Salting a Cape in the Backcountry

[sheepguide]

Originally Posted by chuck

Do you keep the nostril on a ram killed in a full curl zone?

complete unaltered skull

[Pathfinder76]

Originally Posted by sheepguide

You should read your regulations as it states complete unaltered skull with eyes intact. You got away with it but others taking your advise may not!

My goodness I pulled one off.

Originally Posted by chuck

Do you keep the nostril on a ram killed in a full curl zone?

I've never hunted a full curl zone but considering it's not specified that you must in the Wildlife Act, I seriously doubt it could result in a sheep being seized. That being said, If the sheep was close, it might not be a bad idea but it's not legally required as is leaving the eyes in.

Truthfully Chuck, you can do whatever you like and I could care less....I'm just pointing out a regulation that many are unaware of. Choosing to follow the regulations is up to the individual. Following this one seems prudent to me.

[sheepguide]

hard to beleive some one would argue about a regulation

[Pathfinder76]

As an experiment I asked my 2 year old daughter to point out the "eyes" in the following picture. Unbelievably she was able to pull it off.

Chuck, I'm not arguing with you about how easy it is to determine legality with the eyes out.....just pointing out a regulation that I'm sure some F&W officers expect people to follow. It's a regulation written in black and white. It may not make sense to you but it's a regulation regardless....choose to do what you will with it....

BTW, your daughter pointed out the eye sockets....not the eyes.....a small discrepency but a discrepency none the less. I somehow doubt your two year old daughter will be considered an expert in court.

Speaking from experience, some officers will choose to make an issue of the eyes being removed.......so far you've been lucky and not run into one of those officers. Others may not be so lucky.....ugh

[sheepguide]

Originally Posted by chuck

As an experiment I asked my 2 year old daughter to point out the "eyes" in the following picture. Unbelievably she was able to pull it off.

Just to help you out Chuck the eye socket is considered part off the SKULL. If it was the eye socket do you thing they would put "eyes intact".