NM ram

[Southwind]

Much nicer office than mine!

 

[AZRED]

I believe it will score 191+

 

[havgunwilltravel]

Yes, it's a neat find for sure, wish I could draw the tag and shoot one for real (with a gun or a bow, I have shot a few with a dart gun) Tough job though....here is my office and a few of my co-workers. Some of them can be a real "ass'.




Great times in the outdoors by the sound of it.

What did the ram score?

hgwt

 

[zia]

Don't know yet, probably next week, everybody is busy trapping sheep from the Wheeler Peak herd and establishing a new herd in the Dome wilderness. As soon as Dr. Rominger tells me I will post the score

 

[ovis2]

Pecos rams tend to be very pretty and carry their mass well - just like this guy! However, their initial bases are usually not as heavy as they appear - note how far apart the bases are. I'll guess 178"

 

[zia]

Ovis, I think you are really close, excellent observation. Here are a couple of other views.

 

[zia]

Here is a horseback view of how we found him

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[fishing4sanity]

Your office is much cleaner and nicer than mine, love the decor. For an office like that, a guy could learn to not only put up with a few of those 'asses' but maybe even appreciate them. What do you think the ram died from, just age?

 

[zia]

Not sure, didn't appear to be traumatic. Lightning?

 

[zia]

score ended up being 182 1/2

 

[Biscuit Hunter]

Thanks for the update. What an awesome old ram.

 

[Southwind]

score ended up being 182 1/2

Did they age him?

 

[zia]

yes, sorry I forgot, they aged him at 12 years

 

[Big Fin]

Very cool. Given that age, he very well could have died of natural causes. Found two dead heads on a MT sheep hunt and turned them both over to FWP. You wish you could keep them, but it is a good reason to have the laws be what they are.

 

[sneakypete]

Zia, what a cool thread you started. Thanks for sharing all your info and pictures simply just an amazing find!

 

[zia]

FYI the skull was auctioned by the Game Dept last week at a sportsmans banquet......3500 dollars directly into the conservation fund!

 

[Oak]

Wow, nice!

 

[Gerald Martin]

Very cool. Given that age, he very well could have died of natural causes. Found two dead heads on a MT sheep hunt and turned them both over to FWP. You wish you could keep them, but it is a good reason to have the laws be what they are.

Randy, a friend of mine found a dead head this past year and was given permission to bring it out to turn them over to FWP. The ram will be sold at auction so he'll have a chance to buy them and posses them legally if they aren't too expensive. It wasn't a large ram @ 165" but it would be a cool addition to a trophy room.

 

[mtmander]

That is a great find, better to take it out that let it rot even if you can't keep it. I would guess it scores in the 92-95 range but it is hard to tell the mass in the picture.

 

[Hem]

a few years back I was back country skiing in the Elkhorn Mts. and found a recently deceased legal ram.I directed the Townsend warden to it and asked him if he would contact me with follow up information. I thought that being a good Samaritan might entitle me to a courtesy call. Yeah,right.