That's right, because they have big horns. The thunderous echoes of these duels crackle through high mountain valleys during the rut. And of course, the females see no need to batter themselves silly in duels.
Bighorn sheep are right at home in Montana's rugged mountains.
Their gray-brown coats help them to blend into the mountainside, but their white rumps stick out like, well, like white rumps. Bighorn sheep feed on grasses and shrubs in the high mountain ranges, and it is not uncommon to see them grazing in meadows or hanging out on rocky cliffs. They seem to be at home in most any terrain. Of all the big game species, they are among the most social. They band together in herds, although males tend to stay separate from the females and young except during breeding season.