BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota's bighorn sheep hunting season gets under way Friday.
Six licenses were issued for this year's season, which runs through Nov. 3. One license is auctioned every year to raise money for sheep management, and the rest are given out through a lottery drawing.
The Game and Fish Department has said sheep numbers in North Dakota remain strong at just under 300 animals despite three consecutive severe winters.
