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2024
Q1 - March Cover - Joel Brown, Clark-Kingston Mountains, Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Letter - Donald C. Martin, p5 RAMZILLA - Joel Brown, p6 2023 Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt in the Marble/Clipper Mountains - Bob Carrell, p8 WSF Grassroots Award For CA WSF Member - John Ware, Distinguished Life Member, p10 Meet Your New Director: Matt St Martin - p11 2023 AK Mountain Goat Hunt - Craig Van Arsdale, Life Member, p12 2024 Annual Banquet / Fundraiser Preview - Donald C. Martin, p15 GSCO Convention Recap - Mike J. Borel, p24 Water Development Work in the Desert - Debbie Miller Marschke, p25 U.S. Marines Help Airlift Water Tanks - 2nd Lt. Madison Walls, p27 Sheep Scouting - John Ware, Distinguished Life Member, p28 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, Distinguished Life Member, p29 SB31 Bearclaws Repairs - Scott Gibson, Distinguished Life Member, p30 CDFW Update and White Mountain Survey - Danielle Glass, p31 San Gorgonio 2023 Sheep Count - Scott Gibson, Distinguished Life Member, p32 The East Chocolate Mountains History Part I - Nancy G. Andrew & Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p33 The Politics Of Conservation - Bill Gaines, p36 Get Better Field Photos - Bradley Abolition, p38
2023
Q4 - December Cover - Matt Gallo, Orocopia Mountains Ram w/ Kellog Trophy Hunts From the Editor's Desk - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Letter - Donald C. Martin, p5 My 2023 California Dream Sheep Hunt - Bob Pagel, p6 Alaska Extreme - Matt St Martin, Life Member, p8 Meet Your New Director: John Oldenkamp, p9 First Hunt - Faith Lehman, CA WSF Sponsored Women Hunt participant, p10 Who’s The Luckiest Member This Year? - Mike Torres, Distinguished Life Member, p12 2022 Alaska Dall Ram Rifle Hunt - Craig Van Arsdale, Life Member, p12 California Wild Sheep Summit XXXIII (33), p13 2024 Annual Banquet / Fundraiser Preview, p16 My Stone Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunt - Scott Hulse, Life Member, p17 Bighorn Sheep Capture In The Panamint Mountains - Scott Gibson, Distinguished Life Member, p21 CA WSF Member Receives The Aldo Leopold Conservation Award, p23 Time-Lapse Photography: A New Focus On Wildlife (Reprint), James H. Davis and Vernon C. Bleich, p27 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, p29 CAFW Update And White Mountain Survey - Danielle Glass, CDFW Desert Bighorn Biologist Region 6, p31 Kingston Range And Clark Mountain: A Brief History Of California’s Third Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zone (Part II Of II) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p33 The Politics Of Conservation - Bill Gaines, Gaines and Associates, p36
Q3 - September Cover - Brock Hinton, Cody Mountains Ram From the Editor's Desk - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Letter - Donald C. Martin, p5 My Clark Kingston Mountain Range Desert BigHorn Sheep hunt - Bryson Roles, p6 JOY and SORROW - Andrew Pontius, p8 Newberry, Rodman, and Ord Mountains Desert Bighorn - Tom Loy, p9 Old Man Mountain - Mike Torres, p11 2024 Annual banquet / Fundraiser Preview - Donald C. Martin, p14 Scotland Ireland Hunt - Susan Fitzgerald, p16 State Lands Scouting Effort - Steve Marschke, p23 R12 Little Fargo“Hot Shots” - Scott Gibson, p24 VerminWater Haul - Scott Gibson, p25 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, p26 CA Fish and Wildlife Update and White Mountain Survey - Rick Ianniello, p27 2021-22 Annual Report for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program - p28 Kingston Range And Clark Mountain: A Brief History Of California’s Third Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zone (Part I) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p29 Sky Valley Ecological Reserve Drinker Repairs with Quail Forever - Scott Gibson, p32 2022 Greenland Muskox Adventure - John C. Ware, p33 The Politics Of Conservation - Bill Gaines, p36
