New World Record Bighorn?

those mines around Cadomin are protected areas and have a resident herd of sheep that never see the light of a hunting area. Some very good rams live there. Ten years ago I was in the middle of a herd of 40 rams that the smallest was probably over 180 (the farthest away was 100yrds, no fear of machines or men). I took a whole roll of film of them then the wife lost it somewhere!!!

the ram in the pic was probably one of the ones I photographed.
 
What a brute, and the mass is unbelievable, however I did notice the deer rub on the left side of the Game Warden.
 
Winter kill at Cadomin 5 years ago.
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For those of us, who know the area, no big deal. ;) The rams live in a mine sanctuary, where they cannot be hunted. Many, like this guy, never leave and live their entire lives there. Just the size of the ram and his age of 10, should arouse curiosity, given the slower growth rates of northern Alberta . One of the big Hunts here are the seasons that allow you to hunt the borders of the sanctuary. Guys wait years to sit in the cold and snow of November waiting for some dumb ram to come out. :)

Grizz
 
I get to frequent a lot of different mines as a consultant and the number of truly massive animals is astonishing. This was a cool picture I got one day out on site:
 
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bbobie said:
I shoot archery with a couple of guys who have been lucky enough to draw the tag and killed nice rams,the one guy has never hunted sheep drew the tag 180 ram ,nothing to it he says .lol
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Kinda like the guy that never buys a lottery ticket at all but on a wim buys one stinking ticket and wins 30 mil or so...
 
From Boone and Crockett

Found Bighorn Misses World's Record Mark
MISSOULA, Mont.--A long winter buried in snow apparently swelled the horns of a bighorn sheep that died of natural causes. The ram was found this spring by Alberta wildlife officials and green-scored as a potential new World's Record.

Following the Boone and Crockett Club's mandatory 60-day drying period, the ram's horns lost an astounding four inches in net score. The original scorers reconvened to find that every measurement was smaller on both horns.

Still, with a final score of 205-7/8, the ram ranks No. 5 all time. It has been entered into Boone and Crockett records on behalf of the citizens of Alberta.

The reigning World's Record, taken by a hunter in Alberta in 2000, stands at 208-3/8.

"Though it's not a World's Record, it is another tremendous specimen symbolic of continuing, successful conservation programs. For that, we congratulate Alberta wildlife officials," said Richard Hale, chairman of the Club's Big Game Records Committee.

Hale added, "Biologists speculate this latest ram died of old age in early summer 2013, so the horns were exposed to the elements through the remainder of summer, all fall and all of a wet, snowy winter. Apparently, the horns absorbed an incredible amount of moisture, because four inches of shrinkage during the 60-day drying period is very rare."

The Boone and Crockett Club, long recognized as the leading authority on big-game recordkeeping, requires air drying all trophies at habitable room temperature for 60 days immediately prior to final scoring. It's a rule made precisely for this kind of situation.

"By standardizing the scoring process as much as possible, we ensure the credibility of our records. That's very important for the biologists who use these data to compare and contrast outstanding habitat, strong recruitment into older age classes, sustainable harvest objectives and other elements of sound wildlife management. It's also important to sportsmen in that all trophies are being treated as equally as possible," said Hale.
 
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