The State Game and Fish Department is allocating eight bighorn sheep licenses for the 2016 hunting season, based on data collected from a recently completed summer population survey. Two licenses are available in Unit B1, two in B3 and three in B4. In addition, one license as authorized under North Dakota Century Code was auctioned...Read More
By Mark Watson, Black Hills Pioneer — DEADWOOD — Deadwood’s bighorn sheep herd is thriving, and its members still give people a show around the city. The herd frequents an area of rocks on Deadwood Hill, and they amaze some people by their agility on steep rocks. “They are excellent rock climbers. They are a...Read More
Unlike ungulates (deer and elk), bighorn sheep rams start growing their horns at birth and continue to grow their horns throughout their lifespan. They do not shed their horns like ungulates shed antlers. Instead, their horns grow until the animal dies. Within each horn there is a living core that provides a continuous flow of...Read More
