| 单词 | mountain sheep |
| 例句 | Pantalaimon flew above Lyra’s head for a while until he tired of that, and then he became a little sure-footed mountain sheep, vain of his horns, leaping among rocks while Lyra scrambled laboriously alongside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They clambered up the paths that the mountain sheep and goats made, and then they scrambled up rocks until they were high in the mountain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z An example of a life table is shown in the Table below from a study of Dall mountain sheep, a species native to northwestern North America. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z An example of a life table is shown in Table 19.1 from a study of Dall mountain sheep, a species native to northwestern North America. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z An example of a life table is shown in Table 36.1 from a study of Dall mountain sheep, a species native to northwestern North America. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z An example of a life table is shown in Table 1 from a study of Dall mountain sheep, a species native to northwestern North America. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Above me, petroglyphs dating back 4,000 years appeared in the form of spears, mountain sheep, and human figures. Las Vegas for wellness and wilderness | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z According to ProPublica investigation released late last year, Mr Trump Jr killed a rare Argali mountain sheep and only retroactively secured hunting permission from the Mongolian government. Trump Jr sheep hunt 'cost US taxpayers $75,000' 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z “It is our duty to protect the mountain sheep for if they die, then we die too.” Pentagon pushed to use vast swath of desert wildlife refuge ‘primarily’ for military purposes, draft bill says 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z In a new study, scientists trained eight female Welsh mountain sheep to recognize photos of four celebrities: actress Emma Watson, former U.S. Watch this sheep spot a celebrity almost as well as a human can 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z This life table of Ovis dalli shows the number of deaths, number of survivors, mortality rate, and life expectancy at each age interval for Dall mountain sheep. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z He had trophies of mountain sheep, elk and bear. Hunting for Hemingway in Yellowstone country 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Many are clearly aimed at the American market and feature big colour pictures of Western hunters posing with photogenic curly-horned mountain sheep. The big business of trophy hunting in Iran - BBC News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Clark’s methods are more involved than the state of Nebraska’s, which simply keeps a list of fish and wildlife values, from $50,000 for a mountain sheep to $25 for a dove. Nebraska man says feds priced eagles too high 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z They watched a seven minute documentary on Canadian bighorn mountain sheep. Why Desserts Are Irresistible 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Pottery occasionally was made in the stylized form of animals such as the mountain sheep. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The two were socially and geographically separate; their common name is due only to the fact that there were mountain sheep in the habitats of both. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z He was not the only hunter of mountain sheep in that particular corner of the mountains. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z On the veranda of the country club there was a fine mounted specimen of Ovis Canadensis, the Canadian mountain sheep. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The folly of such a proceeding is beautifully shown in the failure of the attempts made, some years ago, to better the fleece of the mountain sheep, in the South of Scotland. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z He had hunted mountain sheep and imagined sun and frost had worn the rocks to something like a knife-edge. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z They hunted timber buffalo near the mountain lakes and killed elk, deer, and the mountain sheep for which they were named. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z The mountain sheep, cropping hungrily with their short, eager bites, soon exhausted their high pasturage. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The fish to be shown were trout, and the game mountain sheep and goat, or at least that was the way Roos planned it at breakfast time. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z We pursued it, and found that it led, in the first instance, to some blackfaced mountain sheep. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z "Anyhow, he killed two mountain sheep not long since." Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z The last range was especially noted for a plentiful supply of mountain sheep. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z But enthusiasm over young pasturage may make even a mountain sheep absent-minded. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Forthwith the whole thing must start off ploughing across the lake just like a live mountain sheep. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Haydn the composer tells a pretty story of the power of music over the mountain sheep in the neighbourhood of Lago Maggiore in Lombardy. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z We mean to shoot a mountain sheep and I understand the big-horn keep the high rocks. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z They had few horses and hunted mountain sheep and deer on foot. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Grass grows in sheltered spots even on the highest peaks, which is fortunate for the large curve-horned mountain sheep which seek these high, open places to escape their special enemies, the mountain lions. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z Large spoons, often termed "drinking cups," were, as already mentioned, made of the horns of buffalo and mountain sheep. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Among other things we purchased were two Bhutanese mountain sheep—huge creatures with horns. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The primary object of the gathering was this:—On the heaves or pastures of mountain sheep farms, stray sheep are kept and cared for. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z In one corner against the wall again were piled several splendid pairs of horns from the mountain sheep. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z A flock of a dozen or more mountain sheep making their way along the volcanic flow which constitutes Specimen Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park is an unforgettable sight. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z Examples of spoons, one made of a buffalo horn, the other formed from a horn of a mountain sheep, now in the United States National Museum. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z There are only three things, without wings, which can climb this cliff, surely,—goats, mountain sheep, and men. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z There you can hunt the elk, the deer and the antelope, when their skins are fit for dressing; there you will find plenty of white bears and the mountain sheep. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Moose and mountain sheep will probably increase for similar reasons, although they are less generally distributed and are of greater value to head hunters. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z It is also the home of the mountain sheep. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z We halted for a day at one of these grassy spots, and I went with Tiger early from camp to procure meat, when a flock of mountain sheep drew us farther into the mountains. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They are not hunted, therefore, for meat, for in the ranges where they are found, deer, mountain sheep, or elks can be obtained much lower down and are much more desirable for the table. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z A flock of mountain sheep, driven from the upper spurs by the fury of the storm, crossed close to the road. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Here too can be found a large band of antelope at all times, numbering about 500, and a smaller, but considerable, band of mountain sheep. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The grassy slopes above timberline, bedecked with exquisite alpine flowers, afford good summer grazing for elk and mountain sheep. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z The mountain sheep, as I said, bears a great likeness to the ibex. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The elk, deer, mountain sheep, etc., are being slaughtered by the hundreds every year—tenfold faster than the natural increase. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z “Maybe we’ll run into a mountain sheep or a goat,” he said. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z As the line runs, it is secured by the impassable Absarokas—the summer home of large herds of mountain sheep—and it includes not a foot of land of a dime's value to mortal man. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z The antelope and deer are not uncommon pets at the frontier ranches; the mountain sheep and elk can be tamed as readily, but it is more difficult to catch them. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z We saw an incredible number of mountain sheep, which, at our appearance, flew up the precipices and gazed down at us in amazement. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z I would detract nothing from the noble game qualities of the moose, caribou, deer, or mountain sheep. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z The elk, mountain sheep or goat, deer, bear—black, brown and cinnamon—cougar, lynx, wild-cat, in their native and congenial habitat—I would not forget the wolf—can always be found. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z In a few years they will contain the only remnants of the buffalo, elk, antelope and mountain sheep. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Perpendicular cliffs of enormous height, which not even a mountain sheep could climb, hem us in on every side. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Now and then we killed an antelope, and Tiger brought in one evening a mountain sheep, an animal exactly like the ibex, which lives in large flocks in these mountains. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z These paintings, in red, still remain in a fair state of preservation, and consist of five symbols, supposedly of fire, and many pictures of mountain sheep and other animals. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2011-04-24T02:00:07.467Z The habitat of the mountain sheep, or goat is on and around the barren peaks and ranges of the higher formation of mountains. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z We had come across tracks of mountain sheep, but not the animals themselves, and the few blacktail which we had seen had seen us first and escaped before we could get within shot. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z In the remoter mountains are mountain sheep and mountain goats. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Certain Indians came to a fort to live, and after a time began killing bears, ground-hogs, porcupines, mountain sheep, and other animals for food. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z So it lay at the time of year when the mountain sheep began to come back to their summer feeding-grounds. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Professor Morton put a flock of Welsh mountain sheep through a series of tests to measure their intelligence. Welsh sheep 'more clever than thought' 2011-02-21T08:54:08Z About a year ago, my brother, who is a very sagacious physician, advised me to take the fresh liver of a mountain sheep for certain nervous symptoms which were troublesome. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z They wore close and fine blankets of the wool of the mountain sheep and the hair of the mountain goat. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z One day, after the boy had traced the red trail made by the dog a long way into the forest, he found the little animal had found and killed a mountain sheep. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z As they walked homeward the boys planned to get permission to go up on Waban for a week, after mountain sheep, before the snows began. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z Most of the county is unfitted for agriculture; but many districts afford fine pasturage for mountain sheep; and some of the valleys, such as Glendaruel, are very fertile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Field notes indicate that both mountain goats and mountain sheep are frequently taken by natives in the Liard River area. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway Large Game in the United States—Deer, moose, elk, buffalo, mountain sheep, wildcats, bears. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women The next time the boy and his wild dog went hunting, they found a large flock of mountain sheep. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Lastly, if he saw the light fleeting of the mountain sheep, he looked for wild and bitter work on the crest of Kearsarge and Rex Monte. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z "We will look for the mountain sheep," remarked the captain. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure Large game—deer, bears, mountain sheep and goats, wolves and panthers—still abound. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The uplands are mostly covered by wild heathy pastures, which afford good grazing for Welsh mountain sheep and ponies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" As he grew older he was able to follow the mountain sheep to places on the cliffs where no one else could go, hence he killed more sheep than anyone else. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z In the mountains of British Columbia are the bighorn or Rocky Mountain sheep and the Rocky Mountain goat, while the 148 saddleback and white mountain sheep have recently been discovered in the northern Cordillera. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" In these grand forest-grown, grass-covered areas herds of wild horses, buffalo, deer, elk and mountain sheep found subsistence. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Sheltered in the bosom of these grim precipices, only the eagle, the hawk, the turkey buzzard, or the mountain sheep could venture to intrude upon them. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Indeed, the country for miles around displayed little else than the arid yellowish grass that springs from light sandy soil, the scant pasturage of mountain sheep. One Of Them Meanwhile, after he had the cooking fire under full way, Toby proceeded to skin the Rocky mountain sheep, making sure to handle the excellent horns carefully, as Step Hen begged, since they were almost perfect. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine Only the whaups, the ernes, and the mountain sheep cry there, even as they did in our hiding times. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway He mentions the abundance of deer on the islands and also says that mountain sheep were killed by the Aleuts and brought to the fort. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast Rarest of all is the magnificent mountain sheep. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Passed the Warm Spring, 14 miles from the fort; saw a flock of mountain sheep, but they were so wild that we could not get a shot at them. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Along the top ledges of these amid such rocks as mountain sheep might frequent are the cliff houses—hundreds and hundreds of them, which no one has yet explored. Through Our Unknown Southwest According to Harold Crane, of the Utah State Fish and Game Department, this ram was running with a herd of mule deer, and was the only mountain sheep that was seen. Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah Deer, elk, and mountain sheep stared at me, manifesting more surprise than fear at my presence among them. