To taxidermist Lynn Stewart, bighorn sheep epitomize Western culture. They define the mountain man -- rugged, burly, tough. Decades after he saw his first bighorn sheep, he still trudges through ...

This time of year is when bighorn sheep rams are in the breeding season, or rut. From November to mid-December, bighorn sheep move down from their higher summer ground to the lower slopes of the ...

Nature: Big horn sheep in Montana 02:41. ... The grooves form during the November-to-December rut when males are more concerned with mating than eating.

The rut is the mating season for many ruminant mammals. In Colorado that would include ruminants like elk, deer, moose, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and bison. Each species has a rutting season that is ...

Colorado's state animal, the bighorn sheep, are in the rut now and are putting on a show in the Poudre and Big Thompson canyons. Here is what you need to know to enhance your viewing experience: ...

Some people joke that if you look closely at male bighorn sheep this time of year, you can see a little caption box above their heads with stars, money signs and exclamation points.

Bighorn sheep are highly visible along Glenwood Canyon’s bike path. They can be seen throughout the year, but especially during the fall rut (breeding period) and winter. For your safety and to ...

Bighorn sheep battle it out at Birch Creek. Story by Bill Schiess ... “Their rut must be over,” I commented to Steve, just a little disappointed. But we did not have to wait long, ...

A rutting bighorn ram keeps a watchful eye as he pursues a receptive ewe at the Whiskey Basin Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Dubois. Bighorn sheep can be seen in their rut during the last ...