Q2 - June Cover - Jeff Doty, Marble / Clipper Mountains, Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Letter - Donald C. Martin, p5 First Loser - Elgin (Bob) Bowers, p6 My Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt - John MacLatchie, p8 The Old Warrior - Jeff Doty, p10 2023 Annual Fundraiser & Annual Banquet - Wow What A Night! - Donald C. Martin, p13 Wyoming Bighorn Hunt - Tammy Scott, Life Member, p19 Colty The Billy Goat - Dan O’Connell, p21 Recognizing Our Partners At USMC - Scott Gibson, Distinguished Life Member, p27 Breathing New Life Into Old Systems: Guzzler Repairs - Debra Miller Marschke, p30 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, Distinguished Life Member, p33 California Fish And Wildlife Update - Ana Solberg, p34 A Bullet Train, A Solar Plant, And Bighorn Sheep - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p35 Don’t Wait - Brad Aboltin, Life Member, p40 F&G Commission Adopts 2023/2024 Wild Sheep Regs - Bill Gaines, p43
Q1 - March Cover - Bobby Bowers - Marble Clipper Mountains Ram From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Letter - Donald C. Martin, p5 Lance Young’s California Ram - Lance Young, p6 Sindh Ibex Hunt In Pakistan - Wes Alston, p7 The Hard-Working Man’s Ram - Brad Abolition and Andrew Pontious, p8 Nubian Ibex December 2022 Hunt - Mike J. Borel, p10 2023 Annual Fundraiser & Annual Banquet Update - Donald C. Martin, p13 Wyoming Supertag Soup - Lew Webb, p17 What Does AI Have To Say About Hunting And Conservation? - John C. Ware, p18 HUGE News For Desert Bighorn In California - Mike J. Borel, p23 SCBS Secures Lease Of State Lands - Debra Miller Marschke, p24 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, p25 California Fish And Wildlife Update, Danielle Glass, p26 Bighorn Sheep Conservation In California: Further Historical Insights - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p28 Successful Repair At R5 Chuckwalla (Ship Creek) - Scott Gibson, p33 CA WSF Policy Team At Work To Keep You On The Mountain - Bill Gaines, p35
2022
Q4 - December Cover - Mac Cole, White Mountains, Kellogg Trophy Hunts From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 The Gregg Bell Ram - Andrew Pontious, p6 The Biggest Bighorns in the Book - Bone and Crockett, p8 Is There One More DIY Hunt In Me? You Bet! - Ted Schnack, p10 2023 Annual Fundraiser & Annual Banquet Update - Donald C. Martin, p12 Yukon Doubleheader - Mike Torres, Distinguished Life Member, p15 2022 Antelope Hunt - Bob Keagy, Distinguished Life Member, p17 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, Distinguished Life Member, p23 Wildlife Professionals Continue Close Watch Of Desert Bighorn Connectivity Along CAI-15, p24 CA Fish And Wildlife Update - Danielle Glass, CDFW, p26 CA WSF Sponsored Breakfast For D14 Zone Clean-Up - Scott Gibson, Life Member, p27 Some Thoughts On Feral Equids, and a Few Asses - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p28 Mylar Menace - Debra Miller Marschke, SCBS, p32 New Favorite Gear - Steve Hunter, p33 Significant Majority of Americans Support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act - Mark Damian Duda, p34 2021/2022 Legislative Session Nears Conclusion - Bill Gaines, Gaines and Associates, p36
Q3 - September Cover - Daniel Messick, Ord Mountains, DIY Hunt with Friends From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 My Number 1 - Ron Monk, p7 Ralph’s Last Ram - Mike Torres, p9 Desert Sheep Fever (Sub-Strain Of Sheep Fever) - Dennis Sites, p11 2023 Annual Fundraiser & Annual Banquet We Need You! p13 Cowboy Caviar p19 California Fish And Wildlife Update - Jeff Villepique, p22 Government Issues Update - Don Priest, p23 How To Write A Story About Your Hunt - John Ware, p25 ‘Mature’And‘Legal’Are Not Synonymous Terms: Implications For The Regulatory Process - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p27 Good News In The East Mojave - Debra Miller Marschke, p31 Bighorn Sheep Hunting In California: The First 35 Years (Continued From Spring 2022 Issue) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p34 2021/2022 Legislative Session NearsConclusion - Bill Gaines, p37
Q2 - June Cover - Collin Alexander, Orocopia Mountains, Kika Worldwide From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 CA WSF Board Elections - p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 This is not the ram I wanted — but I’ll take it! - Ralph Adams, p6 CA Wild Sheep Summit XXXI - Mike J. Borel, p8 “Heavy Metal” Ram 2021 - Colin Alexander, p9 Annual Fundraiser Review Photos, Awards, and more - p11 Kaylee’s First big game animal - Kaylee Howard, p17 Director Biographies - p18 GALAD Update - Mike J. Borel, p24 Favorite Gear - Mike J. Borel, p24 CA WSF — 2021 in Review - p25 Just the Beginning - Reina Seraaj, p26 CA Fish and Wildlife Update - Jeff Villepique, p28 Governmental Affairs Update - Don Priest, p29 Water development in the Mojave Desert - Debra Miller Marschke, p32 Water 4 Wild Wool “W4WW” - p34 Bighorn Sheep Hunting In CA: The First 35 Years - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p36 First Lamb at Rasor Ranch Tank: (GALAD) Success! - Scott Gibson , p38 2022 Legislative Session - Bill Gaines , p40
