Alberta holds auction, bidder ponies up US$400,000 to hunt one bighorn sheep
Jack Farrell
Jack Farrell
Canadian Press
January 29, 2025
The right to hunt bighorn sheep, Alberta's official mammal, has netted the province US$400,000 at auction. A bighorn sheep stands on a ridge in La Quinta, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Chris Carlson
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