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 I head for the high places–leap from crag to crag, see, like mountain sheep–come back with my pockets full of gold. Wunpost In the Yellowstone National Park we found the elk, deer, and mountain sheep singularly tame; and in the summer, so we were told, the bears board at the big hotels. Ways of Nature In a band of mountain sheep there will be no prize fleeces. Under the Maples Mountain Sheep.—Formerly, the mountain sheep was not known to occur in the La Sal Mountains in Grand and San Juan counties. Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah Still higher are the rugged bare prominences, reserved for the wild goat or mountain sheep, and the snow fields traversed by the more venturesome seeking to gain the summits. The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists Not down the canyon, where the trail made riding easy, but down the steep ridge trail, where a band of mountain sheep was accustomed to come for water. Wunpost In ten years or less these mountain sheep will be extinct. The Eye of Dread Some mountain sheep on the line scaled the embankment and leaped the five-foot wall like squirrels. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Above the windows and doors hung many heads of deer and elk and mountain sheep, and rifles on racks of horn. The Heart of Thunder Mountain "A herd of mountain sheep on the stampede," was the Skipper's immediate verdict. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West No wonder those sages, the mountain sheep, watched from the cliffs above with sharp, incredulous eyes. A Mountain Boyhood On a miniature mountain of artificial rock-work troops of goats and mouflons—a species of mountain sheep—clamber about, as much at home as if in their far-away native mountains. Harper's Young People, September 28, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly On another occasion a mountain sheep frightened his horse just as the doctor was filling his pipe. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule They are going down like a string of mountain sheep.” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation There were a hundred mountain sheep at least, and they were scrambling in a dense mass, trying vainly to advance—fighting, struggling, tumbling down the slope in mad confusion. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West "Remember the mountain sheep we saw on Flattop?" A Mountain Boyhood Their hair is plaited over a frame into two enormous flat bands, curved like the horns of a mountain sheep and reënforced with bars of wood or silver. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' He's never even seen one, 'less it was a mountain sheep, 'way up against the skyline. Rimrock Trail Now Miss Chuckie has told us again how Ashton climbed up here, where no man in this section had a notion anything short of a mountain sheep could climb. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation “The mountain sheep are sweeter, but the valley sheep are fatter,” he said to himself, if not in these immortal words, yet with full appreciation of the sentiment. Phoebe, Junior Beavers have returned, their dams and houses are along every stream; deer and elk straggle along the trails to welcome wide-eyed visitors; upon the promontories curious, friendly mountain sheep are regal silhouettes against the sky. A Mountain Boyhood Our licenses also entitled each of us to a deer, a mountain sheep, and a bear. Letters on an Elk Hunt Among the crags Harriet and I kept sharp watch for mountain sheep, but we did not see any. Wild Life on the Rockies "I must have made a mistake and bought mountain sheep instead of calves," he said and laughed again. The Ranch at the Wolverine The hunter and the Little Giant shot two mule deer and a mountain sheep, and they considered the addition to their larder very welcome, as they had been making large inroads on their stores. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain This peak has ever been the home of mountain sheep. A Mountain Boyhood Through tangled bushes they scrambled without stay, over sharp and slippery rocks—their unshod hoofs rendering them sure-footed as mountain sheep. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Some years ago mountain sheep often came in flocks to lick the salty soil in a ruined crater on Specimen Mountain. Wild Life on the Rockies He assured Mr. Dobell that himself and his sons had killed twelve bears, eleven mountain sheep, several reindeer, a large number of geese, ducks, and tiel, and a few swans and pheasants. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Once more they replenished their larder with mountain sheep and mule deer, and packed upon the horses all they could carry. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain A band of mountain sheep started up from their shelter behind an upthrust rock and ran ahead of me. A Mountain Boyhood Like the ibex of Europe, it is only met with on the loftiest summits of the mountains, upon peaks and cliffs inaccessible to almost every other quadruped—the mountain sheep alone excepted. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Some days before, a mountain lion had killed a mountain sheep; a part of this carcass I had dragged to my bird table. Wild Life on the Rockies “Yes; we got six mountain sheep,” said Roberts. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills "I made a long stay," he called cheerfully to them, "too long, I fear, nor do I bring a mountain sheep back with me." The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain I had yet to learn that bear are as harmless as deer or mountain sheep; they attend strictly to their own business, and they never come near man except through accident. A Mountain Boyhood They did not have any sentinel posted, as the mountain sheep often will, but seemed to feel perfectly secure from all intrusion. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies A mountain sheep looked down upon them from above the fire-place. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley “Why, there are mountain sheep enough up yonder to keep us for years.” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills From Specimen Mountain in the far northwest, a spill of lava, now the haunt of mountain sheep, the continental divide southward piles climax upon climax. The Book of the National Parks My rifle naturally inspired a desire to shoot something; a mountain sheep, a bear, even the fat marmots did not escape my deadly fire. A Mountain Boyhood If this were a mountain sheep, now, I could eat all that saddle myself.” The Young Alaskans in the Rockies Crockett was a famous bear hunter in Western Tennessee, The white bear, mountain sheep, antelope and beaver, are found in the defiles of the Rocky mountains. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West In each of the bowls is placed a spoon, made of the horn of the buffalo, or mountain sheep, in which the feast is to be served. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography Wolves and mountain lions, prime enemies of the deer and mountain sheep, are hard to find, even when officially hunted in the winter with dogs trained for the purpose. The Book of the National Parks I had heard that mountain sheep never attack men, and that even the big leaders never use their massive, battering ram heads to injure anyone. A Mountain Boyhood His shirt, or tunic, was made of the skins of mountain sheep, ornamented with porcupine quills and paintings of his battles. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Our people never came down into the valleys, but always lived among the clouds, eating the mountain sheep and the goats, and sometimes the elk when they came high on the mountains. The Sheep Eaters Among the rocks of the 'Almannagya' we saw some pretty mountain sheep grazing, the only sign of life in this wild region. A Girl's Ride in Iceland The same is true in lesser measure of the more timid mountain sheep which frequent the foothills in numbers not known elsewhere. The Book of the National Parks It has mountain sheep and goats stung to death. Barbarians The Cheviot is a mountain sheep, and, as might be expected, its flesh is well flavored. