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Wow that's a cranker.. Definitely on top of my bucket list hunts. Congrats I'm sure it was hard earned from those pics..
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09-08-2016, 08:52 AM
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Beautiful Ram! Congrats!
What was he aged at? 7?
I must say that there have been a pile of great rams taken already this year. 
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09-08-2016, 08:56 AM
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Beautiful Ram! Congrats!
What was he aged at? 7?
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I get 8.5
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09-08-2016, 09:58 AM
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Congrats on a stud ram, the wait was definitely worth it! Nice to hear your brother passed on a smaller ram.
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09-08-2016, 10:22 AM
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What a great beautiful ram! Your smile is priceless and memories of this hunt will last forever !! Congrats !!
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09-08-2016, 10:48 AM
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This is what makes forums great, people not afraid and sharing their stories and pictures! So great to hear about your success! Congrats on the trophy of a lifetime
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09-08-2016, 12:28 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
I originally aged the ram at 9.5, the fish and wildlife officer aged him at 8.5, and the biologist in the fish and wildlife office aged him at 7.5
He has amazing growth lengths for a relatively young ram if he is 7.5. There are a couple of rings close together that make it difficult to determine.
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09-08-2016, 02:04 PM
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Big Congradulations on an amazing Bighorn!
From the picture, it's clearly 8.5 years old jmo
A true stud of a ram with those massive annual
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09-08-2016, 02:09 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
I originally aged the ram at 9.5, the fish and wildlife officer aged him at 8.5, and the biologist in the fish and wildlife office aged him at 7.5
He has amazing growth lengths for a relatively young ram if he is 7.5. There are a couple of rings close together that make it difficult to determine.
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Thanks for the reply and new picture.
I think the annuli are unusually distinct on this ram. My guess is that most just wouldn't expect the ram to be 7 and try to find another ring or two. This certainly was a fast growing ram.
FYI, while F&W will list a ram at 8.5, 7.5.... they round down to the full year when using this information for statistics. Those interested in sheep management and regulation changes need to know this.
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09-08-2016, 04:12 PM
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Beautiful Ram congrats
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09-08-2016, 04:34 PM
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I see 8.5. Big boy
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09-08-2016, 06:42 PM
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Congrats on an absolute bruiser of a ram! I see 7.5. With growth rings like that they aren't stacking up under the hair line.
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09-09-2016, 06:50 AM
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Beautiful Ram buddy! Well deserved.
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09-09-2016, 07:47 AM
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Perseverance for sure! Congrats on a great ram.
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09-09-2016, 09:30 AM
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Wow ram of a lifetime thanks for posting pics
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09-09-2016, 09:36 AM
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Croykie!!!!!! Hard earned, awesome trophy.
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09-09-2016, 10:32 AM
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Beautiful pictures and an awesome ram! Congratulations!
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09-11-2016, 09:31 AM
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Congrats! Nice!!
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09-11-2016, 11:43 AM
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Congrats on a dandy ram at anytime, you set the bar high for the second one!
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09-11-2016, 01:11 PM
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Wow this an amazing ram my mouth dropped when I saw it!!! huge congrats to you and well deserved after 10 years! Good for you
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09-11-2016, 01:32 PM
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Unreal ram!!! Congratulations, all the efforts paid off in spades. Worth waiting for, indeed.
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09-11-2016, 02:35 PM
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One word " FANTASTIC"
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09-11-2016, 09:58 PM
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Well done.
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09-13-2016, 12:06 PM
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Great ram! Congrat's!
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09-13-2016, 12:41 PM
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Congrats mate, that's one of my life goals. Top stuff
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09-14-2016, 10:53 AM
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great ram and awesome pics!!
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09-14-2016, 01:10 PM
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one hell of a Ram. The most sincere congratulations.
hard work and patience pays off.
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09-14-2016, 03:40 PM
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Ram of all Rams. Congrats man.
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09-14-2016, 05:54 PM
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Great Story! Amazing Pictures!
Thanks for sharing!
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09-14-2016, 06:03 PM
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Congratulations!!
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