Q1 - March Cover - Kenny Womacks - Marble Clipper Mountains 182” Ram President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 “The Ghost” CA Desert Bighorn - Kenny Womack, p6 Helicopter Coues Deer Hunt - Darryl Williams, Distinguished Life Member, p10 RRS Binocular Tripod Adapter - Scott Gibson, Life Member, p12 First-Come, First-Serve NV Bighorn - Alan Shultz, Distinguished Life Member, p13 Fun And Inspiration From Icons Of Sheep Hunting - p15 Management Beceite Ibex - John Ware, Distinguished Life Member, p16 CDFW Update - Jeff Villepique Senior Wildlife Biologist Supervisor, IDR-South, p19 Water Development In Our Challenging Environment - Debbie Miller Marschke, SCBS, p20 CA Wild Sheep Summit XXX -Mike J Borel, VP Operations, Distinguished Life Member, p30 Bighorn Sheep Habitat Management At Old Dad Peak (Part II) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. p31 Wiggy Waders - Maggi Kouffeld, Life Member,p34 The Problem With Sheep Hunting, p35
2021
Q4 - December Cover - California Bighorn, White Mountains - Robert McClelland President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 Proof of “SD Tank” Water Haul Success - Scott Gibson, p7 Who Knew — South Africa Has Hot Archery Hunting! - John Ware & Beverly Valdez, p12 Bighorn Sheep Habitat Management At Old Dad Peak - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p22 Unprecedented Dry Season And Water Haul Efforts - Scott Gibson, p25
Q3 - September Cover - Chad Cola California Desert Bighorn Cady Mountains 2021 with Dry Creek Outfitters President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 My Dream Come True - Chad Cola, p6 The Battler: 2021 California Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt - Greg Gomes, p7 Team Tiburón - Bill Tittle, p9 CA WSF Election Results - p13 Oregon Bighorn Sheep Hunt - Roger McCosker, p14 CA DFW, Region 6 Update - Paige Prentice & Rick Ianniello, p19 Bighorn Sheep Habitat Management In The Marble Mountains - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. p26 Wild Sheep Summit, Optimism And Concern - p30 Governmental Affairs Update - Don Priest, p32 Desert Water Developments 2021 - Scott Gibson, p35
Q2 - June Cover - Greg Gomes California Desert Bighorn Newberry/Rodman/Ords 2021 with Dry Creek Outfitters Jan 5-14, 2021 Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunting Story - Eric Ferguson, p6 Update from California Department of Wildlife - Jeff Villepique, p8 The Orocopia Hammer - Sergio Resendiz, p10 One More For Four - John Zenz, p13 In Honor of Andrew M. Pauli (1953–2021) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. p15 CA WSF — 2020 in Review - p18 Central European Mouflon - Bob Keagy, p19 2021 Election Slate and Ballot - p21 2021Annual Fundraiser recap - Donald C. Martin & Ken Crother, p26 Wild Sheep Summit XXIX - Mike J. Borel, p29 Governmental Affairs Update - Don Priest, p30 Last Campfire — Bill Pritchard - p33 Water development work in the desert - Scott Gibson, p34
Q1 - March Cover -Ralph Adams California Desert Bighorn Cady Mountains 2020/21 Season Desert Sheep Hunting At Age 77- Robert Highfill WSF Hunt Report Tian Shan Argali and Mid Asian Ibex Kyrgyzstan - Mike Borel Q&A With Member Brad Peters These Boots are Made For Hunting - Mike Torres Member Spotlight: Peggy Lee From the Professionals - Cliff St. Martin & Jake Franklin Maintaining Momentum For Conservation - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. Oro Belle Guzzler Now Providing “Liquid Gold”To Wildlife - Debbie Miller Marschke
2020
Q4 - December Cover -Doug Sims California Desert Bighorn Kika Worldwide Outfitters 2019/20 Season One Special Hunt - Cliff St. Martin Inyo Fire Stops White Mtn Hunts “Dome” Fire Destruction In Mojave National Preserve Bonking Wyoming Goat Hunt - John Ware Fire And Bighorn Sheep In The San Gabriel Mountains: Forty Years Of Lessons Learned Chip Hollister Last Campfire
Q3 - September Cover - Colin Jewett Clark Kingston Mtns, 176 4/8 San Gorgonio Wilderness Outfitters 2019 The Gambler Ram - Sean Gamble British Columbia Stone’s Sheep - Darryl Williams California Lightening Strikes — Again! - Dave York And Then There Were None - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. Hunting Photography - Craig Van Arsdale.
