This flock was, I think, (re)established by transplanting in the 1970s and 1980s. Today's was the largest group that I have seen in the area. Several rams were in with the ewes, busy sniffing their butts — it's that time of year.
November 28, 2012
Sheep May Safely Graze
This flock was, I think, (re)established by transplanting in the 1970s and 1980s. Today's was the largest group that I have seen in the area. Several rams were in with the ewes, busy sniffing their butts — it's that time of year.
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The late ungulate ecologist Hal Buechner, who compiled an environmental history of bighorns, noted many early accounts of sheep on the plains, but not too far from mountains either.
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