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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The stench of wildfire smoke burned our nostrils as we unbuckled our sweaty pack belts. We’d hiked only a handful of miles but before either of us spoke, my buddy Frank Schultz and I both knew we ...

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 ...

I was sitting in the Irish Village Barber Shop after school one day waiting my turn, reading an outdoor magazine. An article on wild sheep hunting had a beautiful picture of a handsome bighorn ram ...

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 ...