FAIRBANKS — The Dall sheep ram that took up residence at Fort Knox mine three years ago is still living at the big gold mine about 25 miles north of Fairbanks. “He’s got a favorite spot out there ...

As a wildlife field technician, Luke Metherell combines job, hobby and homework on weeklong backpacking trips in the mountains. A biology student at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Metherell ...

Dall sheep populations have been shrinking across Alaska for two decades. No one knows that better than sheep hunters -- one reason why the Alaska Board of Game has fielded more than 110 proposals to ...

Thinhorn refers to the rare Stone’s sheep of northwest Canada and more common Dall’s sheep that live in Canada, the Yukon and Alaska. They are distantly related to the bighorn sheep that live in ...

Dall sheep hunting season opened in Alaska on Aug. 10. Just a week into the season, multiple hunters have already been cited by Alaska State Troopers for harvesting sub-legal sheep. In all three ...

A Palmer man will pay more than $15,000 in fines, serve 10 days in jail and give up hunting for five years as part of a plea deal over illegal Dall sheep kills last year near Sutton. James Randall ...

ROCKY BOY’S RESERVATION, Montana — For the herd of bighorn sheep, the rocky cliffs were a safe place, with 360-degree views and plenty of nooks to blend into the gray rocks. The ground was sprinkled ...

Jack Duger finally shot a dall sheep in Alaska this past August. “Well, I can check that off my bucket list,” said the 70-year-old Plainville resident. Duger, a lifetime hunter, has traveled to Alaska ...