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Hunting Desert Bighorn Sheep
A preserved desert bighorn sheep in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. “. . .the most modern hunters, the men who sally forth with rapid cameras instead of repeating express rifles, who press a high speed shutter instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Fauna
Tagged Backpacking, Bighorn Sheep, Camping, Hiking, Hunting, longreads, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Travel, Wildlife, Writing
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