ADBSS

The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society

Dedicated to the Conservation and Population Enhancement of Bighorn Sheep in Arizona.

Activities

Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society Annual Sheep Hunters’ Clinic

Saturday, September 30th, 2023   

7:30 am-Noon 

Embassy Suites Resort, 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ

There is no charge for the clinic. It will begin at 7:30 am and last until approximately noon. Registration starts at 7:00 am. Any tag holder who joins or renews now through the clinic will be entered into a drawing for ZEISS TERRA ED 10×42 – Black binoculars

The clinic is specifically designed for those who have drawn a 2023 sheep permit but please feel free to bring any friends who will be helping on the hunt. Some of the topics to be covered include sheep hunting techniques, how to identify a trophy ram, equipment and optics, photographing the hunt, and field care of your ram.

In addition to the presentations, representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish Department regions, the KOFA and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuges, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and the Bureau of Land Management will be at the clinic to give you some specific information on your particular hunt unit. PDF of agencies

To register for the clinic, send an email to the administrative office at admin@adbss.org. Include your name, mailing address, the unit in which you have your tag, and the number of people in your party who will be attending the clinic.

You may also leave this same information on the office voicemail recorder 480-854-8950.

Download the clinic agenda

That evening, we will hold our Ram Recognition banquet to honor last year’s successful sheep hunters, which will also be at Embassy Suites.  Banquet tickets sales are now closed.

Thank you AZSFWC for sponsoring this event!

Watch The 2020 Sheep Hunter’s Clinic

This was a live streamed event on October 3rd, 2020.

ARIZONA DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP SOCIETY ANNUAL SHEEP HUNTERS’ CLINIC
from Arizona Game and Fish Department on Vimeo.

Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society Annual Ram Recognition Banquet

September 30th, 2023

Embassy Suites Scottsdale
5001 N. Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona

Our 2023 Ram Recognition banquet honors those hunters who took rams during the 2022 season, and is an excellent chance for you and your family to see outstanding rams displayed in a collective group. Hunters will be able to recognize their guides, taxidermists, and others who assisted on the hunt. Recognition plaques will be awarded to all successful hunters who were members of Society at the start of the hunt season and who returned the advance notice hunter award form. Tickets to the banquet may be purchased HERE

Evening’s Schedule

Waterhole – 6:00 pm
Dinner – 7:00 pm
Program – 8:00 pm