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giant ram winterkill from alberta

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10 March 2009, 22:04
ravenr
giant ram winterkill from alberta

supposed to be 210ish B&C
10 March 2009, 22:09
kennedy
Holy smokes thats a BIG BOY.
10 March 2009, 22:15
Wendell Reich
Oh my.
10 March 2009, 22:26
ravenr

heres a back view
(can't figure out how to download 2 photos at once)
11 March 2009, 00:49
maki
I think an outfitter had that sitting on his table at the Calgary outdoors show last month. I just stopped and stared, just like every one else.

Dean


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11 March 2009, 03:07
ted thorn
I don't know what to say.....man thats huge.


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11 March 2009, 03:52
nomrcy
WOW-now that is impressive!!


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11 March 2009, 07:58
hnts4fun
It's a monster for sure. Google Cadomin Ram for additional photos. This an interesting link as well http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=32255

Enjoy.

Matt
11 March 2009, 22:03
butchloc
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12 March 2009, 02:33
calgarychef1
Here's the rest of the story...........it was found by a hunter/hiker whaterver, he's in a fight to be able to keep it as "found wildlife" It should get pretty interesting as there are several agruements for and against letting people keep such trophies.

the chef
12 March 2009, 03:57
Snellstrom
hnts4fun that link shows some awesome sheep pictures.
The dead ram is truly incredible.
I've seen some big Sheep but nothing like those rams including the dead one.
If found in Colorado that sheep would belong to the finder, surprised Alberta doesn't have a rule on the books about "pickups". Of course maybe they do but got greedy and broke the rules when that one came in.
12 March 2009, 06:50
hnts4fun
Snellstrom,

I have NEVER seen a ram as heavy as that pickup! Those bases are huge, and talk about carrying mass all the way out to the tips! What a find!

Here in Wyoming you can keep found stuff with a twist. If it's a winter kill or antlers attached to skull you are supposed to take a Game Warden to the site before collecting it. I've never been luck enough to find a large winter kill, so haven't gone through the process myself.

Matt
12 March 2009, 08:43
calgarychef1
Here too, you're supposed to take a warden to it first. I have a buddy who packed one out and then went to the warden to have it registered and the bugger confiscated it!! I'd be surprised if they ever let this one out of their sight and it'll go to a museum or something. There's always the argument that it could have been shot last fall illegally and just left til spring so it could be "found."


Still an awesome animal isn't it?


the chef
15 March 2009, 05:10
Snellstrom
The rule in Colorado used to be that you take it to Division of Wildlife and they would put a "plug" in it as if you harvested it. About 14 years ago I found a ram and brought it in and was told they don't put the brass plug in them anymore that if you find them just keep them. I've been fortunate enough and spent enough time in Sheep and Goat country to find 2 Rams 2 ewes and 2 goats, only the one Ram was worth bringing home the others were either small or decomposed to a point where they looked better just laying there than they would in my garage. I've looked at a lot of Sheep but none like those horns in this thread!