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    Older broomed Dall

    The groove formed at 18 months tends to be oval shaped on the butting surface; shallow and smooth while the 30 months groove usually forms a notch on the upper part of the outer surface and pronounced bump on the inner surface of butting edge and the butting surface is usually flat.
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    Older broomed Dall

    On this set of horns the first well defined groove shows all the characteristics of an “18” month (2 year) growth ring.
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    Older broomed Dall

    Counting the ring formed 18 months as “2” assumes the animal dies after June of the following year. If the animal dies in say April the age would be “1” though in its second year of life. An animal with eight annuli is seven until the next May or June. Since most animals harvested in the fall...
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    Older broomed Dall

    The first ring shows all the characteristics of the ring formed at 18 months. The next ring is consistant with the ring formed at 30 months. Hope this helps
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    Older broomed Dall

    The first thing that stands out is how much weaker the groove is compared to those on either side. The groove in question appears to be part of a pattern that is repeated in several previous growth segments. I can annotate an image if it would help.
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    Older broomed Dall

    Though a groove completely circling the horn is a characteristic of a true growth ring, it is not unique to true growth grooves. Some false growth grooves also show a strong groove encircling the horn.
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    Older broomed Dall

    I appreciate everyone’s participation in this thread. One thing that has been driven home to me over the past few years is individual variations with these horn characteristics and the consistency of these horns growing in a cylindrical helix.
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    Older broomed Dall

    https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/broomed-1-28c89fe80f924b25b1d2dce5540ba68e The ram is a pretty clean “seven” - certainly not my general first impression.
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    Older broomed Dall

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    Older broomed Dall

    I believe it is unusual - however, I can check with a sheep biologist. Will try to find out tomorrow.
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    Older broomed Dall

    These older rams often provide challenges in determining annuli at both the base and tip. Will try to mark annuli and repost. Hope these models help.
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    Older broomed Dall

    Still taking too much time, but getting faster. Hopefully can get the process refined to the point it that it will be feasible to use for educational purposes.
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    Older broomed Dall

    https://sketchfab.com/models/7c8f1ec86fb14c45b2d74e37a0aeacdf
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    Help aging rams ? Family banter

    Given this sheep probably has greater than 440 degrees of curl it would be exceptional at any age! Congratulations
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    Help aging rams ? Family banter

    Is that the sheep that was displayed in Sportsman Warehouse?
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    Help aging rams ? Family banter

    The angles on the back of the horn are especially helpful on older sheep when trying to identify rings closer to the base.
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    I was wondering which ring was counted as “”three”.

    I was wondering which ring was counted as “”three”.
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    Help aging rams ? Family banter

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    Help aging rams ? Family banter

    Would be a challenge to age “in hand”!
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    Legal by curl in Alaska?

    Appreciate everyone’s participation.

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