Q2 - June Cover - David Sterk Marble / Clipper Mountains, 2019 179 4/8 B&C San Gorgonio Wilderness Outfitters The 18 Year Journey - David Sterk Spanish Ibex Grand Slam - Darryl Williams and Glen Pyne A Thanksgiving Capra Hunt - Ben Gordon Habitat Selection by Bighorn Sheep - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D.
Q1 - March Cover - Walt Limon Marble/Clipper Mtns 2019 Aged at over 17 years Oldest ram ever taken in California Dry Creek Outfitters The Grand Adventure - Susan Fitzgerald Poquito Macho Grande (Aka “Little Big Buck”) - Mike Torres Setting Goals. - Ben Gordon In Appreciation Of Leon Lesicka (1932–2019) - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D.
2019
Q4 - December Cover - Bill Tittle, Newberry/Ord Mtns 2019 Archery Hunt (first ram from new Zone 10), Kika Worldwide Outfitters Twenty-Two Years Later - Rick Garzoli, Jr. Mid Asian Ibex Hunting in Kazakhstan - Jeremy Pechtel Success Can Be Yours, If You Can Dream, Imagine, Believe - Larry J. Johns Smoked Out and Snowed Out: My 32-Year Quest - Dennis V. Swanson Science Report: 7th World Mountain Ungulate Conference - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. Wyoming Rocky Mountain Sheep Deja Vu - Roger McCosker Desert Bighorn Sheep Water Developments at Old Dad Peak Rebuilt - Debra Hughson Desert Bighorn Sheep Helicopter Survey Results - Page Prentice Some Thoughts On Wildlife And Livestock Management - Carlos Gallinger
Q3 - September Cover - Jodi Hanggi White Mountains Dry Creek Outfitters August 2019 The Mountains Are Calling Me - Jody Hanggi A Two Mile High Desert Bighorn Ram - Kyle Meintzer Hunt Report – Altai Argali, Mongolia, 2019 - Mike Borel Hunting Stone Sheep in BC – Keep Both Eyes Wide Open - Douglas A. Sayer & Roger L. McCosker Harvest Strategies, Records Books, And Mountain Sheep: Results Of Recent Research - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. SAAMTM For My Ladies - Glen Pyne Evaluation Of Gene Flow Among Desert Bighorn Sheep - Clinton W. Epps, Ph.D. Summer Field Work - Page Prentice San Gorgonio Bighorn Sheep Disease Update - Jeff Villepique, Ph.D.
