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Re: Full curl sheep Sitka deer #3484796 11/16/09
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger
AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	I don't believe the plug is needed for enforcement as they bagged up the shavings that came from my ram's horns like they were going to be tested. Now I do however, believe that the sealing program is being used for enforcement. Lord knows how many sublegal rams have been taken over the years without anyone knowing about it other than the shooter prior to the sealing program. My biggest gripe with the sealing program is that if you take a ram to several different offices to get sealed, you will get a different answer from each person that looks at it, have heard numerous horror stories about this over the last few years. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

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Re: Full curl sheep AkMtnHntr #3484887 11/16/09
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,620 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,620 Anchorage, AK USA	I have seen some classic calls. Two people counting differences of two years and different counts for each horn on the same sheep... And I do not think it is the sheeps' fault... Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Full curl sheep AkMtnHntr #3488141 11/17/09
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 748 Was England, now Ontario U UKdave OP Campfire Regular
OP UKdave Campfire Regular U Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 748 Was England, now Ontario	Quote If your 1/2" short you might as well be 10"s short as it makes no difference up here Sure puts "ground shrinkage" into a differant light given what could happen and after all the hard work!! A couple years back a shot a Roe Buck by mistake (out of season it had 1 bollock and no antlers or pedicules or anything),I took it to the game dealers and told them what had happened,their reply...oh well never mind �1.40lb ok!!! Last edited by UKdave; 11/17/09. Canada by choice, British by Blood People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans. HRH Prince Phillip

Re: Full curl sheep UKdave #3489558 11/17/09
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,017 Alberta Canada stubblejumper Campfire Tracker
stubblejumper Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,017 Alberta Canada	Quote OK. What would happen to the shooter if he thought he had shot a full curl or one that just made minimum requirement and he gets it plugged and it turns out its a 1/2inch short or so? In Alberta,people have been charged,and the horns seized because the horns were less than 1/4" short.You get a fine,and a hunting suspension,both of which vary with the circumstances.The bottom line is that if you aren't 100% sure that the ram is legal,don't shoot.

Re: Full curl sheep stubblejumper #3491056 11/18/09
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,421 Oregon MarlinMark Campfire Regular
MarlinMark Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,421 Oregon	Would anyone care to "label" some of the photos to show annual rings? It appears to be more difficult than you would think. Mark "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian."

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Re: Full curl sheep MarlinMark #3491236 11/18/09
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,948 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,948 Eagle River Alaska	F&G bioligist in AK cannot agree on how old a ram is when you take it in to be sealed. My rule is big or don,t shoot has to pass muster with all F&G when its sealed. If you are wrong you could loose all you came hunting with. Boat, plane, truck etc! If you have doubts don,t shoot! Lots of old Dall rams never reach full curl but are legal, over 8 years old. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Full curl sheep AkMtnHntr #3491336 11/18/09
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,418 Fairbanks, Ak. Bear_in_Fairbanks Campfire Regular
Bear_in_Fairbanks Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,418 Fairbanks, Ak.	AkMtnHntr: Have to agree with you guys on this one for sure. Never could understand the "logic" of only harvesting full curl rams. To do so, IMO, means the smarter, older rams aren't around to show the younger ones the best feeding & bedding areas, the best escape routes, etc. Continuance of the gene pool should be the main priority I should think. BTW, the guy I occasionally assistant guided for years ago never took more than about 1 ram off of a given mountain in a season. His small attempt at maintaining the gene pool in his area. I'm not a biologist but..... Bear in Fairbanks "Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes." Amazingly, I've lived long enough to see a President who is worse than Carter. And finally, Gun control means using two hands.

Re: Full curl sheep Bear_in_Fairbanks #3498524 11/20/09
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,948 Eagle River Alaska K kk alaska Campfire Outfitter
kk alaska Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,948 Eagle River Alaska	Pic of a legal AK Ram thats not full curl well over 8 yrs old. kk alaska Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists

Re: Full curl sheep UKdave #3498611 11/20/09
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 476 B BuckeyeSpecial Campfire Member
BuckeyeSpecial Campfire Member B Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 476	Like sheep hunting....See my post "Real Sheep Hunting" today in the General Big Game Forum

Re: Full curl sheep BuckeyeSpecial #3498692 11/20/09
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner.. scenarshooter Campfire Tracker
scenarshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,197 Montana......NE Corner..	Here's a giant ram some friends and I found dead in October here in Montana....evidently he was hit by another hunter and not recovered...8 years old, 41" X 17", 199 B&C. We turned it in the FWP, who packed it out the next day. Luck....is the residue of design...

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Re: Full curl sheep scenarshooter #3498764 11/20/09
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,085 Oregon KCBighorn Campfire Regular
KCBighorn Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,085 Oregon	Originally Posted by scenarshooter Here's a pretty good bighorn ram...to put it in perspective I'm 6' 1" and weigh 205. This is one of the largest rams ever out of Montana...203 5/8" B&C. It was found dead in SW Montana. MarlinMark- This pic is about as good as it gets for counting rings.

Re: Full curl sheep scenarshooter #3499164 11/21/09
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 19,812 T toltecgriz Campfire Ranger
toltecgriz Campfire Ranger T Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 19,812	Originally Posted by scenarshooter Here's a giant ram some friends and I found dead in October here in Montana....evidently he was hit by another hunter and not recovered...8 years old, 41" X 17", 199 B&C. We turned it in the FWP, who packed it out the next day. What a grand old Roman-nosed ram. Size and character. A trophy of a lifetime nearly lost. I'm glad you found him. Last edited by toltecgriz; 11/21/09. "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett

Re: Full curl sheep toltecgriz #3499195 11/21/09
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,620 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,620 Anchorage, AK USA	In AK we can keep those... Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

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