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The Wild Sheep Foundation reaffirms its support for the constitutional right to hunt and fish, recognizing these longstanding traditions as essential to America’s conservation heritage. 

The Wild Sheep Foundation and CIC congratulates Mark Haldane of Zambeze Delta Safaris, Mozambique, recipient of the 2026 Markhor Award.

Wild Sheep Foundation President and CEO Gray N. Thornton has been named the recipient of Dallas Safari Club’s 2027 Peter H. Capstick Hunting Heritage Award, recognizing more than three decades of leadership in wildlife conservation, sustainable use, and hunting advocacy. 

The Wild Sheep Foundation joined the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) at its 2026 General Assembly in Brussels, strengthening international partnerships to advance sustainable hunting, wildlife conservation, and hunting advocacy. Representing more than 7 million European hunter-conservationists, FACE is a key WSF partner in protecting hunting traditions, supporting wildlife restoration, and uniting hunters across borders.

A new executive order puts hunting access, wildlife habitat, game populations, and active management in the federal spotlight. For the wild sheep community, provisions addressing habitat connectivity, disease, population-limiting factors, and hunting at Castle Mountains National Monument are especially significant.

A MidwayUSA Foundation grant will help WSF expand hands-on shooting and hunting education for young people through its Shooting, Hunting & Ethics Education Program (S.H.E.E.P.), building skills, reinforcing safe and ethical hunting practices, and connecting the next generation to wildlife conservation. 

The Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund is continuing its commitment to wild sheep with a $150,000 grant supporting WSF’s Grant-In-Aid Program for fiscal year 2026–27. Over eight years, the Outdoor Fund has contributed $926,000 to advance wild sheep conservation projects across North America. 

The Wild Sheep Foundation recently submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding its proposed updates to federal grazing regulations.

Why this matters to wild sheep conservation?

Proposal will update management to address modern conservation challenges while building on decades of recovery. The Wild Sheep Foundation today welcomed a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service draft rule that recognizes the remarkable recovery of grizzly bears and involves state and tribal wildlife agencies more directly in continuing bear conservation.

The Wild Sheep Foundation announced today that its Coming Home project has reached full funding thanks to a $109,000 commitment from Gunwerks and the Worldwide Trophy Adventures Outdoor Guardian Fund. The funds were raised during the 2026 Gunwerks Invitational, hosted on Sheep Mountain in Cody, Wyoming.

Bozeman, Montana — The Wild Sheep Foundation and the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation are now accepting nominations for the biennial Markhor Award. Submission deadline is August 14, 2026.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Wild Sheep Foundation is proud to announce a new partnership with acclaimed singer-songwriter, fiddle player, producer, outdoor television host, and conservation advocate Nick Hoffman, who joins the organization as its newest ambassador.