Help aging rams ? Family banter

[S-3 ranch]

Ok , me and my uncle love to banter with each other on our sheep and elk .
he ribs me that his is older and mine is younger and big for it’s age ?
I get messed up counting annuli vs false annuli
i need to get a picture of his from alaska and which drainage system for comparison by more experienced eyes

 

[diamond10x]

Side view would help, or at least for me it would.

I’m getting 6 or 7 but my eyes are fresh and not experienced.

 

[ReddingArcher]

Granted I have not yet sheep hunted but I try and age them in pictures or on mounts every chance I get and dont know a fraction of what these experienced hunters know, but I am getting him at 6 or 7 also.

 

[wantj43]

Would be a challenge to age “in hand”!

 

[207-12A]

I’ve got 7 but would need a side view. He definitely had some easy years, that’s a ton of length between annuli

 

[jhm2023]

That ram looks like he may have had some easy winters with those barely visible annuli, but I'm leaning towards 7. A view of the back of the horns would be helpful.

 

[adventure907]

6

 

[ColeyG]

At least 7, maybe an 8th year hiding under hair at the base. More views of both horns needed to be accurate. Definitely a challenging horn configuration, growth pattern, and color. Cool ram.

 

[jofes]

Any explanation for how smooth he is?

 

[MBN]

Looks like 6 to me, do you know what it measures? What general area was it taken?

 

[Rambucsabillbul]

Tough angle to age accurately.
Need a pure on side view.
Also the hair can hide another ring.
Judging by what I see, 6-7

 

[Cascade340]

6

 

[Larry Bartlett]

8

looks like about 4-5 years before its death there was maybe a hard winter and perhaps a couple annuli close together.

what did the biologists claim was the age?

Looks a lot like the Alaska Range genetics to me

 

[S-3 ranch]

8

looks like about 4-5 years before its death there was maybe a hard winter and perhaps a couple annuli close together.

what did the biologists claim was the age?

Looks a lot like the Alaska Range genetics to me

Plugged/sealed @ 9

 

[WCB]

I'm in the 7-8 crowd...side view and closer would help.

 

[adventure907]

Plugged/sealed @ 9

Any idea which Fish and Game office sealed it?

 

[carsonkeys]

6

8

looks like about 4-5 years before its death there was maybe a hard winter and perhaps a couple annuli close together.

what did the biologists claim was the age?

Looks a lot like the Alaska Range genetics to me

Would either of you mind screenshotting and pointing out the annuli you’re seeing?

 

[Gadjet]

9

 

[Larry Bartlett]

Here's my arm-chair assessment. I was comfy with 8 because in the field I count those tight clusters as one to be cautious. zoom inspection in photoshop I could clearly see the 9 rings with the lab tips still intact on both sides.

 

[carsonkeys]

Here's my arm-chair assessment. I was comfy with 8 because in the field I count those tight clusters as one to be cautious. zoom inspection in photoshop I could clearly see the 9 rings with the lab tips still intact on both sides.

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Super helpful. Thank you.