Q2 - June Cover - Glenn Davis 167”, Cady Mountains Dry Creek Outfitters 2018/2019 Lightening Strikes Twice - Bryan Davis Wild Sheep Summit XXV - Mike Borel Sheep on the Cheap - Craig Van Arsdale Outdoor Adventures to Heroes - Greg Tooley New Desert Sheep Hunt Zone - Paige Prentice Abnormal Coloration in BHS - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. Washington DC Fly-In - Don Priest The Desert Sheep of the Newberry Mountains - Carlos Gallinger Desert Bighorn Council Meeting - Don Priest
Q1 - March Cover - Ralph Ward Clark / Kingston Dry Creek Outfitters 16+ Years Old Cady Mountains Sheep Hunt - Darren Filkins Lopside And The White Ewe - Reuben Sarian One For The Money - Adam Casagrande Macro-Elements, Micro-Elements, And Mountain Sheep - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D. CA Wild Sheep Summit XXIV - Mike Borel Consider An Illuminated Reticule Scope - Bob Keagy Cadiz Water Project Update - Don Priest Bighorn Sheep Are (Again) Dying In TheCaliforniaDesert
2018
Q4 - December Cover - Ruben Sarian, Clark Kingston Mountains, San Gorgonio Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 Hunting with the Stars! - Andrew Ohanesian, p6 Alaska Mountain Goat — A Kenai Peninsula Draw Hunt - Carrie M. Kegler, p8 Papa’s Pride and Joy - Paul Schultheis, p13 BC Moose Adventure - Glen Pyne, p14 2019 CA Wild Sheep Foundation Banquet andFundraiser Update - Donald C. Martin, p15 The Fish Are Really Biting - Tammy Scott, p18 Yukon Stone Sheep Hunt - Mike Torres, p20 DFW Update - Kyle Meintzer, p26 Desert Bighorn Update - Page Prentice, p27 The Future Of Bighorn Sheep Conservation - Carlos Gallinger, p29 White Coloration in Bighorn Sheep is a Widespread Phenomenon - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D, p32 Will I ever get a bighorn sheep - Lew Webb, p36
Q3 - September Cover - Sean Gambler White Mountains, 2018 Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 The Gambler Ram - Sean Gamble, p6 British Columbia Stone’s Sheep - Daryl Williams, p10 California Lightening Strikes — Again! - Dave York p12 Chapter & Affiliates Meeting XI - p14 2019 Fundraiser Preview - Donald C. Martin, p16 DFW Update - Kyle Meintzer, p19 And Then There Were None - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D, p25 Hunting Photography Part 3 - Craig Van Arsdale, p28 Thoughts and Ideas on BHS Habitat in the Information Age - Carlos Gallinger, p31
Q2 - June Cover - 2018 Banquet Fundraiser From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 One and Only Chance - Andrew Pontious, p6 New Year’s Ram - Sean Browne, p8 Chamois in the Carpathian Mountains - Jon Kruger, p10 Effects of Minerals on BHS, Part 2 - Carlos Ballinger, p14 DFW Update - Kyle Meintzer, p18 Fundraiser Recap - Donald C. Martin, p21 Desert Bighorn Update - Page Prentice, p30 Recruit– Retain–Reactivate - Ken Crother, p32 Hunting Photography, Part 2 - Craig Van Arsdale, p42
Q1 - March Cover - Dave York, Cody Mountains Desert Ram, San Gorgonio Wilderness Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 New Mexico Aoudad - Darryl Williams, p6 Caprinae Safaris Pakistan Hunt - Bob Keagy, Distinguished Life Member, p7 Cady Mountain Warrior - Kevin Townsend, p9 Passover No More - Dave York, p21 Hunting Photography Part 1 - Craig Van Arsdale, p24 Cadiz Water Project Update - Don Priest, p26 Desert Bighorn Update - Page Prentice, p27 Horn Size Study, Part 3 - Vernon C. Bleich, PhD, et. al., p29 Sheep Show Recap - Beverly J. Valdez, p32 Sheep Show Donald C. Martin Wins WSF Guide’s Oscar - Beverly J. Valdez, p32 Effects of Minerals on BHS, Part 1 - Carlos Ballinger, p35
2017
Q4 - December - Cover - Jason Hairston, California Desert Ram, Orocopias 12 Years Old, Kika Worldwide Outfitters From the Editor - Mike Borel, p3 President’s Message - Darryl Williams, p5 Two Women and a Desert Sheep In Mexico - Debi Ramsey Casey, p8 White Mountains Desert Bighorn - Chris Castello, p9 Role of Harvest: Part II - Vernon C. Bleich, Et. Al., p11 Desert Bighorns Capture and Release - Don Priest, p13 WSF Affairs Committee Goes to Washington - Kyle Meintzer, p14 Alaska Bison Hunt Story - Beverly Valdez, p24 Armenian Mouflon - Bob Keagy, p26 The Cadiz Water Project - Bob Keagy, p32
