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A bowhunter in white draws on a bighorn

I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag I Arrowed the World-Record Bighorn with a $25 Sheep Tag

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep stands atop a ridge.

$1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever $1.3 Million Bighorn Sheep Tag Sets Record for Most Expensive Auction Tag Ever

An illustration of bighorn rams in Oregon.

I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon I Thought My Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt Was a Bust. Then I Killed the Biggest Bighorn Ever Taken in Oregon

By Windell W. Winterbottom

Fred bear stone sheep

Fred Bear Took His World-Record Stone Sheep with the ‘Best Shot I’ll Ever Make’ Fred Bear Took His World-Record Stone Sheep with the ‘Best Shot I’ll Ever Make’

By Fred Bear, as told to Byron W. Dalrymple

A hunter in a wide-brimmed hat kneeling behind a gray desert bighorn.

Carmichel in Arizona: How to Hunt an Inaccessible Desert Bighorn Carmichel in Arizona: How to Hunt an Inaccessible Desert Bighorn

By Jim Carmichel

A group of hunters with a bighorn ram.

11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming 11-Year-Old Kid Becomes Youngest Hunter to Harvest a Bighorn Ram in Wyoming

An old photo of a hunting guide with a Dall sheep.

The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting, According to Jack O’Connor The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting, According to Jack O’Connor

By Jack O’Connor

A pair of Dall sheep illustrated.

Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt Carmichel in Alaska: An Odd Way to Die on a Sheep Hunt

By Jim Carmichel

A hunter with a Rocky Mountain bighorn ewe.

Big Game Hunting

Most Hunters Will Never Get the Chance to Chase a Bighorn Ram, but What About Ewes? Most Hunters Will Never Get the Chance to Chase a Bighorn Ram, but What About Ewes?

By Christine Peterson

hunter with sheep head

Can Sheep Hunting in the Yukon Survive Another Century? Can Sheep Hunting in the Yukon Survive Another Century?

By Alex Robinson

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie

Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question

argali ram with hunters and mongolian flag

Hunting Argali Sheep with a Crappy Scope, One Box of Ammo, and No Translator Hunting Argali Sheep with a Crappy Scope, One Box of Ammo, and No Translator

By John B. Snow

trophy whitetail heads

The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals

By Andrew McKean

A hunter sits beside a dall ram, and looks into a steep alpine basin.

Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting

nebraska ram first female

Big Game Hunting

High School Sophomore Tags Trophy Bighorn in Nebraska High School Sophomore Tags Trophy Bighorn in Nebraska

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat 6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

By Gerry Bethge, Josh Dahlke, Tyler Freel, David Karczynski, Ben Long, Andrew McKean

stylized bighorn ram head with topography and hunters adorning it, decorative illustration

Hunting a Record Bighorn in Broken Country Hunting a Record Bighorn in Broken Country

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters pose with two trophy-book rams

In Case of Death: Two Meat Hunters Decide They Want Record-Book Rams In Case of Death: Two Meat Hunters Decide They Want Record-Book Rams

By Aubrey Taylor, as told to Hiram Savage

Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client?

Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client? Is It a Guide’s Job to Risk His Life for a Client?

By Eric Collier

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

Guns

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor