New Lamb September brought unexpected, exciting news: a new lamb in the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs! The lamb was born in late August and belongs to a radio-collared ewe in the range. This ewe did not give birth earlier in the year so it appears she was just bred later than usual. Lambing season typically extends from January through June for Peninsular bighorn, so this is quite an interesting outlier. It’s fun to see a new little one bounding around the hills s

Rutting Rams The rut, or breeding season, is officially underway and will extend through November for our local Peninsular bighorn. Rams are roaming the hills and can lose up to 25% of their body weight during the rut as they travel miles searching for ewes to breed. In fact, we had a young ram hanging around our property checking out the captive ewes. He must have been confused and a bit miffed with our fence keeping him out so he eventually moved on. Rams will smell a e