which is the larger of the species desert or rocky horn wise

freaknasty

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I was posed with a question about which of the sheep produce the bigger set of horns? desert or rocky's give me your input.
 
All the Rockies, Californis and deserts are subspecies of the same species, Ovis canadensis. There is some overlap in horn size, but rockies are bigger on average and upper end in horn size. Deserts have smaller bodies, so a good ram can look like it has even bigger horns...
 
EF is dead on!
If you look in the record book, there is no comparison. The Rocky minimum to make the B&C book is 180 inches, whereas the Desert variety has a B&C minimum of 168 inches.
 

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