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Four days later the lodge was completed and all but three of the hunters had returned loaded with mountain sheep, elk, and deer. The Sheep Eaters During the first storm of the early fall Breed pulled down a yearling mountain sheep on a high plateau. The Yellow Horde The white mountain sheep are particularly abundant in the main Alaska Range, and in the more rugged foothills. The Book of the National Parks They are bighorns, or mountain sheep, and are considered the chief game of these regions. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America At last it came in sight, and they beheld a small mountain sheep. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West As soon as Man's eyes were closed Raven drew down his mask and waved his wings four times over the images, when they came to life and bounded away as full-grown mountain sheep. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales No contemplation for him, but action; no angling in a clear stream for a trout or grayling; but the glorious, dangerous excitement of killing big game—grizzlies, lions, African buffaloes, mountain sheep, rhinoceroses, elephants. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman Its enormous bulk is shrouded in perpetual snow two-thirds down from its summit, and the foothills and broad plains upon its north and west are populated with mountain sheep and caribou in unprecedented numbers. The Book of the National Parks We have seen fifty grouse and twenty mountain sheep within three hundred feet of the doorway. The Man from the Bitter Roots As the shades of night began to gather around them, the others came in with a fawn and a mountain sheep. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West Many antelope, deer, and mountain sheep are seen in the park. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania But, for the matter of that, he would find mountain sheep with very respectable horns in their way; and, as to bears, the hill-sides are bare enough to satisfy any hunter of moderate expectations. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The hunter for the trophy market a few years back was slaying elk, mountain sheep, moose, deer, or antelope indiscriminately. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration Old Felix stopped and stood like a statue—Old Felix, the Methuselah of the Bitter Roots, who wore the most magnificent pair of horns that ever grew on a mountain sheep. The Man from the Bitter Roots Large quantities of deer, elk, antelope, and mountain sheep, were found there, as well as wild turkeys, geese, partridges, duck, and numerous other smaller fowls. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West Weakened by hunger and about to give up, they spied at the base of a cliff two mountain sheep. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Elk and mountain sheep are abundant in this section. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Sometimes we caught glimpses of white, moving objects, far aloft against the black wall of rock: these were mountain sheep. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska The band of mountain sheep picking their way down the rough side stopped short and looked. The Man from the Bitter Roots A Montana journal tells the story of a hunter who killed a mountain sheep, and then shot a mountain lion that claimed the game: The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Now, mountain sheep, which roam among the rugged crags, are exceedingly difficult to catch. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania In its habits the mountain sheep greatly resembles the chamois of Switzerland, and it is hunted in the same manner. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions She is strong as the mountain sheep and fleet as the mustang. The Prairie Chief At noon they made a hearty meal upon a portion of what still remained of the mountain sheep, and then stretched themselves out for an hour's rest. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys About three or four miles from the White Sulphur Springs he discovered a band of mountain sheep, and as soon as he gained a proper location, he fired upon the game. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 But I've killed a mountain sheep, and if we only can get him we'll have a solid breakfast, even if we have to eat him raw. The Aztec Treasure-House “Good-bye,” said Esau, defiantly; and he put his hands in his pockets, began to whistle, and turned to me, to point to the head of a mountain sheep with enormous curled horns. To The West “There’s buffalo out on the far plain, captain,” he said; “and I’ve seen sign of mountain sheep three days’ journey up the canyon. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains "We haven't had a taste of it yet; but we devoured a goodly piece of a mountain sheep." Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys For example, The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter; We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter. The Principles of English Versification But what gave as most joy was seeing birds flying over the face of the water, and half a dozen mountain sheep scampering away at the sound of Rayburn's shot. The Aztec Treasure-House The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter; We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter. Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School Three hours’ tramp produced nothing but a glimpse of some mountain sheep far away and at a very great height. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains I was going to speak of a mountain sheep, if my servants hadn't interrupted me so often with inquiries as to how they should make the wine sauce. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys Now, the tsó-a-vwĭts had taught U'-ja to hunt, and a short time before he had killed a mountain sheep, which was lying in camp. Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56 Glancing to the summit, however, he beheld standing there a black mountain sheep. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 It was an agreeable surprise to be able to run three rapids with ease by four o'clock, when we saw on some rocks two hundred feet above the stream a flock of mountain sheep. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 I don’t think the mountain sheep would jump here.” The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains They made a good meal from their mountain sheep, and gorging Terror, threw the rest away as they deemed it hardly fit for further use. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys The mountain sheep are large and very strong; they will throw themselves from a rocky cliff and strike on their head many feet below unharmed, being protected by horns and stout necks. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 A mountain sheep already dressed, and hung up for us. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur They represented figures of natives, bison, elk, deer, mountain sheep, grizzly tracks, etc., and as they were the first pictographs I had ever seen I was particularly interested. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 You never find black-tailed deer like you shot and mountain sheep living together as neighbours. The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains Our friends were prudent enough to cook every available portion of the mountain sheep, and to preserve what remained for future contingencies. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys The animals which are found west of the Missouri River, especially in the Rocky Mountains, and far beyond them, are the buffalo, elk, deer, cimarron bear, mountain sheep, antelope, coyote, prairie-dog, etc. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 The mountain sheep, which are giants among their kind, have the longest horns in proportion to their size of any animal in existence. The Human Side of Animals We came across a great deal of game, antelope, mountain sheep, and deer but we never seemed to have the opportunity to stalk it properly. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 “What, like the place where the mountain sheep went down?” The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains And between the pictures were nailed heads of mountain sheep and goat, the antlers of deer and caribou. North of Fifty-Three "But it will," answered Bat; "it will hold the biggest of mountain sheep!" The North American Indian A bunch of buckskin bags, one of the small blue medicine tubes, a mountain sheep's horn, and a piece of undressed hide lay on the meal. Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians Prof. here started up eleven mountain sheep, but by the time he had come back to the boats for a gun they were beyond reach. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Then hameward by the well-worn track Gangs the disgruntled Sassenach, And, having dined off mountain sheep, Betakes him moodily to sleep. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 "Then there are no mountain sheep toward that end of the Tyuonyi," he said, waving his left hand toward the southeast, "thank you, boy," at the same time extending his right to the youth. The Delight Makers The songs consist of recitals of the powers of the medicine-man and invocations to the various animals, as the bear, snake, and mountain sheep. The North American Indian Half-way between the two is that long Nazri valley, and at the top is a tableland strewn with boulders where you shoot mountain sheep. The Half-Hearted This was no easy matter, for the four mules they had in harness, with one exception, were as wild as mountain sheep, having only recently been broken. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 He had no more interest in the mountain sheep, and he passed several fine flocks without firing a shot. Glen of the High North Among other things we procured two horns of the animal called by the French the Rock mountain sheep, and known to the Mandans by the name of ahsahta. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. The beating of the drum is varied at intervals by the use of a leg-bone of a mountain sheep rasped quickly over a notched stick. The North American Indian The sight of one of these mountain sheep, as perched on a high, rocky peak, is beautiful. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Steward had shot a mountain sheep with a revolver, only to find that a deep canyon intervened between him and his prize and there was no way of getting it. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Along its side a narrow trail wound, worn smooth by the feet of Indians, mountain sheep, and other denizens of the wild. Glen of the High North The mountain sheep resorts generally to steep rocks, where it is impossible for men or even for wolves to reach them: we saw several on the rocks which surround the Mountain House. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific Then all took four steps eastward, changing into mountain sheep, and bounded away along the cañon's rim. The North American Indian In January comes the Buffalo Dance, with masks representing buffalo, deer, mountain sheep, and the other big game animals. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi The elegant blankets of mountain sheep wool from Chilcat are characteristic. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 At night he returned, loaded down with a mountain sheep he had bagged, and which he readily sold for several ounces of gold. Glen of the High North With the exception of the mountain sheep and goat, the animals of the Rocky mountains, if these rocky passes support any, are not better known than their vegetable and mineral productions. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific The mountain sheep generally keeps aloft in the most inaccessible parts of the mountains, and is seldom "bagged" by a Carrier, but often by the Tsekanies. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. When he pressed the trigger he was thrilled to see the mountain sheep give a wild spring into the air and then fall over the edge of the platform. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness Occasionally the crack of a rifle announced that either a road-agent or a Ute miner had risked a shot at a mountain sheep, bird, or deer. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills It would be far more preferable than spending his time around camp, or even hunting mountain sheep. Glen of the High North Here barren pastures sprawl over the hills, dotted in places with herds of cattle or flocks of mountain sheep. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Occasionally one of the mountain sheep was killed for purposes of food; and towards the end of the year, a cow was killed and salted down for provision during winter. Thrift He had Frank's first mountain sheep upon his back, and though the way was rough he jumped from stone to stone with surprising agility for one who spent so much time in the saddle. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness Their garb was of tanned leather, the tunics or dresses were of elk skin, and the white leggins of antelope hide or that of mountain sheep. The Way of a Man Shirts, women's dresses, leggings, and moccasins were made from the tanned skins of buffalo, deer, antelope, and mountain sheep. Blackfeet Indian Stories I found a trail it would make a mountain sheep seasick to follow, and I got down into the coulee. The Happy Family On the upper slope there was nothing but the mountain sheep, but I passed successively through the habitats of the bear, the deer and the horse. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 Again and again he peeped out to see what the mountain sheep was doing. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness Tracks of deer were abundant; I saw a few antelope, and supposed that possibly these bolder slopes might hold mountain sheep. The Way of a Man Pumas and lynxes attack and kill mountain sheep; and the golden eagle is very partial to mountain sheep lambs and mountain goat kids. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation We saw many mountain sheep tracks, but failed to see the sheep. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico One of the most curious animals in Siberia, is the Argalis, or mountain sheep. Far Off Besides the trout, they enjoyed mutton that night, for Frank's mountain sheep was brought into use. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness I knew Fred's patience and skill as a hunter from the trips we had taken together after deer and mountain sheep through the Bad Lands of the Little Missouri. The Rough Riders From the reports current at that time, we inferred that about 200 mountain sheep had been affected. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation He told us that he had been hired to get some meat for the party, and had killed five mountain sheep. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico I did not go far when looking up on a high bluff I saw a band of mountain sheep. Chief of Scouts All along the banks of the Gravel are moose, mountain sheep, and caribou. The New North When frightened, like our own mountain sheep or goats, they would run a short distance and stop to look back. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China In 1906 we discovered the existence of actinomycosis among the black mountain sheep of northern British Columbia. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The walls were decorated with heads and horns of deer and mountain sheep, eagle's wings, and a beautiful breast of a loon, which Gwen had shot and of which she was very proud. Composition-Rhetoric But there is no better meat than the mountain sheep. Chief of Scouts They were then distributed among those landed proprietors whose possessions are best adapted, by soil and climate, for naturalising in the British Islands this beautiful variety of the mountain sheep. The Illustrated London Reading Book You can go for miles and miles without meeting anybody, unless some darling mountain sheep gets up and looks at you. The Three Sisters Texas: Wild turkey, passenger pigeon, ivory-billed woodpecker, flamingo, roseate spoonbill, American egret, whooping crane, wood-duck; bison, elk, mountain sheep, antelope, "a small, dark deer that lived 40 years ago." Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Then the hunt for new animals; the Chinese Tarkin, the parti-coloured bear, blue mountain sheep, the golden-haired monkey, and talk of new fruits and flowers and a host of little-known birds. