Rocky Mountain bighorn

Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tire around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness area.

Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tire around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness.

Rominger said in 1994 there were just eight public draw licenses issued to hunt Rocky Mountain bighorn rams in the state.

In Idaho, the opportunity to hunt Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is rare - hunters are allowed to harvest only one in a lifetime.

Next week, biologists will collar Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Lower Imnaha River area to help wildlife managers monitor herds in northeast Oregon.