Here the ram I shot way back in '91, way before digital. All my field photo's are on film and I have had not scaned them...yet
He was taken in late Sept, which gives him his thick coat. He was with three other rams, a huge broomed of one, a small one and one that showed up later, after I shot this one. I wanted lamb tips and he has all of that. After the shot, my buddy, who had only shot a bear and a two point deer in his one year of hunting, then whispered that he saw another one. We looked and watch to make sure it was full curl, after determining it was, he shot. the ram did not even move, just kept feeding and looking around. I could hear cursing beside me and hear him say he had short cycled his bolt. Just as I was about to look at him, I saw the ram fall on his face. later we determined that the bullet went between two ribs, took out the bottom of his heart and exited between two ribs. The ram did not even know he was hit. It was a pretty cool time for both of us.
Mine was 37.5 on both sides by 13. My buddy's was 40x38x13.5, Not bad for our first rams. I have hunted tham a lot since, but just cannot find one as nice as my first, so I have let a few walk. Got to love BC, where we can just walk in a buy a sheep tag and hunt Rockies, Cali's, Stones and if I get an LEH, Dall's.
I will try to get a field picture of both up later. Heading out to chase timber mulies for the next 8 days.
Here was the old/ and now the finall resting place for him....unless the wife wants to get another house
Cheers
SS