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Videos

The Battle of Bighorns

Bighorn sheep battles, particularly during the mating season, are fascinating displays of animal behavior characterized by intense competition among males. These battles typically occur in the fall and are part of the rutting season, where rams engage in head-to-head clashes to establish dominance and gain mating rights with ewes.

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Desert Bighorn Sheep and Chukar in Nevada

A wonderful Desert Bighorn Sheep video from Nevada’s Department of Wildlife.

The gamebirds are Chukar (Alectoris chukar), a much-treasured partridge originally native to the foothills of the Himalayas. American stock originated in Afghanistan and Nepal. Chukar have naturalized across much of the West in areas where their native food plants –  including thistle and cheatgrass –  had previously established. Chukar need free water.

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Articles We've Read:

‘This Is What It Means to Be a Man’: Wisdom From Hunter Donnie Vincent

For Donnie Vincent, a lifetime of exploring and hunting has imparted precious lessons about our relationship with nature and each other.

The Epoch TimesWalker Larson

Getting the Jump on Ducks

Late-season jump-shooting on moving water

Shooting Sportsman MagazineNoah Davis

After grizzly’s death, environmental groups to sue Fish and Game over Idaho bear baiting

Several environmental activist groups on July 15 notified state officials and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game that they intend to file a lawsuit over the agency’s allowance of bear baiting, which the groups said put federally protected grizzly bears at risk and violate the Endangered Species Act.

Phys.orgNicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman

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