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A new restoration facility in western Nebraska could give wildlife managers a powerful tool to combat disease, rebuild struggling bighorn herds, and return sheep to suitable habitat. With support from the Wild Sheep Foundation, the project marks a new chapter in Nebraska’s decades-long effort to restore bighorn sheep. 

Paula McClain shares her inspiring journey from never having hunted to becoming a confident outdoorswoman. From overcoming fears and barriers related to being a girl and hearing loss, to learning through the Women Hunt program and harvesting her first animals in South Africa, Paula talks family, mentorship, conservation, perseverance, and why it’s never too late to begin.

From a Minnesota farm kid and fiddle player to a celebrated outdoor personality, Nick Hoffman shares how music, hunting, storytelling, and conservation shaped his remarkable journey.

Wildlife biologist Christina Wilson shares how her conservation work in the Florida Keys studying mosquitoes led to her apply for the Women Hunt program. Her experience changed how she sees food, land, and confidence. Dana and Christina discuss protecting fragile habitat, ethical hunting, processing game, and the sisterhood that helped Christina step outside her comfort zone.

A foot of fresh snow, a steep climb, and a ram called Thumper. Scott Ellis had one gear left—four low—and it was enough to get him kicked out.

Seven candidates. Four open seats. In this special edition of Sheep Fever, Gray Thornton sits down with each candidate running in the Fall 2026 WSF Board of Directors election to help members get to know the people seeking to serve the Foundation.

Ellie Henley had never handled a long gun when she was selected for the Women Hunt Field to Fork program. Today, hunting has taken her around the world and given her a new connection to food, family, conservation, and the hunting community. 

From drawing a once-in-a-lifetime Idaho sheep tag to facing unexpected challenges at home, Hazen Downward shares a story of family, resilience, preparation, and what hunting truly means.

One opportunity can change everything. Women Hunt alumni Brandi Love and Courtney Michels share how Field to Fork helped them gain the skills and confidence to become hunters—and ultimately volunteers, mentors, and leaders helping others find their place in the hunting community.

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.

What does the future of wild sheep conservation look like—and how do you build a plan to get there? Sheep Fever co-host Gray N. Thornton sits down with WSF conservation staff and biologists Corey Mason, Kevin Hurley, Kurt Alt, and Bill Jex to unpack Conservation Vision 2030.

Lasha Barbosa is a woman who is finding her voice again. A brain tumor may have affected her ability to talk and walk but with the help of her husband and a newfound passion for hunting and art, she is speaking volumes. Hear her story of her experience being accepted as a Field to Fork and how she is using art as a means for healing and giving back.