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Sheep return to graze in the Boise Foothills

Over the next 10 days, the sheep will be grazing their way into the high country.
Credit: Steve Stuebner

BOISE, Idaho — The sheep are back!

The first group of sheep were brought into the Eagle and Boise Foothills Monday morning.

Wilder sheep rancher Frank Shirts helped the sheep cross Highway 55 by the Chevron on Beacon Light Road.

Over the next 10 days, they will graze through the Boise Foothills on their way into the high country.

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The Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission wants to remind people if you're out walking in the foothills to make sure you leash your dogs and remember to yield the right of way to the animals.

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