Colorodo Sheep Record ?

[Moosie]

http://www.hayesoutdoors.com/

What do you think ? then look at it's ears.....

Is Tagging wild sheep normal ? Jsut wondering ?

 

[ARCAT]

Thats a nice ram, and I believe it scores 183 (if its on the net its gotta be true) but it sure doesn't look 183. The tag deal is a little weird, but there are instances where you can draw a tag for a certain area and for a certain ram in that area. If you see his cousin, fire away Moosie!

 

[BuzzH]

I'd say it scores about what they claim. Look at how far the horns drop, its also heavy.

As to 4th in the world with a bow??? I dont know about that, I know theres been several killed with arrows in MT that score in the 180's.

 

[Moosie]

I figure it's a Nice Ram..... I'm jsut wondering about the tag.... Anyone know ?

 

[BuzzH]

I'm sure its a game and fish tag. I've seen some in MT with tags and radio collars.

They typically put tags in any they transplant.

Oak would know...

 

[FAIRCHASEBEN]

Usually that means they've been transplanted , they can run around the hills for years with those tags . The dept. of wildlife can tell him when and where it was tagged and all that stuff , e-mail the guy and find out Moosie , maybe when he gets back down to earth he'll share the story with us .
That is a gorgeous ram !
I'm goin scoutin for desserts this weekend , can't wait to glass some big rams , there's just something about big rams that gets under your skin !
Magnificent animals .

 

[IdahoBugler]

One thing is for sure it's going to shrink a little. They said P&Y scored it but it still needs to dry for 60 days. I have heard that it will shrink around 2-3" in that time frame. So it may not stay around 4th in the world.

I have seen a few sheep with tags in their ears. I also believe it has to do with the transplants or some type of study on the sheep.

Later,

 

[Desert Sheep]

This ram was most likely killed in unit 34 here in CO, which is right outside of Colorado Springs. (I can tell why I think this, but it is a long story)

The ram was probably tagged as a lamb, so the DOW can keep track of it. There are other sheep in the Rampart Range herd (unit 34) with ear tags too.

The sheep I took in 2000' had an ear tag and a radio collar. No, I didn't track him by his collar, it was dead. My sheep had been tagged as a lamb and had migrated about 40 miles from where he was tagged to where I shot him.

 

[bluehair]

Hey "Desert",

Is the sheep you are talking about the one in your profile? Is that a desert?

The country in your pic looks familiar, so I was curious. Wifey got her desert here in CO last year. Down in the country around where I live.

Buckspy has a desert tag there this year.

 

[Desert Sheep]

bluehair,

The sheep in my profile is the one that had the ear tag and collar. It is my Rocky mountain bighorn from 2000 in unit 60. I got my desert ram in Unit 56 back in 95'.

 

[DeerKing]

Ear tags are very, very common on sheep in many of the Colorado units. Transplanted sheep, inoculated sheep or any study sheep have tags. Doesnt quite look like a 183 sheep but I believe it was officially prescored so it probably is