>So I'm not the greatest judge,
>but I will pass on
>some pointers that have been
>shared with me over the
>years. I'm going to
>assume you are talking about
>judging bighorns, since thinhorns don't
>live down here. And
>if you really want to
>know more, then you should
>access Robb's DVD.
>If your standard for judging is
>the B&C scoring system, make
>sure you know what the
>average ram for the unit
>you are hunting is.
>Sheep can vary a great
>deal from one unit to
>another, depending on the breed
>stock. If you are trying
>to judge a desert ram
>and you know average sheep
>in the unit have 13.5
>bases, that kind of gives
>you a benchmark. But that
>is a lot different from
>a Rocky unit where rams
>average 15.5-16 inch bases.
>
>MASS is king, when it comes
>to sheep. Length is
>secondary. If you don't
>believe that then you should
>check out the giant that
>Jason Carter killed in Arizona
>this year. (17+" bases)
>Judging mass is really hard unless
>you have time to seriously
>study an animal. Look
>at space between the ear
>and the horn base.
>Also space between the two
>bases. If you are
>fortunate enough to have other
>rams around, compare them.
>I once saw a ram
>in Nevada that didn't look
>that impressive until he stood
>next to another ram.
>Comparing the two made it
>obvious that his bases were
>enormous. A hunter eventually
>killed him and he made
>the book, with nearly 16"
>bases. That's huge for a
>desert ram.
>
>Also look for horn drop.
>A tight curl that doesn't
>drop always looks more massive
>than a big loop.
>If a horn does not
>drop below the jaw, then
>the curl is probably tight
>and won't score as much
>as it looks.
>
>I could go on and on,
>but that's enough from one
>Sheep hunter wannabe. You
>probably should just get the
>DVD...
Read this again!
LBH is too modest being he's whacked all 4 NA wild sheep and all are excellent+ rams!
Zeke
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