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I This was the first mountain sheep I had ever killed, and it was as fine a piece of meat as I ever ate, and until this day, mountain sheep is my favorite wild meat. Chief of Scouts Serviceable ladles and spoons were made of wood and of buffalo and mountain sheep horn. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People It sounded musical and mournful, like the voices of the mountain sheep coming from far across the moor and purified by distance. The Three Sisters The Sierra Madre Of Mexico , containing jaguar, puma, grizzly and black bears, mule deer, white-tailed deer, antelope, mountain sheep and peccaries. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The only living inhabitants of these wilds were a few ruffian-like miners, two or three black slugs, and a scanty flock of straggling half-starved mountain sheep, with their brown, ropy coats. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 The third day after leaving this camp we struck the South Platte river, and now we had another change of meat, which was mountain sheep. Chief of Scouts Basins or flat dishes were sometimes made of mountain sheep horn, boiled, split, and flattened, and also of split buffalo horn, fitted and sewn together with sinew, making a flaring, saucer-shaped dish. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People Slowly, with mournful cries, a flock of mountain sheep came down over the shoulder of the moor. The Three Sisters In Colorado it has several times been reported that many bighorn mountain sheep were killed by "scab," which was contracted on wild mountain pastures that had been gone over by domestic sheep carrying that disease. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In the afternoon they saw mountain sheep feeding on a slide half a mile away, and for ten breathless minutes Joanne watched them through the telescope. The Hunted Woman We picked up our guns and started up the river; we had not gone far when in looking up on a high bluff we saw a band of mountain sheep. Chief of Scouts Elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, and bear without number were there. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People A flock of mountain sheep started from their couches on the heather and looked at her, and she went driving them before her. The Three Sisters Certainly; with all the pleasure in life: The band-tailed pigeon, the white-tailed kite, the sharp-tailed grouse, the sage grouse, the mountain sheep, prong-horned antelope, California mule deer, and ducks and geese too numerous to mention. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The ascent occupied us a little more than four hours, and all along the mountain side, even to near the summit, we saw the tracks of mountain sheep. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park He relates how "once upon a time" he pursued a band of mountain sheep on the rim of the canon. Arizona Sketches Elk, deer, and mountain sheep droppings are collected, pounded fine, and mixed with the seed which is to be sown. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People On the Plains are herds of wild horses, buffalo, deer, and antelope; and in the Mountains, bears, wolves, deer, elk, mountain lions, bison, and mountain sheep. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains Antelope, mountain sheep and grizzly bears are going, fast! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation About this time we began to see mountain sheep. Arizona Nights Thus instinct teaches the eagle to nest on the highest crag and the mountain sheep to browse in pastures which only the hardiest hunter dare approach. Arizona Sketches The little bandit appeared to have the sure-footedness of a mountain sheep. Desert Gold I was, therefore, delighted in finding that the wild wool growing upon mountain sheep in the neighborhood of Mount Shasta was much finer than the average grades of cultivated wool. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon —The state of Colorado sincerely desires to protect and perpetuate its slender remnant of mountain sheep, but as usual the Lawless Miscreant is abroad to thwart the efforts of the guardians of the game. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation A big mountain sheep rounded a corner with a little flock behind him. Black Jack A shepherd was employed in bringing up some mountain sheep from Westmoreland, and took with him a young sheep-dog who had never made the journey before. The Dog Gale, like a fleet, sure-footed mountain sheep, ran along the trail. Desert Gold The mountain sheep also, quite a large flock of them, came to my camp and took shelter beside a clump of matted dwarf pines a little above my nest. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon In the winter of 1911-12, a resident poacher brought into Grant, Colorado, a lot of mountain sheep meat for sale; and he actually sold it to residents of that town! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation If he had not the agility of the mountain sheep, he was well-nigh as level-headed in the face of tremendous heights. Black Jack It was cold and snowy when Nimrod and I started out next morning to look for mountain sheep. A Woman Tenderfoot Ladd said the place was a refuge which had been inhabited by mountain sheep for many years. Desert Gold Several flocks of mountain sheep were here among the rocks, which rung with volleys of small-arms. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources South Dakota: Whooping crane, trumpeter swan, pigeon, long-billed curlew; bison, elk, mule deer, mountain sheep. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Them are mountain sheep; they are mostly up above the timber-line. In the Heart of the Rockies We disturbed a band of mountain sheep that got over the deep snow with incredible swiftness. A Woman Tenderfoot Boys, I saw mountain sheep, the real old genuine Rocky Mountain bighorn. Desert Gold We surprised a flock of mountain sheep as we descended to the river, and our hunters killed several. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Its leading citizens are white mountain goats, mountain sheep, moose, mule deer and white-tailed deer, and among those present are black and grizzly bears galore. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation There is considerable talk at Gafsa of the wild mountain sheep, the Barbary mouflon. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia Nimrod looked pleasant again and began studying the mountain sheep tracks. A Woman Tenderfoot The California Academy of Sciences has in its museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, a collection of very fine animal habitat groups, among which are deer, antelope, mountain sheep, cougars, and brown bear. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow We saw here numerous herds of mountain sheep, and frequently heard the volley of rattling stones which accompanied their rapid descent down the steep hills. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Particularly do we commend it to the notice of the people of Colorado who even now are demanding an open season on the preserved mountain sheep of that state. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation A few miles farther down a flock of mountain sheep are seen on a cliff to the right. Canyons of the Colorado The fearless-footed mountain sheep had crossed this sliding crumbling earth and gravel incline with apparent ease. A Woman Tenderfoot Considering that there are some three thousand square miles of land, that there were nearly sixty thousand elk, besides hundreds of bison, antelope, mountain sheep, and similar animals, this does not seem improbable. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Their flesh is much esteemed by the hunters, and has very much the flavor of Alleghany mountain sheep. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Colorado is saving a small remnant of her mountain sheep, but Montana and Wyoming are wasting theirs, because they allow killing, and the killers are ten times too numerous for the sheep. