Desert bighorn sheep

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... and the Desert Bighorn.

In, in, in the United States we have the Rocky and the Desert.

To draw a Desert sheep tag is like getting hit by lightning.

So what's the other two?

Uh, well they had, uh, let's see.

You got, well you got Alaskan Yukon moose, Canadian moose, Shiras moose, mountain caribou, woodland caribou, barren-ground caribou, Central Canadian ground caribou, Quebec Labrador caribou, Rocky Mountain elk, Roosevelt elk, tule elk, white-tailed deer, coues deer, mule deer, Columbia black-tailed deer, Sitka black-tailed deer, black bear, grizzly bear, Alaska brown bear, polar bear, cougar, bison, muskox, pronghorn, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheep, Dall sheep, stone sheep, and Rocky Mountain goat.

So I wonder-

Those, you know, the Grand Canyon, Red Rock and all that.

But I got to see my first desert, Desert Bighorn.

So that was kind of special.

And I think the other highlight was the evening we had at the Branded Rock estate where they had these foam target launchers, like giant clay pigeons, and they launch them up in the air.

have broken their own fundraising record every single year for more than a decade i've been there to watch it in the auction halls and if you've ever tried to raise money for anything you know that's not luck he's given keynote addresses all around the world including the serbian parliament in front of former presidents of three different countries the professional hunters association south africa gave him their highest conservation award and their highest service award and he is the only non-south african who has received that second one He's also a former super bike racer, which I fully intend to come back to.

And he finished his own FNAAS in February of 2017 with the Desert Bighorn, which for our Western guys, you know just exactly what that takes and what that asks from a hunter.

Gray, welcome to the Secret Society of Western Big Game Hunting.

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time.

Um, Oh, about eight to ten of us.

You know, when you're doing some of these big, you know, there's been some wonderful capture work done down in the Muddy Mountains.

We actually have an overpopulation of desert bighorn sheep for their range outside of Las Vegas.

There's been some great, you know, a lot of partner work.

And before you go, time for a quick rando fun fact.

I love desert bighorn sheep that live in the southwest, the area that Dennis talked about today, who also need water.

Did you know that their hooves have a concave elastic center with harder outer edges that act like suction cups on rock? I did not know that.

They can stand on ledges only 2 inches wide and leap 20 feet from ledge to ledge.

Totally parkour.

And real quick, I have another one.

Desert bighorn sheep also have double-layered skulls to protect their noggin when they butt heads during the mating season.

That's crazy.

funds itself, and we have so many NGOs that are so supportive.

Nevada Bighorns Unlimited, the Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn, Nevada Chukar Foundation, and on and on and on.

Just, you know, I'm very proud that I was part of that great project.

But also, when I became the Chief of Game, I really wanted to focus on mule deer.