Desert Big Horns?

[Poser]

I took these pics this morning just South of Ouray, CO. Are these desert big horns?

 

[Thunder head]

Yes,
I saw some around Montose last year. I found a map somewhere that showed the ranges in Colo. for bighorn vs. desert bighorn. Everything down that way is considered Desert.

 

[NYSKIER]

awesome pics I wish I had those right out my door

 

[Olsolitaire1]

Hard to tell from your photos, around Ouray you could see Rocky Mtn. Bighorns. In a lot of the canyons to the north up to Grand Junction there are a number of Desert bighorns

 

[sneakem]

They are Rockies (S21).... deserts are much more to the southwest from the Montrose/Norwood area to the North around Grand Junction.

 

[GregJ]

Deserts in colorado?

 

[Thunder head]

Well,
Not sure what range map I was looking at. If you look at the hunting units on the Colo. web site. S21 is supposed to be regular bighorns.

 

[Olsolitaire1]

Okay, yes here in western Colorado we do have desert country and several herds of desert bighorn sheep. Four desert sheep hunting areas, S56, S62, S63, S64. Those photos I posted above are of sheep in one of these areas. I am not an expert of what the technical differences are, but seeing the different types I can tell. They seem to be slender, thinner longer face, and the horns seem to V out more. I am sure the sheep experts will speak up. All these photos are taken within 5 to 20 miles of my home.