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Through this land entrance by the side canyon there is a trail made by Indian hunters, who come down here in certain seasons to kill mountain sheep. Canyons of the Colorado We saw no mountain sheep, but oh, the joy of our camp fire that night! A Woman Tenderfoot He loves the mountain sheep and the antelope, because they can escape him; the panther and the bear, because they can destroy him. Confessions and Criticisms Have you not seen face to face Ovis Ammon himself, the giant mountain sheep - primæval ancestor, perhaps, of all the flocks on earth? Prose Idylls, New and Old In such easy mountains as those of Lower California, it is a simple matter to exterminate quickly all the mountain sheep that they possess. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Most of their bows are made of cedar, but the best are made of the horns of mountain sheep. Canyons of the Colorado But instead of hammers, the hoofs of a hundred or perhaps a thousand generations of mountain sheep had made the trail. The Grizzly King In the first of the figures the bear has paused in his great stride to paw over and snuff at the horned head of a mountain sheep, half buried in the soil. Confessions and Criticisms Other tribes make use of the horns of mountain sheep. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young Killing a mountain sheep or antelope anywhere in the U.S. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation There is little game in the country, yet they get a mountain sheep now and then or a deer, with their arrows, for they are not yet supplied with guns. Canyons of the Colorado The very sounds of life—the whistle of the curlew, the bleating of the mountain sheep—add to the sense of primeval solitude. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough Later, but still in 1898, Mr. Brown wrote me that, according to Mr. J. D. Thompson, mountain sheep are common in all the mountains bordering the Gulf Coast in Sonora, and also in Lower California. American Big Game in Its Haunts Deer, elk, antelope and mountain sheep climb the mountains, and very frequently find their way into Elk Park or Gibbon Meadow. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young I am told that the sage grouse is almost "gone"; and I think that the antelope, caribou, and mountain sheep are in the same condition of scarcity. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation They thus preserve much of the flavour of game or mountain sheep and cattle, which the oxen and poultry of Europe have lost; flavour, not quantity, being the chief object of care with Martial graziers. Across the Zodiac No other of the Sierra animals of my acquaintance is better fed, not even the deer, amid abundance of sweet herbs and shrubs, or the mountain sheep, or omnivorous bears. The Mountains of California We may take it for granted that, before the coming of the white man, the mountain sheep ranged over a very large portion of western America, from the Arctic Ocean down into Mexico. American Big Game in Its Haunts In the West the Indians killed buffaloes, antelopes, and mountain sheep, cut their flesh into strips, and dried it in the sun. A Brief History of the United States They embrace the elk, mountain sheep, antelope, mule deer, the black bear and even the grizzly. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Of course Faye has shot other deer, and mountain sheep also, since we have been here, but this was the first he had killed when alone. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 But yonder a mountain sheep had been killed by a puma, or other big feline, and the wolves had picked its bones after the Master of the Chase had eaten his fill. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake It is gratifying to note that the rapid disappearance of the mountain sheep has made some impression on legislators in certain States where it is native. American Big Game in Its Haunts Finding a water hole to which mountain sheep occasionally came at night to drink, he set steel traps around it. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations There, the average visitor sees, for the first time, wild mountain sheep, antelope, mule deer, elk, grizzly bears and white pelicans, roaming free. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Of all the large game we have ever had—buffalo, antelope, black-tail deer, white-tail deer—the mountain sheep is the most delicious. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Millions of buffalo and antelope roamed the plains, and in the forest-fringed valleys and on the pine-clad divides, elk, deer, and mountain sheep flocked in immense numbers. The Great Salt Lake Trail A mountain sheep always seems to fear the thing that he sees under him. American Big Game in Its Haunts In the use of this opportunity they showed more wisdom than our mountain sheep manifest concerning the same kind of an improvement designed to enable them to reach the roof of their building. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations It is the home of a few bands of mountain sheep that carry very large horns. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Here also we saw evidences of human life, for the ground was cultivated in patches and herds of mountain sheep and cattle were visible in the distance. Ayesha, the Return of She Here a deer was brought in by one of the men, and, as they killed a mountain sheep farther up, they had not suffered for fresh meat. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons To my mind it showed clearly that this was a favorite place for lions to lie for mountain sheep. American Big Game in Its Haunts Do the moose and caribou of Alaska and Yukon Territory attack the mountain sheep and goats? The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations First of all, the killing of mountain sheep should absolutely cease, for ten years. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Roosevelt hunted geese and ducks, deer, mountain sheep, elk and grizzly bear during his stay in the West. Theodore Roosevelt On the 27th a flock of mountain sheep was discovered on the rocks not more than one hundred feet above their heads. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons The mountain sheep is an inhabitant of western America, and the books tell us that it inhabits the Rocky Mountains from southern California to Alaska. American Big Game in Its Haunts Is there anyone left who still believes the ancient and bizarre legend that mountain sheep rams jump off cliffs and alight upon their horns? The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Her mountain sheep and mule deer are almost extinct. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation On the wall, too, were nailed heads of mountain sheep and goats, of wapiti and other deer, proclaiming Ike a hunter. The Prospector While we were looking at the section of the great fold, we discovered some mountain sheep far up the rocks. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Three other States, South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho, permit one mountain sheep to be killed by the hunter during the open season of each year. American Big Game in Its Haunts A lynx can pull down and kill a single mountain sheep ram, but even the mountain lion does not care to attack a herd of sheep. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations A perpetual close season was put on mountain sheep just in time to save a dozen small flocks as seed stock. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In the fall we sometimes took a wagon and made a week's hunt, returning with eight or ten deer carcasses, and perhaps an elk or a mountain sheep as well. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography The walls were decorated with heads and horns of deer and mountain sheep, eagles' wings and a beautiful breast of a loon, which Gwen had shot and of which she was very proud. The Sky Pilot, a Tale of the Foothills Here, in 1877, the late Major Frank North, well known to all men familiar with the West between the years 1860 and 1880, saw, but did not kill, a male mountain sheep. American Big Game in Its Haunts Cameron followed him and came upon the skins of three jumping deer, of two mountain sheep and of two bear. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail Some of these days, a new call of the wild will arise in Colorado, demanding an open season on mountain sheep. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Elk have been roped by cowboys many times, and it is known that even the mountain sheep has been so taken, almost incredible as that may seem. