The purpose of this document is to provide a general overview of the current bighorn and thinhorn sheep population status and general abundance trends throughout their range in North America. The information reported is the harvest and population estimates after the 2023 hunting season. The Wild Sheep Initiative (WSI) consists…

Introduction and Pre-Capture Planning The capture of wildlife has its roots in providing nutrients for human consumption, whether through the domestication of wild animals or for more immediate use as a source of protein (Drew 2020). Over the millennia, methods of capturing wildlife have evolved in terms of their…

Smart marketing recognizes people’s motivations to hunt and target shoot vary. To improve marketing efforts, this report presents the unique segments, or personas, describing U.S. hunters and target shooters. A survey was conducted in late 2023 of 2,076 hunters and 2,121 target shooters who participated at least once in the…

The purpose of this document is to provide a general overview of the current bighorn and thinhorn sheep population status and general abundance trends throughout their range in North America. The information reported is the harvest and population estimates after the 2022 hunting season. The Wild Sheep Initiative (WSI) consists…