BIGHORN SHEEP
THE NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND 2013 bighorn sheep numbers
The North Dakota Game and Fish Departments annual bighorn sheep survey revealed a minimum of 297 bighorn sheep in western North Dakota. The 2012 count was second highest on record and 5 percent above ...
Posted on 4/8/13 at 11:04 AM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Odds and ends to start the week
A few nuggets for this first day of April: Hunting can be a pricey sport, to be sure, but the winning bidder spent a whopping $75,000 for a North Dakota bighorn sheep tag March 23 at the Midwest Chap...
Posted on 4/1/13 at 10:33 AM
Western ND bighorn sheep population healthy 
The bighorn sheep population in North Dakota has increased to its second-highest level on record, but hunting licenses still will not increase in the near future.
By Associated Press , April 12, 2013
ND bighorn sheep license auctions for record $75,000
A North Dakota bighorn sheep hunting license sold at auction for a record $75,000. The license was auctioned March 23 at the annual meeting in Minnesota of the Midwest Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2013
N.D. Game and Fish uses helicopter to move bighorn sheep away from Oil Patch highway
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently deployed a helicopter crew to capture and relocate 12 bighorn sheep in an effort to reduce road-kill incidents along a heavily traveled stretch of U.S. Highway 85 north of the Little Missouri River near the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
By Brad Dokken , March 11, 2013
DOUG LEIER: Consider the time, effort before applying for ‘big three’ hunting licenses
The deadline to submit an application for the 2013 North Dakota moose, elk and bighorn sheep license lottery is March 27. Even though the odds of drawing one of these “big three” licenses is small, you of course can’t get one if you don’t fill out and send in a paper or online application.
By Doug Leier , March 10, 2013
Bighorn sheep numbers rise in western North Dakota
Many big game populations in western North Dakota are at low levels but bighorn sheep are bucking the trend, and that could mean better hunting in future years.
By Associated Press , September 14, 2012
ONLINE EXTRA: N.D. bighorn sheep, elk and moose license recipients
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has completed the lottery for this year's bighorn sheep, elk and moose seasons.
By N.D. Game and Fish Department , May 06, 2012
Southwestern ND bighorn sheep herd stabilizes
The state Game and Fish Department's annual sheep survey in the southern Badlands found 283 bighorns, the same number as last year and a figure just 3 percent below the five-year average.
By Associated Press , April 20, 2012
N.D. bighorn sheep hunting license goes for $42,000 at auction
A North Dakota bighorn sheep hunting license sold at auction raised $42,000 for sheep management in the state. In 2011, the North Dakota license sold for $41,000. Since 1986, the program has raised nearly $1 million for sheep conservation.
By Associated Press , March 28, 2012
Fewer moose, elk, sheep licenses in N.D. this year
Elk licenses are down by 200 over the year, to 301, because of the National Park Service's successful effort to reduce the bloated elk population in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, according to the state Game and Fish Department.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2012
Survey shows steady numbers for N.D. bighorn sheep
Wildlife officials say bighorn sheep numbers in North Dakota remain strong despite three consecutive severe winters.
By Associated Press , September 13, 2011
ONLINE EXTRA: N.D. bighorn sheep, elk and moose license recipients
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has held the lotteries to select this year’s bighorn sheep, elk and moose license recipients. Here is a list of hunters selected for this year’s once-in-a-lifetime hunts.
By N.D. Game and Fish Department , April 24, 2011
N.D. bighorn hunting license sells for $41,000
North Dakota has auctioned a bighorn license each year since 1986 to fund sheep management in the state, raising nearly $900,000. Last year's license sold for $35,000.
By Associated Press , March 19, 2011
N.D.. bighorn sheep hunters have 100 percent success - six hunters, six rams
State wildlife officials say all six hunters who got bighorn sheep licenses in North Dakota last year bagged a ram. Three hunting units were open in western North Dakota’s Badlands during the season that ran from late October through early November.
March 13, 2011
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: NDGF taxes, Bighorn sheep survey etc.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department paid $434,595 in taxes in 2009 to counties where it owns or leases land. The in-lieu-of-tax payments are the same as property taxes paid by private landowners.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , April 18, 2010
N.D. bighorn population drops
Two consecutive severe winters have halted the expansion of North Dakota's bighorn sheep population.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2010
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