Q3 - September Cover - John McGray, South Bristols, Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike Borel, p3 President’s Message - Darryl Williams, p5 And Some Days the Bear Gets You - Kyle Meintzer, p6 My South Bristols Sheep Hunt - John McGray, p7 BC Black Bear Bonanza - Darryl Williams, p9 Lone Star Luck - Adam Casagrande, p12 Washington DC Legislative Fly In - Donald Priest, p18 Understanding Role of Harvest … on Horn Size - Tayler N. LaShan, et. al., p19 Chapter and Affiliate Meeting Report - Beverly Valdez, p30 Historical Indifference…Preparing for a Mountain Sheep Hunt - Dr. Ron Gabriel, p31
Q2 - June Cover - Travis Spidle, San Gorgonio Wilderness Mtn, San Gorgonio Wilderness Outfitters From the Editor - Mike Borel, p3 President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 Saving the Best for Last - Devin DeValle, p6 Hunting Muskox with the Cup’igEskimo - Jon Kruger, p8 Cady Mountains Spot and Stalk Bighorn - Kenny Ford, p11 The Clipper Mountain Warrior - Mike Laws. p13 Annual Fundraiser Recap - Donald C. Martin, p22 Do Wildlife Water Developments Contribute to Interspecies Competition? - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p27
Q1 - March Cover - Michelle Corder, 11+ year old ram, Marble / Clippers, Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike Borel, p3 President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 Monarchs and Badasses - Michelle Corder, p6 Big B - Jim Mcisaac, p10 2016 A Year in Review, p16 Annual Banquet Update - Donald C. Martin, p18 California Bighorn Dreamin - Adam Casagrande, p20 2017 Sheep Show Recap - Kyle Meintzer, p24 Glassing Tips - Craig Van Arsdale, p28 Tule Elk of the Gabilan Mountains - Steve Hopkins, p29 Mountain Goat - Craig Van Arsdale, p30 Sindh Ibex, Pakistan - Jon Kruger, p32
2016
Q4 - December Cover - Dan Smith III California Bighorn Ram, Orocopias, Dry Creek Outfitters, November 2016 11 years old From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 Ultima Thule Dall Sheep Adventure - Donald Patterson, p6 When ‘MaxPoints’ Wasn’t - Kyle Meintzer, p12 Dan Smith III California Bighorn Sheep Hunt - Cliff St. Martin, p14 Wilderness First Aid - Darryl Williams, p16 2017 Fundraiser Update - Donald C. Martin, p22 Pamir Marco Polo Adventure - Victor Macuso Jr., p23 A Life Changing Visit to the Sheep Show - Joe Torre, p24
Q3 - September Cover - Chad Davis, California Desert Bighorn, White Mountains, Over 11 years old, San Gorgonio Wilderness Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 My First Desert Bighorn Sheep - Chad Davis, p6 WSF Meeting Report - Kyle Meintzer, p15 Mojave Desert Bighorn Sheep Program - Paige Prentice, p17 Fundraiser Update - Donald C. Martin, p18 Hangay Argali - Mongolia - Larry Day, p20 Traveling Without A Firearm on a Hunt - Mike J. Borel, p22 Hunting in the Human Way - Carlos Gallinger, p23 What Drives Habitat Selection by Bighorn - Jeff Villepique, Ph.D., p26
Q2 - June Cover - Shanon Cabebe California Desert Bighorn 176 0/8” San Gorgonios Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 My Desert Sheep Hunt - Shanon Cabbie, p6 Dall Sheep Hunt - Bob Highfill, p8 Sometimes You Win and Sometimes - Joe Franzoia, p10 The Moment - Carlos Gallinger, p12 Romanian Black Bear Hunt - Bob Keagy, Distinguished Life Member, p1 6 Dodging Disease During Recovery - Alexandra Few, Ph.D., p21 Fundraiser Photos - p25 Thoughts on Bighorn Sheep Population Viability - Vernon C. Bleich, Ph.D., p31 A Year In Review - Mike J. Borel, p33
