Dead Ram

RJ · Oct 27, 2009

Brownlee Reservior

Hunt_Jicarilla · Oct 27, 2009

In 1 word or less..... "FAIL"

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joesikora · Oct 28, 2009

That is heartbreaking.

Joe E Sikora

brokenwind · Oct 28, 2009

That's too bad.

I can see what was weighing him down though.

sneekey · Oct 28, 2009

+1 brokenwind

LOL!

Sneekey

Roy · Oct 28, 2009

That sucks.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

cjboz · Oct 28, 2009

Dang it!!! I hate to see an animal suffer like that

RJ · Oct 28, 2009

I don't think he suffered too much. He is a big boy and I don't see signs of struggle. If he was going at it I think he could have tore some fence up.

cjboz · Oct 28, 2009

I don't think he suffered too much. He is a big boy and I don't see signs of struggle. If he was going at it I think he could have tore some fence up.

SOOO he just hung his horn up on the fence and dropped dead? No Suffocation? NO Agony? NO broke neck?

RJ · Oct 28, 2009

Breaking his neck, which might have happened, would have been quick. And if he did suffocate, it is better that hanging there for 3 days. Sad none the less.

Model_70_Guy · Oct 28, 2009

>That's too bad.
>
>
>I can see what was weighing
>him down though.

That was my first thought also bw.. Surprised he could jump that high with a package that large..

brokenwind · Oct 28, 2009

>>That's too bad.
>>
>>
>>I can see what was weighing
>>him down though.
>
>
>That was my first thought also
>bw.. Surprised he could jump
>that high with a package
>that large..

Maybe there was a hot young ewe on the other side of the fence.

OpeningDay · Oct 28, 2009

Do you think its possible he could have been put there by someone for whatever reason? That is one cookoo ram if he thought he could clear not only the fence, but the barbed wire too. I guess maybe he could have been spooked into jumping or something. Maybe he was suicidal??

mtnmayhem · Oct 28, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Oct-28-09 AT 12:40PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Oct-28-09 AT 12:38?PM (MST)

The way that he is hanging on that fence looks like he almost would have had to jump between the chainlink fence and the top rail - which is a very small gap for a large animal to jump through. Look at it and try to imagine the ram getting hooked like that by just jumping over the outside of the fence. It's possible I guess.

KNOPHISH · Oct 28, 2009

Damn shame, Looks like he's on the inside trying to get out, maybe he fell into the area off the cliff?

D13er · Oct 28, 2009

....some of you guys have never spent any time around live animals huh?.....they can accomplish all kinds of wierd stuff around man made objects...impossible stuff actually...and very dangerous stuff...they are houdini's

great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB

brokenwind · Oct 28, 2009

Even if he had been a houdini, and been able to jump that fence and avoid getting his horns caught, I think he would have gotten something else snagged on the barbed wire.

Considering both options, I think he ended up better off.

Still a shame though.

Roy · Oct 28, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Oct-28-09 AT 02:49PM (MST)[p]Being as close to the building as he is I would say he got spooked and tried to jump through the fence sideways, under the top rail and the wire and got caught, maybe wasn't trying to jump the fence as he was parallel to it, jumped or rared up and caught his horn. As JB said - animals don't do rational things. I don't think he broke his neck either, looks like he was hanging at the edge of his feet and couldn't get enough traction either to pull on the bar or jump against it. The best he could do was thrash back and forth. Doesn't look like he suffocated too much either. Probably died a long slow death from shock and trauma. The best that we can hope for is that he did break his neck from the trashing.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

muleybull · Oct 28, 2009

You got to admit........hes got some balls!!!

Is that ethical?

Feleno · Oct 28, 2009

i'm still on the fence as to how he might have died

slamdunk · Oct 28, 2009

Them dang sheep really need to reconsider where they hang around??

eelgrass · Oct 28, 2009

>i'm still on the fence as
>to how he might have
>died

Feleno, no point in getting hung up on trying to figure it out.

Eel
Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.

D13er · Oct 28, 2009

remember this one ??

great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB

NMPaul · Oct 28, 2009

It appears the curl in their horns is a genetic flaw.

LoveBigRacks · Oct 28, 2009

Very odd...huge sack too. It's odd the ground and rocks below him don't appear to be disturbed. You'd think if he were stuck there for quite awhile he'd be thrashing around and his rear legs would be kicking the ground spreading the rocks all over the place. Instead the rocks below him appear undisturbed.

D13er, I don't think I've seen the pic of the one on the powerline, what's the story there?

LBR