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UWSF using Ranchbot Technology for Wild Sheep
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
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
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
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...
FROM NEVADA TO UTAH – 38 DESERT BIGORN NOW HAVE A NEW HOME
The largest bighorn sheep capture and translocation project in the history of North America.
2025 Conservation Permits
Here's a list of our 2025 Conservaton Permits and the dates and locations they will be auctioned. Book Cliffs, South California Bighorn sheep Auction Date: 2/13 – 2/18/2025 Event: WHCE Location: SLC, UT Season Dates: 11/1-11/30/2025 Event Info: huntexpo.com Box Elder,...
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