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Offline Sneaky

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Good Ram?
« on: May 28, 2009, 09:29:27 PM »
How do you tell? is this one a shooter?

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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2009, 10:02:15 PM »
Hard angle to tell but he definetly doesnt have that "mass"  He is a younger ram for sure
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2009, 10:51:49 PM »
So many variables but the short answer is no.
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 10:56:56 PM »
No not if I had a tag!
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2009, 11:14:42 PM »
He doesn't look very massive. So probably not a shooter, just depends what you think is a shooter and what you would be happy with. :twocents:
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2009, 12:05:43 AM »
I would put a round in him from a distance then walk up and check.  There's a reason you don't notch your tag until after the kill.  :chuckle:  :chuckle:  :chuckle:

Okay being serious: if it were the last day of the season I would take him, but definitely not a shooter to me for a once in a lifetime hunt.
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2009, 10:26:45 AM »
There are allot of things to think about here.
1. What unit are you hunting in for instance in the rimrock area this is a good ram
2. What day of the hunt are you on
3. What standards did you set for yourself

with all that said I would not shoot this ram. I would age him around 5-6.
he is Pretty thin at the bases and looks to be 5 to 7/8 curl.
I'm thinking with this photo he is around a 165 ram.
I am sure it would be hard but we should let this one grow.
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2009, 11:04:04 AM »
165?
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2009, 11:06:10 AM »
140 ;)
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2009, 11:08:11 AM »
Sorry guys, it's a trophy in my book.

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I would take it and mount it on my wall.



I guess i just don"t have high expectations, O well.
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2009, 11:18:47 AM »
Bigger one on the other side of the hill!!
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2009, 11:18:57 AM »
 ;)
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2009, 11:21:53 AM »
165???  I'm think maybe mid 140's at best!  :dunno:
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2009, 01:01:14 PM »
Quote from: Skyvalhunter on May 29, 2009, 11:18:47 AM
Bigger one on the other side of the hill!!


There is always a bigger one on the other side of the hill.
With my luck i would be mounting my tag  :chuckle:
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Re: Good Ram?
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2009, 01:35:08 PM »
if you see a 165 ram in washington unless youre on a rocky mountain hunt its probably time to start shooting that being said this ram doesnt have the mass to push him into that range and hes probably more like 145-150 and thats being generous and hes probably only about 4 years old doesnt even look like hes broomed off his lamb tips
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