Ewe to lamb ratio is healthy. Some giant rams get shot every year. For the last 30 years roughly 2000 sheep tags are sold and 150-200 rams get shot, with loss of a signifigant amount of habitat that has been made into parks. To me this sounds like a very resilant species. A very wise man stated that in the states it is only rich old men who sheep hunt and that the younger generation is not interested in sheep hunting which in turn means they will not be interested in sheep management. Anyone who is in favour of draw really only cares about the trophy on the wall and not actually what is best for bighorn sheep.
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