NELSON DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP Hunting

Ovis canadensis nelsoni

Distribution: USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Utah.

Description: Shoulder height about 36 inches (90 cm). Weight 150-170 pounds (68-77 kg). Smaller than the Rocky Mountain bighorn, with paler color and a short coat. The white rump patch is smaller and usually is divided by a dark tail stripe. The horns are almost as large as those of a Rocky Mountain bighorn and tend to have more flare, appearing huge because of the smaller body size.

CITES: Appendix II. Only an export permit is required. These species do not require an import permit (only in some countries that have adopted more strict rules).