George Pusch also served as a state legislator and one of the delegates to the original Arizona Constitutional Convention in 1910.

In a controversial effort to re-establish the Bighorn Sheep population, on November 18, 2013, thirty-one Bighorns were released by Arizona Game and Fish officers near Pusch Ridge, the first in a series of three planned releases totaling about 100 animals over the next two years.

On June 5, 2020, prior to midnight a thunderstorm produced lightning that ignited a brush fire on the Bighorn Peak burning approximately 40 acres within 12 hours.

The Bighorn Fire continued to spread through the Catalinas and ended up becoming one of the largest wildfires in Arizona history.

Restrictions on hiking Pusch Ridge apply during certain times due to the potential impact on the breeding activities of the Bighorn Sheep in the area.