Female sheep

[northernmadman]

Why can I shoot a female in any other species but sheep? Is there a legitimate reason?

 

[MThuntr]

But you can...ewe permits, while not common, exist.

It's about recruitment. If you shoot ewes then you're removing the source of babies and you're not expanding the population. Take 1 ewe and you lose 10 lambs which potentially removes their potential offspring

 

[northernmadman]

The same could be said about all species which is why I ask. You could make the argument that taking the biggest male will reduce the gene pool as well as they can knock up over 10 females in a season.

I have never seen or heard of ewe tags, bet they taste amazing

 

[FAAFO]

The same could be said about all species which is why I ask. You could make the argument that taking the biggest male will reduce the gene pool as well as they can knock up over 10 females in a season.

I have never seen or heard of ewe tags, bet they taste amazing

You can hunt the females in herds that are doing well. Sadly most sheep herds are not doing well. But with 5 mins of using the tool below you can locate all ewe desires/opportunities:

ONLYEWES

 

[LongWayAround]

Ewe tags are very achievable in my state. If that's your fancy...

It seems to me like sheep are just bad at reproducing. I don't know much about their predation ratios, but it seems like when only a couple rams get wacked per year, there should be a few more of them.

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

All aoudad/barbary tags in NM are ES or Ewe

 

[Legend]

The same could be said about all species which is why I ask. You could make the argument that taking the biggest male will reduce the gene pool as well as they can knock up over 10 females in a season.

I have never seen or heard of ewe tags, bet they taste amazing

Game agencies give out female tags when they want to reduce the population size. Males are not necessary as there is almost always a male around to breed. As for genetics a little more than half of all genetics come from the female anyway.