By any measure, hunting mountain sheep is a challenging undertaking. In North America, there are four species of wild sheep and I've been fortunate to have hunted them all multiple times. But the one specimen that is most difficult to take is the Rocky Mountain bighorn. Success rates for guided hunts, even with excellent outfitters in good areas, historically only run around 50%. These odds are significantly lower than those expected while hunting the bighorn's cousins—Dall, Stone and desert sheep.
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