Sheep aficionados take note: Hunting for desert bighorn sheep in the mountains of Baja California, Mexico, could conceivably reopen as early as December of 2011, though a 2012 opening is more likely. We have that directly from Ray Lee, former director of the Wild Sheep Foundation and current chairman of the Desert Bighorn Council, an organization of biologists and wildlife experts dedicated to the recovery of wild desert sheep.
In a phone conversation near press time, Lee told The Hunting Report that he has attended a number of recent meetings among interested parties, including community representatives, biologists, journalists and responsible state and federal agencies who have come together with the intention of reopening sheep hunting on Baja in 2012.
At this point, Lee believes it most likely that the first few (possibly three) permits could be auctioned at the January conventions of the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), Grand Slam/Club Ovis (GSCO), and/or Safari Club International (SCI) with hunts taking place immediately thereafter. If that scenario can’t be met, Lee still believes it likely that there will be at least limited hunting opportunities beginning in December 2012 and running into 2013.....
