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RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Nowhere in America could you see better sheep shearing than at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Jan. 27 in Rapid City, S.D. The 10-day event hosts the National Sheep Shearing ...

Baaaaa! Mehhh! The sheep at the Indiana State Fair Sheep Shearing Contest weren’t too happy Monday night, and they were pretty vocal about it. Professional and amateur sheep shearers gave more than ...

FORT RANSOM, N.D. — A large Romney sheep makes its way out of the chute and on to the shearing station, waiting for the sheep shearer to get started on its overgrown coat. As the shearer picks up the ...