Q1 - March Cover - Richard Retterath, California Desert Bighorn, Marble/Clipper Mtns, G&J Outdoors From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Donald C. Martin, p5 Quest for the Tule Elk - Bwana Bob DuHadaway, p6 Conservation and Hunting A Life Turning Point - Jake Franklin, p8 Dr. Garfinkel Gold Speaking at Annual Fundraiser - p9 My California Desert Sheep Hunt - Richard Retterath, p10 Surprise! Arizona Desert Sheep Hunt - Roger McCosker, Life Member, p13 Mexico Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt - Donald C. Martin for Shawn Wood, p16 Top of the World Rams - Tom Griffiths, Life Member, p17
2015
Q4 - December Cover - Ram's In the Field From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 Weekend on the Stewart Ranch with Arrow Five Outfitters - Ken Crother, p6 California Bighorn Hunt - Bob Keagy, p7 Sheep Summit XVIII - Mike J. Borel, p9 Greta’s Once in a Lifetime Hunt - George Houston, p10 Piute Mountain “FNAWS RAM” - Kyle Meintzer, p12 Roads, Routes, and Rams - Vernon C. Bleich, PhD, p13 Airlifting Bighorn Sheep Back Into Nevada’s National Parks - Laura Allen, p14 Supporting SCBS with Drinker Installation - Mike J. Borel, p16 Nevada Dream Desert Ram - Ben Gordon, p20 Photos from the Field - p24
Q3 - September Cover - Bob Keagy, California Bighorn, British Columbia, Ashnola Guides - Outfitters President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 A Pakistan Journey - Ben Gordon, p6 2014 Dall Sheep Hunt - Butch Kuflak, p12 Unexpected and Unprepared, Part2 - John Ware, p13 A Hunt of a Lifetime - Russ Renner, p15 Homemade Pizza and Single Malt Scotch at 4:00am - Kyle Meintzer, p17 Respiratory Disease - Alexandra P. Few, PhD, p19 Photos from the Field - p22 Might Deer be the Source of Mites in Cushenbury Sheep? - Vernon C. Bleich, PhD, p26 Pneumonia Outbreak in the Mojave Desert - Daniella Dekelaita, p27
Q2 - June Cover - Russ Renner, Desert Bighorn Ram, Clark / Kingstons, Dry Creek Outfitters From the Editor - Mike J. Borel, p3 President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 Patience, Persistence, and Candy Bars - Lisa Griffiths, p6 Not a “Bad Hunt” in Asia - Donald C. Martin, p18 Photos from the Field - p23 A Hunt of a Lifetime - Jeremy and Brandon McDonald, p25 2014 in Review - p29 So You Want To Be a Sheep Hunter - Gary Lewis, p32
Q1 - March Cover - Mike Carpintino, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Clipper Mountains, San Gorgonio Outfitters Wanderings of a Sheep & Goat Hunter - Ben Gordon, p6 8-Day Ibex Hunt In Kyrgyzstan - Bob Keagy, p11 Elk Hunting in California – What a Wonderful Experience - Perry Smith, p13 Dall’s Sheep Hunt - Joel Franzoia, p19 Photos from the Field - p21 All the Best - Jake Franklin, p27 Unexpected & Unprepared: A Mountain Goat Story – Part 1 - John Ware, p28 Lightning Strikes Twice in Pacifica, California for Father and Son - John McGannon, p32
2014
Q4 - December Cover - Gary Rotta, Bristol Mountains Ram Mojave Yucca - Carlos Gallinger, p6 Bighorn Sheep DiseaseWork - Dr. Sri, WSU, p8 Migrating Mural Complete - Jane Kim , p12 Soda Mountain Solar Project - p19 California Wild Sheep Summit XVI - Mike J. Borel , p21 California State Election Brief - Bill Gaines, Gaines & Associates, p22
Q3 - September Cover - Jeff Chin, Desert Bighorn Ram Houdini Stone’s Sheep - Adam Casagrande, p8 Comments on Management History - Vernon C. Bleich PhD, p13 Turkey Hunting in Nebraska - Vernon C. Bleich PhD, p19 2013 Ram from the Marble/Clippers - Jeff Chin, p20 Steep in the Floridas - Caden Casagrande, p26 Once-in-a-Lifetime Desert Bighorn - Sean Osmond, p28 47-YearGrandSlam - George Davis, p29
Q2 - June Cover - Robert Charkowicz, largest ram taken by a member, Nick Simpson, tied for oldest ram taken by a member, Bob Ybright, tied for oldest ram taken by a member President’s Message - Paul Brisso, p5 2014 in Review - p6 South Bristol Ram Hunt - Gary Rotta, p7 Orocopia Sheep Hunt - Robert Charkowitz, p12 El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve Desert Bighorn Hunt - Eduardo Negrete Franco, p27
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