Home ranges have been estimated to range from 144 sq.mi. to 800 sq.mi. Males are intolerant of male conspecifics. However, one male may have several female territories within his home range. Polygonous animals, breeding season lasts from May to July. The young are born from January through April with 1-5 young per litter.
Females have one litter per year.
Within 7-9 weeks of birth, their young are weaned. Females do not produce young every year. Population densities have been decimated in the past due to trapping, human disturbance, and grazing. However, their numbers seem to be rebounding in recent years.