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Mineral Mountains Double Guzzler Project

Nov 20, 2025

Last month, our team had the privilege of heading into the Mineral Mountains to install a new double guzzler system, generously sponsored by Gary and Kathy Sorensen. This project was no small task—after a full day of hiking in, assembling and securing two large...

UWSF using Ranchbot Technology for Wild Sheep

Nov 16, 2025

The Utah Wild Sheep Foundation has now installed more than seven Ranchbot monitoring systems across key guzzler sites, with three additional units scheduled for deployment in the coming weeks. We’re still in the early stages of integrating this technology, and there’s...

Nebo Guzzler Project Update

Sep 2, 2025

On August 8th, volunteers with the Utah Wild Sheep Foundation, participants of the DWR Dedicated Hunter program, and the Utah Division of Natural Resources (DNR) joined forces on the Nebo Range. Their goal: a critical conservation project installing guzzlers to...

Utah Wild Sheep Foundation Horn Plugging Program

Aug 15, 2025

Changes to Utah’s Bighorn Sheep Horn Plugging Program For decades, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) has required and provided horn plugging for all legally harvested bighorn sheep in Utah. This process—attaching a permanent identification plug to each...

NEWFOUNDLAND MOUNTAINS GUZZLER INSTALLATION

Jul 9, 2025

On May 2nd, in cooperation with the Utah DNR and Utah DWR, Utah WSF participated in a guzzler construction project on the West side of the Newfoundland Mountain range. Guzzler materials, along with Utah WSF volunteers, DNR and DWR employees were flown to the guzzler...