Desert bighorn sheep translocated to Goldfield Mountains
by Apache Junction Independent
The next time you’re out hiking or just meandering in the Goldfield Mountains north of Apache Junction, take a good look around.
If you’re lucky, maybe way up high on the crags, you’ll see one or more of the area’s newest residents taking a good look at you.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently translocated 14 adult desert bighorn sheep – four rams and 10 ewes – from a healthy population of the animals near Saguaro Lake in Game Management Unit 24B to the Goldfield Mountains, also in Unit 24B.
