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A New World Record Bighorn? #8790693 04/18/14
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,157 Behind Enemy Lines Salmonella OP Campfire Outfitter
OP Salmonella Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,157 Behind Enemy Lines	A massive bighorn sheep that died of natural causes and was later found by wildlife officials could be a new World's Record, according to the Boone and Crockett Club. http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/...atch66240C72-2206-43DD-8A33-C904ACC0ECDC Proud NRA Life Member

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Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Salmonella #8790731 04/18/14
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Wow! What a ram! Amazing in this day and age he escaped detection long enough to grow that big...must have lived in some remote Alberta country? Scroll down and get a load of those Kansas and Alberta whitetails....good grief! The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? BobinNH #8790867 04/18/14
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Ackleyfan Campfire Outfitter A Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,129	That's an amazing sheep....

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Ackleyfan #8790879 04/18/14
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rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana	nice to see the big bastards still occasionally die of old age....means there are chunks of ground still not hunted much.... A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? rattler #8791437 04/18/14
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WyColoCowboy Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,519 Woodland Park, Colorado	I remember a few years back when this giant died of natural causes on Ft Carson, Colorado. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

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Re: A New World Record Bighorn? WyColoCowboy #8791610 04/18/14
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,280 Mid-west JoshK Campfire Regular
JoshK Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,280 Mid-west	Absolute monster ram. Life is hard,its even harder when you are stupid.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? JoshK #8791865 04/19/14
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Maverick940 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,973 Alaska	Yet another Canmore ram that exceeds 204 inches. Last year (2013) a client of mine was there and shot a 198 inch monster, but was "disappointed". Some truly huge rams over there, in the mine. But, difficult to kill (legally). The current B&C World Record was killed there, though.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Maverick940 #8794817 04/20/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,460 Calgary, AB, Canada Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter
Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,460 Calgary, AB, Canada	Cadomin, not Canmore Bob and Rattler- he was found on the mine, IIRC, which is off limits for hunting. Lots of guys that have tags for that area wait at the edges of the mine for one to step off, similar to guys waiting on the park boundaries at Yellow Stone. This guy obviously was smart enough to not walk off the mine during autumn

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? WyColoCowboy #8794829 04/20/14
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Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado	Originally Posted by WyColoCowboy I remember a few years back when this giant died of natural causes on Ft Carson, Colorado. I got to see those horns last weekend. 198" I believe... Just unreal mass and length. Tanner

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Salmonella #8794870 04/20/14
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Oheremicus Campfire Regular O Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,668 Ka., USA	I don't know if he's still on display, but a really huge Desert Bighorn, nicknamed Spots, was displayed for many years in the Las Vegas Convention Center. He had very long, pointed horns which, in the wild, are almost never seen on desert sheep. He died in a captive study situation at the ripe of old age of 14. E

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Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Oheremicus #8796825 04/21/14
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Maverick940 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,973 Alaska	Originally Posted by Oheremicus I don't know if he's still on display, but a really huge Desert Bighorn, nicknamed Spots, was displayed for many years in the Las Vegas Convention Center. He had very long, pointed horns which, in the wild, are almost never seen on desert sheep. He died in a captive study situation at the ripe of old age of 14. E Yeah, "Spots" was a monster. As was several of the rams that came out of Aravaipa. If memory serves me correctly, Arthur Dubs killed his 198 desert ram in Aravaipa. And to the Canada guy who called me on the Alberta mine area that holds so many extraordinary rams, yes, it's Cadomin.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Maverick940 #8797177 04/21/14
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AB2506 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,182 Calgary Alberta, Canada	Originally Posted by Maverick940 Originally Posted by Oheremicus I don't know if he's still on display, but a really huge Desert Bighorn, nicknamed Spots, was displayed for many years in the Las Vegas Convention Center. He had very long, pointed horns which, in the wild, are almost never seen on desert sheep. He died in a captive study situation at the ripe of old age of 14. E Yeah, "Spots" was a monster. As was several of the rams that came out of Aravaipa. If memory serves me correctly, Arthur Dubs killed his 198 desert ram in Aravaipa. And to the Canada guy who called me on the Alberta mine area that holds so many extraordinary rams, yes, it's Cadomin. There ARE some huge rams in the Canmore area also. It is bow only, and right adjacent to Banff National Park. IRC it is a late hunt during the rut, but by then the weather is really miserable and the terrain is very steep.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? AB2506 #8797213 04/21/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,460 Calgary, AB, Canada Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter
Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,460 Calgary, AB, Canada	Yep, very true. But the fabled area where all the monsters come from is Cadomin, which is where this guy was found.

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? Oheremicus #8814541 04/27/14
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MightyPeace Campfire Regular M Joined: May 2007 Posts: 685 Alberta	The ram was found by Fish & Wildlife officers as they went searching for the ram as it was not seen thru the winter and thought it may have been poached. The ram is very close to the mine border near Hinton with Jasper National Park. Hopefully the links work to articles. Edmonton Journal - Bighorn Ram Found CBC News-Alberta Bighorn Ram Found

Re: A New World Record Bighorn? MightyPeace #8815581 04/27/14
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Ghostwalker Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,611 Nebraska	That would be a very special trophy, a beautiful sheep.

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