LAST EDITED ON Aug-21-13 AT 06:05PM (MST)[p]I profess no expertise or magic in judging sheep score, but here are a few things I have been told to look at. The first thing that is key to me in trophy quality is age. That ram looks to be 7 or 8 years old, which is mature, but not super old. Taking older sheep insures that they don't die from old age which is one more sheep that a hunter can tag.
Next would be base measurement(mass).
He does not appear super heavy at the base (looking for how much space you see between his ear and his horn base can be one indicator).
Length is next for me. This ram is very short for a mature ram, which appears to be a genetic trait with this group of sheep. He is definitely less than 3/4 curl. But as I said before, a short husky horned Rocky ram is more of a trophy to me than a young longer lamb tipped sheep.
The last thing I like to see is mass all the way out to the tips.
He definitely has that.
Sheep vary significantly from unit to unit, so that is another thing to check out in determining trophy quality. He may be the best sheep in the unit or he may be a dink, depending on unit genes. Check records from past hunters to find out that information.
I will leave a guess on score to others more skilled. In my book, aside from age, it's all about what you will be happy with.
See my post on your other question about S8 unless I am boring you.