A five-hour horseback ride found us nearing timber’s edge. Through the claustrophobic conifers, granite peaks loomed in the wide open beyond. I’d hunted Dall sheep in various mountain ranges in Alaska ...

Registration permit hunt RG248 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D will open on Oct. 1. The hunt area includes the mainland drainages of Sheep Creek; north of Port Valdez, Robe Lake, and the ...

BAKER CITY — Melissa Hamman was watching mountain goats hundreds of yards away, not knowing that her goat was just around the next bend in the trail. Her husband, Robert, who was just ahead of Melissa ...

The author with one of his fifteen rams, taken with a Winchester XPR. Frank Schultz Picking the best rifle for any task involves a lot more than simply looking at specs, and that’s especially true for ...

This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...

When we decided to outfit our own sheep hunt, we failed to allow for a blind chimney and an ornery horse named Bird. But I ...

A Vaughn, Montana, livestock ranch owner pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to running a scheme to create, breed and sell giant sheep to be captive hunting facilities where they could ...

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 ...