho, a one-year-old bighorn sheep ram was removed from the wild after mixing with a herd domestic sheep. To reduce the risk of spreading disease contracted from livestock, Idaho Fish and Game officials took the lethal actions after receiving local reports that the ram […]
Four Bighorn Sheep Killed After Mixing with Domestic Sheep
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released a statement Thursday indicating that the department had to remove four bighorn sheep that had mixed with domestic sheep. In an attempt to curb the spread of disease, officials followed Fish, Wildlife and Parks policy that dictates the killing of sheep. When wild and domestic animals mix, the […]
Montana Biologists Drop the Net on Bighorn Sheep Herd for Health Testing
In an attempt to test the overall health of a native herd of bighorn sheep, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists and various volunteers captured and tested 32 bighorn sheep last week. The capture, taking place at the Woods Ranch Wildlife Management Area, was conducted by utilizing a large, suspended drop net. Enticing the […]
Mistake Costs Hunter $32K in Fines and 30 Month License Suspension
In an honest case of mistaken identity paired with some rare circumstances, a Montana hunter has pleaded guilty to illegally killing two bighorn sheep in late October. After tracking a group of bighorn sheep in the Knowles Creek region of Montana, Jeff Fleming, along with his hunting partner Brad Borden, settled in to place a […]