Bighorn ram-fest at Lake Roosevelt lowlands near Lincoln

WILDLIFE WATCHING — A herd of Lincoln County bighorn sheep offered a convenient wildlife watching  opportunity Sunday to people who live below Lincoln near Lake Roosevelt.

The state offers only one hunting permit a year for a ram from this herd, said Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood.

The landowners who shared the photo said t his group of rams included 24 animals, about half young ones.

The ewes, of course, are out on their own delivering this year’s new crop of wild sheep.