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A helicopter carrying five bighorn sheep from Wild Horse Island lands in a parking area at Big Arm State Park. The sheep were examined before being moved to augment other herds in the area.

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Bighorn sheep helicoptered from Wild Horse
March 3, 2010 9:04 a.m.

Bighorn sheep helicoptered from Wild Horse

BIG ARM — For a second it was surreal, like a scene out of “Jurassic Park”: A group of bighorn sheep dangling from the bottom of a helicopter, like a delicious treat for a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.