North Dakota outdoors: : The current status of bighorn sheep in North Dakota

  • Currently, about 480 bighorns make up the populations managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, National Park Service and the Three Affiliated Tribes Fish and Wildlife Division. Photo by Ashley Peterson.
    Currently, about 480 bighorns make up the populations managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, National Park Service and the Three Affiliated Tribes Fish and Wildlife Division. Photo by Ashley Peterson.
  • Doug Leier
    Doug Leier

    Without fail, when I think about bighorn sheep in North Dakota, big game biologist Brett Weidmann pops into my head. For good reason. Brett is the Game and Fish Department’s bighorn guru and has forgotten more about bighorn sheep than I’ll ever know. Brett is one of those guys I like to say is “living and working,” actually doing what many young kids dream of. While he spends his share of time beh…