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J.R.
Alcorn
1939.
Ovis
4
Aug.21
Troy Cr.,5400 ft, Nye Co., Nevada.
We came to this area on the
suggestion of a Mr. Calloway who
lives near Nyala. Mr. Calloway
had a mt. sheep head mounted
in his house that he killed
about 2 to 4 miles East of his
ranch during the past five
years. This mounted head
was very dark in color
except the nose which was
much lighter. The horns were
massive. It looked to me
like typical Ovis canadensis
and not like Ovis nelsoni from
the south. At Nyala in one
ranch house we saw one
Mt. Sheep mounted that had
been killed in the vicinity
and it was pale in color
& looked like Ovis nelsoni from
the south. Nyala Calloway
ranch are not more than
20 miles apart. We hunted the
Troy Crb vicinity up to the headwaters
then on up to the main divide
but no mt. sheep or signs were
seen. We did not stay long enough to hunt it out.