Photos: 2015 Bighorn Sheep release
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Arizona Game and Fish introduces 30 new Bighorn Sheep into the western Santa Catalina Mountains
2015 Bighorn Sheep release
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Raul Vega, a regional supervisor with the Arizona Game and Fish Department picks up one of the 29 Bighorn Sheep out of the trailer as it is released on the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The 23 ewes and six rams were captured in the Yuma area the day before.
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Before the release, preparations are made so the gates can be open at the same time as 29 Bighorn Sheep are turned out by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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Observers watch as a Bighorn Sheep hops out of the trailer as the Arizona Game and Fish Department released 29 Bighorn Sheep into the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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A Bighorn Sheep is reluctant to exit the trailer as the Arizona Game and Fish Department released 29 sheep into the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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A group sheep run from the trailer at the same time as the Arizona Game and Fish Department released 29 Bighorn Sheep into the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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A hesitant Bighorn Sheep has its eyes on Amber Munig, a big game management supervisor with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, before making a break for it.
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Grabbing one of the sheep by the horn, Regional Supervisor Raul Vega, with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, persuades one of the 29 Bighorn Sheep that is was time to leave.
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One of the 29 Bighorn Sheep released by the Arizona Game and Fish Department works its way into the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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