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Turning about, they criticised Napoleon, Wellington, and Blucher, and then they hunted buck, boar, and mountain sheep in company. Colomba Evidently the disease is identical with that so common among domestic sheep, and I have heard more than one creditable account of mountain sheep mingling temporarily with domestic flocks and thus contracting the scab. American Big Game in Its Haunts Far down the mesa were four mountain sheep. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Stop all hunting of mountain sheep, mountain goat and elk. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Passing under overhanging cliffs, it leads down until the plateau is reached, where twenty years ago I saw bands of mountain sheep. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it In the meantime some of the antelopes and the mountain sheep began looking at us. Beasts, Men and Gods Within the past twenty or thirty years mountain sheep have become very scarce in all of their old haunts in Wyoming and northern Colorado. American Big Game in Its Haunts "Huntin' mountain sheep up a tree is a new one," tittered Hank. The Trail of the White Mule In Mexico there is little hoofed game to kill,—deer of the white-tail groups, seven or eight species; the desert mule deer; the brocket; the prong-horned antelope, the mountain sheep and the peccary. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Time was when the visitor at El Tovar who went down the trail to the river might have seen mountain sheep, bear, deer, antelopes and coyotes. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it The antelope, living on the lowlands or upland meadows, escapes nine times out of ten; and the mountain sheep, or bighorn, seldom falls to the onslaught of his enemy. The Last of the Plainsmen In 1894 I saw at the head of the Green River, Hobacks River, and Gros Ventre River, between two and three hundred mountain sheep. American Big Game in Its Haunts These, however, appear to have forfeited the title, for they had with them a fine lot of skins of beaver, elk, deer, and mountain sheep. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Over the southern end of this great wilderness ranges the black mountain sheep, and throughout the remainder, with many sheepless intervals, is scattered the white mountain sheep. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation On an upper shelf repose heads of the deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, and buffalo, mingling with curiously shaped and gaudily tinted Indian jars from the southwest pueblos. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it A well-fed cougar will creep upon and secure only about one in seven of the deer, elk, antelope or mountain sheep that he stalks. The Last of the Plainsmen The Bear Paw Mountains were full of mountain sheep a dozen years ago. American Big Game in Its Haunts There you can hunt the elk, the deer, and the antelope, when their skins are fit for dressing; there you will find plenty of white bears and mountain sheep. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The Alaska-Yukon Region , inhabited by the moose, white mountain sheep, mountain goat, four species of caribou, and half a dozen species of Alaska brown, grizzly and black bears. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation A half-tame mountain sheep practised jumping from the ground to the roof. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains There was no lack of game to furnish variety to their table; mountain sheep, mountain lions, wildcats, deer, elk, antelope, and even coyotes and porcupines, were shot, while the rivers furnished an abundance of fish. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister These Stonies report mountain sheep as still to be found in all of the mountain country they roam in. American Big Game in Its Haunts They hunt the beaver, elk, deer, white bear, and mountain sheep. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West The Lower California peninsula contains about five hundred mountain sheep, without the slightest protection save low, desert mountains, heat and thirst. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The "mountain sheep" mentioned here are not the bighorn of which we have heard something in the earlier part of this narrative, but a species of wild goat found among the Cascade Mountains. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 Here the Carter Mountain lies along the entire distance, and the grassy spaces on its side furnish pasturage for the deer, antelope, and mountain sheep that abound in this favored region. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister There are still mountain sheep among the rough bad lands on both sides of the Missouri River, between the mouth of the Musselshell and the mouth of Big Dry. American Big Game in Its Haunts They remained, therefore, almost starving in their camp; now and then killing an old or disabled horse for food, while the elk and the mountain sheep roamed unmolested among the surrounding mountains. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West This will particularly involve the caribou, moose, and mountain sheep of all species, which will be the first to go. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Reynal's eye was ranging incessantly among the rocks and along the edges of the black precipices, in hopes of discovering the mountain sheep peering down upon us in fancied security from that giddy elevation. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life The mountain sheep is so superb an animal that it should be a matter of pride with every State which has a stock of sheep within its borders to preserve that stock most scrupulously. American Big Game in Its Haunts We have a good many mountain sheep on the isolated mountain spurs putting out from the main ranges into the desert. American Big Game in Its Haunts Nearer to you, the smooth and unruffled surface is studded with little islands, where the mountain sheep roam in considerable numbers. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West During 1890, '91, '92, there were a good many mountain sheep on the headwaters of Roan Creek, a tributary of Grand River, in Colorado. American Big Game in Its Haunts He is told that mountain sheep are quite numerous in the rugged ridge of the Guadeloupe Mountains, bands of from five to twelve being frequently seen. American Big Game in Its Haunts Under the game law of Arizona the killing of mountain sheep is absolutely prohibited, but that does not prevent their being killed. American Big Game in Its Haunts My friend, Mr. Herbert Brown, of Yuma, Ariz., so well known as an enthusiastic and painstaking observer of natural history matters, has kindly written me something as to the mountain sheep in that Territory. American Big Game in Its Haunts This animal is commonly called the mountain sheep, and is often confounded with another animal, the "woolly sheep," found more to the northward, about the country of the Flatheads. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Why the prone bucks were so comparatively shy I do not know, for right on the ground with them we came upon deer, and, in the immediate neighborhood, mountain sheep, which were absurdly tame. American Big Game in Its Haunts To deer and mountain sheep the cougar is a most dangerous enemy—much more so than the wolf. American Big Game in Its Haunts Although mountain sheep often browse in winter, I saw but few traces of browsing here; probably on the sheer cliff side they always got some grazing. American Big Game in Its Haunts The Mountain Sheep and its Range The mountain sheep is, in my estimation, the finest of all our American big game. American Big Game in Its Haunts Here, they said, the elk abounded, and the mountain sheep were to be seen trooping upon the rocks and hills. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Here we saw a second band of mountain sheep, numbering only eight—none of them old rams. American Big Game in Its Haunts They were almost as tame as the mountain sheep, but not quite. American Big Game in Its Haunts Besides the numerous gangs of elk, large flocks of the ahsahta or bighorn, the mountain sheep, were to be seen bounding among the precipices. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. 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