The desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni, is one of the most coveted game animals on earth. This isn’t because they inhabit particularly remote crevices of the globe or because they’re all ...

GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — State wildlife officials are investigating the illegal killing of a desert bighorn ship in southwest Arizona and teaming up with local hunting and conservation groups to post a ...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is helping move Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from the Morenci copper mine to help boost ...

Wildlife officials in Arizona are investigating the illegal killing of a desert bighorn sheep that was left for dead last month and offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of those ...

APACHE COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Arizona Game & Fish Department is currently investigating the poaching of a bighorn sheep ram near Nutrioso, Arizona. Officials say the ram was killed sometime ...

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 ...

In 2013, Arizona Game and Fish began its on-going program to reintroduce bighorn sheep to the Santa Catalina Mountains. At the time, 31 of them were relocated to the area from Yuma. More than half of ...

Josh Dahlke figured he’d never get a shot at a bighorn sheep. The Minnesota hunter was in his late 30s and had just started applying for points. In many states, his odds felt like winning the ...

The last year was a difficult one for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd health in Colorado, while desert bighorn sheep found in far-western Colorado are faring better, according to Colorado Parks and ...