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Election Day is here! Hear from the 2026 Wild Sheep Foundation Board candidates—Jann Demaske (02:49), Charlie Kelly (17:27), Ken Locke (35:20), and Logan Young (48:54)—as they share their vision, experience, and passion for wild sheep conservation. Cast your vote today and help shape WSF’s future!

In this Sheep Fever – Kicked Out episode, Maddie Richards sits down with John Hubbard to talk about his Yukon sheep hunt. They discuss the years of preparation, the mental and physical challenges of mountain hunting, and the powerful emotions that come with finally achieving a lifelong goal in one of North America’s most remote places.

The Wild Sheep Foundation is partnering with Jamma International and Conservation Visions to host a Pavilion where we will present case studies and conduct panel discussions at the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress, held this month in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Get ready for two unforgettable days of grit, sweat, and impact at TOUGH SHEEP 2026, taking place January 23–24. Win a sheep hunt! A high-effort, low-ego workout built to mirror a real sheep hunt. Complete it and earn a shot at the ultimate prize.

In this Sheep Fever – Kicked Out debut episode, Maddie Richards sits down with Mike Aiazzi to talk about his Nevada sheep hunt. They cover what it meant to draw a coveted tag, the challenges of Nevada’s terrain, the role of family, and how the hunt ties into Mike’s work with the Wild Sheep Foundation.

Sheep Fever visits with Weatherby CEO Adam Weatherby and COO Luke Thorkildsen for a deep dive into the industry, it’s future, and why this fine brand keeps designing, producing, and offering rifles that epitomize Roy’s mantra from decades before – Tomorrow’s Rifles Today.

Bozeman, Montana. September 3, 2025. The Wild Sheep Foundation has again partnered with Montana-based MTNTOUGH for another TOUGH SHEEP workout for the upcoming 2026 Sheep Show® in Reno. TOUGH SHEEP is a physical workout event for anyone looking to test their conditioning or add to their fitness routine that best simulates the rigors of a sheep hunt.

For its fiscal year 2025-26, the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) will direct $2 million in Grant-In-Aid (GIA) funding for wild sheep conservation and management projects, primarily requested through its Chapter and Affiliate network. Twenty-five projects, spanning from British Columbia to New Mexico, Yukon to Nevada, and internationally in Central Asia, were awarded grants.

There is more free-roaming aoudad west of the Pecos River in Texas alone than there are bighorn sheep in Canada, Mexico, and the United States – over 100,000. Texas was home to more than 1,800 desert bighorn sheep just a decade ago; now, there are only 400. Sheep Fever discusses WSF’s new policy on aoudad, along with what can be done with several guests close to the situation in Texas, and the history of desert bighorns.

Fresh on the heels of a 2025 fiscal year with record convention proceeds ($4+ Million), record contributions to the Wild Sheep Legacy Foundation Endowment Fund ($2.2 Million), and a record directed to wild sheep conservation and other WSF Mission Programs (a staggering $11.53 Million), Sheep Fever sits down with WSF Board of Directors Chair, Charlie Kelly and Vice Chair Kyle Stelter to look to the future for wild sheep.

Following the close of its most recent fiscal year, the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) released its 10-year Mission Program Funding report, which shows over $70 Million directed by WSF to wild sheep conservation and management, hunting advocacy, public outreach, and education.

Thanks to a unique collaboration between researchers, conservationists, and one very dedicated ranching family, desert bighorn sheep are returning to a mountain range where they haven’t thrived in decades. This effort is more than a feel-good story about wildlife restoration. It’s a data-driven, GPS-collared, camera-equipped, science-meets-stubborn-determination kind of story. And it’s just getting started.