I have also watched them wading in streams, climbing in the badlands, grazing in sagebrush, bedding down on the grassy slopes of the Wind River Mountain foothills. I've seen them moving cautiously through timber where predators may hide, racing through rock slides at lightning speeds, climbing mountains, crossing glaciers, and pawing through deep snow for the precious forage below. They are adaptable animals, which in centuries past were common and found in many parts of the American West. Many people travel to Dubois to watch bighorns on the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Winter Range. Sometimes bighorns may be seen from the gravel road, which travels through parts of the winter range.
Some people enjoy hiking near the bighorn bands at all times of the year.
It is important to remember that winter in particular is a tough time for all animals and any stress or alarming of animals may cause them to suffer or die. Wildlife watchers should educate themselves about the proper ways to observe wildlife. A guided trip with the National Bighorn Sheep Center is an excellent way to both see the bighorns and to learn about their behavior and needs. As tough an animal as bighorns are, they also are very vulnerable. Today in Wyoming we have but a fraction of bighorn sheep as we did in the past.