A sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King was part of a scheme to create a large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas, authorities say. GREAT FALLS, Mont. — An ...

The stench of wildfire smoke burned our nostrils as we unbuckled our sweaty pack belts. We’d hiked only a handful of miles but before either of us spoke, my buddy Frank Schultz and I both knew we ...

While over 20,000 applications were received for the half-dozen bighorn sheep tags, mountain lion hunting is open to individuals with a furbearer tag, but they are limited to one per season. There are ...

A Montana man pleaded guilty this week to illegally importing parts of a giant sheep from Kyrgyzstan, then using the sheep’s semen and genetic materials to create cloned embryos and sell giant, hybrid ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana ...

The author's custom sheep rifle chambered in 22 ARC. My sheep hunting rifles have looked very similar over the years. When I started as a broke 18-year-old Alaska resident, I took my Remington Model ...

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 ...

While many of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herds continue to struggle with disease, 2024 was a better year for the state animal. Andy Holland, a big game manager at Colorado Parks and ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for help to identify a suspect who illegally killed a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in ...