Hunting the other bighorn sheep

On the top of many hunters’ bucket list of species to pursue is the bighorn sheep. World-renowned outdoor writers like Jack O’Connor, as well as numerous videos and television shows, have portrayed this species as the most exciting and adventurous of all of the world’s animals to track. But while the bighorn remains as the pinnacle of desirable categories for many hunters to go after, few ever achieve the goal.

There are several reasons why that is the case, including the fact that the range of the bighorn sheep is quite limited and in many cases the cost to hunt them can be exorbitantly expensive. Hunts to the northern reaches of Canada or in Alaska typically carry extremely high fees and if you are looking to go in one of the western states of the US those licences are generally only offered on a limited quota, so are hard to attain. For me personally, it took 35 years of applying, many times in multiple states, before I finally magazine.