The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) recently released a statement on the disposal of federal public lands, which is available here. Consistent with this statement, WSF opposed the House Natural Resources Committee reconciliation bill that included directions to sell and exchange public land and is pleased that this was stricken from the bill before Senate voting.  

In the arid expanse of Arizona's Harcuvar Mountains, hunter-conservationists have partnered to expand the range's capacity for desert bighorn sheep. Spearheaded by the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society (ADBSS) and fueled by a $40,394 Grant-In-Aid from the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), the Rinehart-Newlon Water Catchment project stands as a powerful example of what partnerships and passionate volunteers can accomplish.

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Launched in 2015 with financial support from WSF and others, the Wild Harvest Initiative sought to calculate, for the first time the total amount in pounds or tons of healthy, wild protein humanely harvested by sportsmen every year in the US and Canada. Keith caught up with Conservation Visions President and CEO Shane Mahoney to go over the numbers documented thus far and most importantly, how these data is being used to generate a broader public understanding and appreciation for sustainable use hunting.

THE NEVADA OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IS SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED BY THE WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION. THE GOAL OF THE FREE EVENT IS TO EXCITE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS.

At least 37 outdoor organizations are coming together, each adding their unique perspective on the outdoors to the event. This year's event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Capitol City Gun Club. Events include: archery, wildlife conservation, duck calling, leave no trace ethics, trap and skeet, nature crafts, gold panning, metal detecting, rock climbing wall, and so much more. Simply show up the day of the event.

Bozeman, MT. — The Wild Sheep Foundation and its Chapters and Affiliates flash-raised USD $186,505 to fund a translocation of California bighorn sheep from Oregon back to British Columbia to bolster struggling populations in a region where these wild sheep were originally translocated from, way back in 1954.

As noted in our inaugural FY 2022-23 Conservation Impact Summary last year, WSF revised our Grant-In-Aid (GIA) process in the spring of 2022 to focus on larger, bolder, more impactful, and multi-year legacy projects with nearly all of them coming to WSF through our chapter and affiliate network. This action transformed our GIA program, and our Board of Directors recently renewed this focus for our current fiscal year. We are very pleased to report a second year of record results and record funding toward our conservation, education, and advocacy mission in this expanded FY 2023-24 Conservation Impact Summary.