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Impressions of Nature

Photography by John Pennoyer

  2. Animals

Bighorn Sheep

Growing up in Montana I have always had a passion for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis). Over the years I have made several trips back to my home state to photograph Bighorns. I consider the best time to photograph Bighorns to be during the rut which is the reason most of my images are taken from the middle of November to the first week of December. Most of these images were taken in SW Montana.
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MBH-4542:Full Curl Rams-After spending a considerable amount of time looking for Rams in the "High Country" with no luck I decided to hike back to the vehicle, there not 300 yards from the vehicle was a group of Bighorns, I located these two and with the fading light managed to take this image.
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MBH-4542:Full Curl Rams-After spending a considerable amount of time looking for Rams in the "High Country" with no luck I decided to hike back to the vehicle, there not 300 yards from the vehicle was a group of Bighorns, I located these two and with the fading light managed to take this image.

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  • MBH-4202:Bighorn Pair-Late November with temperature around 0 F and intermittent snow fall, these Bighorn Rams decided to take a break.
  • MBH-4233:Bighorn lip curl-Common behavior of many mammals during the breeding season.
  • MBH-4247:Ram Portrait-In early December the rut is in full swing and this ram was eating grass and as a Ewe walked by he declded to give chase.
  • MBH-4542:Full Curl Rams-After spending a considerable amount of time looking for Rams in the "High Country" with no luck I decided to hike back to the vehicle, there not 300 yards from the vehicle was a group of Bighorns, I located these two and with the fading light managed to take this image.
  • MBH-5013:Bighorn resting-I found this lone Ram along the Gardiner River in Montana, not sure why because it is the end of November and the rutting season was well under way.
  • MBH-5018:Bighorn Scent Checking-After spending considerable amount of time with this Ram, he decided to check the air currents for the rut was under way.
  • MBH-5095:November snow-Resting high up the mountain range overlooking many valleys.
  • MBH-5138:Bighorn Portrait-One of my favorite images of a full curl mature Bighorn Ram.
  • MBH-5231:Flehmen Display-Checking air currents for receptive Ewes during the rutting season.
  • MBH-5274:Bighorn in November-Heading up to higher country.
  • MBH-5354:Bighorn Ram resting-Early morning light in the high country.
  • MBH-5410:Bighorn Ram in habitat-This was definitly the dominant male of this herd of 18-20 ewes, lambs and smaller rams.
  • MBH-5425:Rocky Mountain Bighorn Ram
  • MBH-4004: Bighorns during late November
  • MBH-4002: November rutting behavior
  • MBH-4028: Broken horn ram
  • MBH-4037: Here's looking at you
  • MBH-4044: Resting over the Gardiner River
  • MBH-4051: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Ram
  • MBH-4054: Bighorn Ram in habitat
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