My ram scored just over 169" and was aged at 7 yrs. He had great base mass at 15.5" And great length, he just lost mass quickly after the second measurement. No complaints though.
I hunted in CA. I drew the tag. I hired Terry Anderson but had somewhat of a unique deal going. I had already hunted the unit (which is huge!) for two weeks and scouted a lot DIY prior to hiring Terry so I knew where the sheep were in the part of the unit where I had been hunting. After a while though, my glassing help from friends started drying up and my wife was on my case (pregnant and at home with my 2.5 yr old wild man!) to get it done and hurry home, so I was glad I had Terry on my team. I also wanted to maximize my chances for multiple stalks as I really wanted to kill one with my bow. But actually, this particular ram is one that my brother found while scouting a month before the season started. Then we lost him for several weeks as we hunted other sheep. I missed a couple long shots with my bow and had lots of blown stalks on other rams. After hiking back from yet another blown bow stalk, my brother glassed up this ram again almost in the exact spot where we had seen him a couple months before. It was game on, and time to get back home, so out came the .270. Terry was, at my request, 50 miles away in another part of the unit, looking over fresh country when we killed this ram. It was an incredible experience watching this ram tip over. I would have loved to have bow killed him, but given my family constraints, I have no regrets whatsoever.
Here is a frontal view.
