Bighorn Sheep Hunting
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Bighorn Sheep are grazing animals that inhabit rocky terrain throughout parts of the Rocky Mountains. The Bighorn Sheep has tan or brown fur. It has a white belly, rump and muzzle. It is best known for its large horns. The rams or males have large, thick curving horns. The ewe’s or female’s horns are more slender and less curved. Males weigh between 125-300 pounds, females weigh between 75-200 pounds. The bighorn is a good climber and jumper. Its hooves are hard around the outside and soft on the inside, which help give them traction on slippery rocks.
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In fall months, males will have head-butting matches to establish a dominant male. They will run towards each other and ram their heads together. They will only fight with rams that have horns about the same size as their own, and the ram matches can last up to 20 hours. The winner, or dominant ram, will then mate with more females than the losing ram. Male rams then find a female with which to mate where he will entice her to chase him. A female will have her young on a cliff that is hard to reach, for added safety. She will also give birth to only one baby, which is born with white fur. They can walk and climb on rocks within their first day.
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