Wild Sheep

George Dieruf, the gunroom manager at Schnee’s Sporting Goods in downtown Bozeman, Montana, is 73 years old and has been applying for a Montana sheep tag since he was 13. The unit he applies for has a .31% chance to draw, and he’s applied for 60 years unsuccessfully. It doesn’t matter which state...

There is no such thing as an easy Dall sheep hunt. Every time you head into the northern mountains for these white sheep, you are in for a grueling high-country adventure. Sheep hunting tests all of your skills: camping, orienteering, alpine trekking, stalking, and above all else, physical endurance...

Bighorn sheep, along with their northern relatives the Dall sheep, inspire a level of devotion among hunters that is unparalleled by any other game animal. After getting a taste of what it’s like to chase these massive horned creatures in their rugged and dangerous habitats, some hunters experience...