NV Big Horn Sheep

kilowatt · Sep 1, 2006

This is all the info I have that was with e-mail. It was an 189" as a 5-1/2 year old Big Horn taken recently in NV. The bases are 18", 2rd 1/4@16-4/8", 3rd 1/4@14-7/8", 4th @9-6/8" and 38" long.

larrbo · Sep 1, 2006

That's a nice one. Someday maybe I will draw.

RACKMASTER · Sep 1, 2006

what a stud!
heading out for antelope hunt right now ......see ya!
jack

Craig · Sep 1, 2006

Nice looking Sheep. I had no idea that a sheeps body was that big. Looks like about 300# or more.

kilbuc · Sep 1, 2006

Congrats to the hunters. Looks like typical sheep country....steep with lots of rocks...LOL.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"

HunterHarry · Sep 1, 2006

What an animal.
Very Very Impressive!
Thanks Brian.
HH

pickle · Sep 1, 2006

Dang! Tn feels like a world away from Nv. That's an awesome sheep. Congrats to the hunter.

longpoke · Sep 1, 2006

What a toad!!! I don't know what the current NV record is, but my 1995 Nevada record book puts 189 in 1st place.

kilowatt · Sep 1, 2006

I'm sure that once they wait the required period for an offical measurement, the net results will be known. I too thought that it had a BIG body or that the hunter was a very small individual.

Brian

happytohunt · Sep 3, 2006

thanks for sharing this photo...inspirational...somehow someday...

mtsheep · Sep 5, 2006

very nice ram, my brother had this tag last year and I do beleive we have this sheep on video from that hunt. We also hunted with Mike Morrison

Remy · Sep 5, 2006

Sounds like the measurments are a little off. 18 inch bases are unheard of. It also appears that the other base measurments are off. 14" third quarter circumference, not a chance. Dont get me wrong its a nice ram but it sure doesnt look like it would score anywhere close to 189.

mtsheep · Sep 5, 2006

the video we have on this sheep is he is running, walking, standing and going across a face of a snow bank with some other rams and with the naked eye you could see he was much larger that any of the other rams. I would like to measure it or see the check-in measurments from the fish and game

dwalton · Sep 5, 2006

I'm with Remy. The basal measurements seem to be a bit off. Still a dandy of a ram, though.

maddglasser · Sep 5, 2006

for 18" bases he sure does slim down fast. You usually don't see a ram go down 9 inches between base and third 1/4. Most deserts only go down about 5&1/2". But that none the less is ONE GREAT RAM! I wish I could kill one someday!

scottyboy · Sep 5, 2006

What a nice sheep! i would have taken him in a heartbeat! But I agree with the others. 18" seems a bit off on the measurements.

dwalton · Sep 6, 2006

O.K. I took the measurements given, added them up, and then doubled them ( giving a rough score for both horns). I come up with 194+ with the measurements reported to us. I'm thinking the bases are much closer to 16.5.

maddglasser, remember this is a 5 1/2 year old ram, so he'll have a very rapid taper to his horns.