How to Use bighorn sheep in a Sentence

bighorn sheep

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  • The ranch is where the deer and the antelope — along with the bighorn sheep and the elk — all play.
    Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The herd of bighorn sheep stand still, staring back at him.
    Joshua Bowling, azcentral, 9 May 2018
  • There were mule deer and bighorn sheep in those hills, too — plus bear and cougars.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
  • Keep watch for bighorn sheep and in the tunnels, and listen for bats.
    Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Feb. 2023
  • March and April are the best months to view bears, while the winter months are best for wolves and bighorn sheep.
    Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • So, don’t delay all you white-tailed deer and bighorn sheep hunters.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Here was a lone bighorn sheep on Death Canyon Shelf, near the trickling stream that would slake our thirst.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The Rocky Mountaineer lists Sasquatch along with bears, bighorn sheep, elk and bald eagles.
    Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Then, there's the wildlife — bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2021
  • He's used to keeping his distance from the bison, mule deer, pronghorns and bighorn sheep that call the park home.
    oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Without water, life in the desert—from bighorn sheep to Joshua trees—would cease to exist.
    WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
  • To be fair, the wind tugging at the brims of baseball caps may explain the absence of the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2021
  • For your best chance of spotting wildlife like mountain goats and bighorn sheep, try the Highline Trail.
    Aaron Brandel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Hits were the javelina (a not very attractive feral pig), bighorn sheep and the gray fox.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 June 2018
  • Cruise on up into the Rocky Mountains, make friends with the bighorn sheep, then thunder across the Plains on your way back home.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • For now, the land remains an open expanse of the Colorado Desert, where coyotes and bighorn sheep roam.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Stay at least 25 yards, or 75 feet, away from bison as well as bighorn sheep, coyotes and elk.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Black bears, wolves, and bighorn sheep pass through Lamar Valley unseen.
    Dana Liebelson, Outside Online, 1 July 2022
  • He got hired in the park as a college student to study desert bighorn sheep in 1972, one year after the count started.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • But the skeletons of pachycephalosaurs—and even their dome-like skulls—seem ill-suited for butting heads like bighorn sheep do.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope have all been released in the preserve.
    San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The state is considering a bighorn sheep hunt for later in 2022.
    Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The area is also home to bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats, as well as the Inyo rock daisy.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The blaze has scorched the domain of mammals such as black bears, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina, bighorn sheep and some elk habitat.
    Erin Stone, azcentral, 22 June 2020
  • Wildlife lovers: keep your eyes peeled for bighorn sheep, coyotes, and river otters.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The land contains some of the most biodiverse habitats in the region and is home to bighorn sheep, bison, and bald eagles.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Located at the base of the Wasatch Range in Alpine, Utah, the porch is a perfect spot to observe wildlife, including deer, bighorn sheep, and elk.
    Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • Extreme drought prompted the closure of a Joshua Tree trail to ensure water for bighorn sheep.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Gunnison features wildlife from mule deer, elk and golden eagles to rocky mountain bighorn sheep and mountain lions.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Concerned hunters and anglers fear that such a project would harm the Bitterroot’s world-class trout fishery and the area’s intact habitat for elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, and other iconic Western game species.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024

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