Contents
About the Editors & Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Origin and Relationships of American Wild Sheep / Richard H. Manville
Chapter 2. The Desert Bighorn and Aboriginal Man / Campbell Grant
Chapter 3. Distribution and Abundance / Gale Monson
Chapter 4. Physical Characteristics / Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 5. Habitat / Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 6. Food / Bruce M. Browning & Gale Monson
Chapter 7. Water / Jack C. Turner & Richard A. Weaver
Chapter 8. Senses and Intelligence / Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 9. Behavior / Norman M. Simmons
Chapter 10. Reproduction / Jack C. Turner & Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 11. Growth and Development / Charles G. Hansen & O. V. Deming
Chapter 12. Natural Mortality and Debility / Rex W. Allen
Chapter 13. Predator Relationships / Warren E. Kelly
Chapter 14. Competition / Fred L. Jones
Chapter 15. Population Dynamics / Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 16. Sign Reading and Field Identification / Fred L. Jones
Chapter 17. Population Survey Methods / Norman M. Simmons & Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 18. Capturing, Handling, and Transplanting / Charles G. Hansen, Tommy L. Hailey, & Gerald I. Day
Chapter 19. The Impact of Modern Man / Hatch Graham
Chapter 20. Habitat Protection and Improvement / William Graf
Chapter 21. Habitat Evaluation / Charles G. Hansen
Chapter 22. Hunting / Warren E. Kelly
Appendix: Boone and Crockett Club Official Score Sheet
Bibliography
Index