How Good Is It?
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bighorn191
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He's way over 168...shoot him man!
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NeverStopHuntin
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Score aside, that thing has a beautiful shape. I would be happy with it!
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PopeShawnPaul
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It's big...
Rams are tough to score specially in a picture. But he has the mass at the bases and the length to his curl that you look for. Big wide open curl like that eats up the tape. All sheep are good sheep. Its always nice to have a few of his younger buddies close to help see just how big he is. Defiantly a great ram. Do you have any shots from the side? Great photo!! Thanks for sharing it!!
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scottyboy
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I'd guess that ram at 177-179.. Helluva ram!
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SheepSeeker
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Beautiful ram I'm gone to say 164-166,
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mesquitehunter
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I had an ol' time sheep guide and legend from AZ tell me one time if he can get within 4 inches of scoring a ram he felt pretty darn good. I tend to agree with him.
So I would say 175 +/- 2 points. I like to look at the last qtr mass measurement on sheep and he seems to be heavy on his thirds. It's hard to tell a 1/2 inch on every mass measurement and that could result in being off 4 inches on the total score plus 1 inch off on the length and now your score is 6 inches off. Either way that is a dam nice ram and an awesome pics,thanks for sharing.
So I would say 175 +/- 2 points. I like to look at the last qtr mass measurement on sheep and he seems to be heavy on his thirds. It's hard to tell a 1/2 inch on every mass measurement and that could result in being off 4 inches on the total score plus 1 inch off on the length and now your score is 6 inches off. Either way that is a dam nice ram and an awesome pics,thanks for sharing.
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mesquitehunter
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This ram appears to be around 7-8 yrs old and he may push some more horn out in the next couple years which will increase his mass measurements and could be a 180 ram in the making if he'll live that long.
The more I look at this ram and compare him with some pics I have he maybe closer to 180 than I thought. But judging from pictures can be dangerous.
The more I look at this ram and compare him with some pics I have he maybe closer to 180 than I thought. But judging from pictures can be dangerous.
That's about the same as I thought - pictures can be deceiving but I thought he was a 170+ ram.
Hopefully, if myself or one of my sons draws a tag and we can find him, we will be able to put the guesswork to rest and put the tape to him.
We'll be sure to let you all know if we do.
Thanks for all the input.
Hopefully, if myself or one of my sons draws a tag and we can find him, we will be able to put the guesswork to rest and put the tape to him.
We'll be sure to let you all know if we do.
Thanks for all the input.
nvnative79
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I would guess 165-170 I am no expert so I give myself +/- 5". I had a friend who had a tag in southern NV and killed a 10 year old ram that scored 145. When we saw he looked like a good ram but after he shoot it we were surprized on how small his body size was. His bases were only 12.5". I would shoot that ram anyways just because he would make a good mount. Thanks for posting the picture Ryan.
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mesquitehunter
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NVNative you have a very good point about body size. That's why judging pics can be so deceiving. I was just merely judging him assuming he was a normal body size. The Dwarf ram's have a tendency to hang around by themselves and avoid the other sheep so that can make judging very difficult because you have nothing to compare from.
If got a pic of this ram in a unit where I had a tag I would definaltly make this guy top priority of rams to look at.
If got a pic of this ram in a unit where I had a tag I would definaltly make this guy top priority of rams to look at.
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mesquitehunter
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I ran a few combinations of numbers here
R L R L
36 35 37 36
15 15 14 14
14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5
13.5 13.5 12.5 12.5
9.5 9.5 9 9
88.5 87.5 86 85
I could do another combo of numbers that would put him near the 180 mark all I would have to do is add a half inch to every measurement in the first group or I could add a half inch to every measurement in the second group and come out with almost the same score as the first group. Thats why when you see the ram you like you shoot em.
R L R L
36 35 37 36
15 15 14 14
14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5
13.5 13.5 12.5 12.5
9.5 9.5 9 9
88.5 87.5 86 85
I could do another combo of numbers that would put him near the 180 mark all I would have to do is add a half inch to every measurement in the first group or I could add a half inch to every measurement in the second group and come out with almost the same score as the first group. Thats why when you see the ram you like you shoot em.
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mesquitehunter
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My numbers didn't line up exactly sorry guys.
