Wyoming Hunter Shoots Ram With Rare Horn Mutation
A Sheridan man, Nick Siddle, waited 45 years to draw a bighorn sheep tag and ended up shooting a ram with a rare horn mutation.
Drawing a bighorn sheep hunting tag in Wyoming requires extreme patience, as Siddle's 45-year wait demonstrates.
The hunt took place in an area centered around the Moss Ranch near Lovell, known for its rams with a unique horn mutation.
- The mutation causes one horn to grow more rapidly than the other.
- In some cases, the odd horn curls back and covers the ram's eye.
It was a tag worth waiting for.
Siddle didn't specifically target one of the weird-horned rams, but ended up shooting one in late August 2024.
Author's summary: Hunter shoots ram with rare horn mutation after 45-year wait.