Videos tagged with Bighorn Sheep

This YouTube video, "Long Range Pursuit Highlights | S7 E4 Sonora," follows Chad Fraughton on a desert bighorn sheep hunt in Sonora, Mexico. The description highlights the unique experience of hunting in this region and encourages viewers to subscribe to the Gunwerks YouTube channel for more content on long shots, difficult shots, shooting tips, DIY projects, and ballistics. The episode originally aired on December 18th, 2017.

Joe Bennett, a game biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, discusses the management of big game species, including bighorn sheep. He highlights challenges like water availability and bacterial pneumonia. The video emphasizes that conservation efforts, such as bighorn sheep captures and wildlife management, are largely funded by excise taxes generated through the Pittman-Robertson Act, which has been crucial for wildlife population recovery since 1937.

This episode follows Mike and Aaron on a Dall sheep hunt in the Northwest Territories. The hunt involves significant travel via aircraft to remote base camps. Key activities include zeroing rifles with new ammunition, scouting for sheep using helicopters and spotting scopes, and setting up spike camps in challenging mountain terrain. The hunters discuss the difficulties of Dall sheep hunting and the importance of preparation and patience.