How Old is this Dall Shhep?

[yama49]

I come up with 10

 

[tallbuck]

Really helps to see them from behind, also you can use your your finger nail on the back side, you should be able to detect a groove with your nail for a true annuli.

Sheep horns grow in segments, by understanding horn growth you can see if a segment is the expected size, with each segment shorter than the last years, most horn os grown between 2 and 3 and when they hit puberty at 4 they grown a dark annuli, of course this can be effected by a poor weather year or injury.

I would age the Ram at 9.5 and maybe 10.5, would like to see a photo showing the horn from behind.

+1 Going with 10.5

 

[F16pointy]

I count 10 from what I can see in the picture. Great ram no matter how old though!

 

[waterrat]

Pretty tough to be positive,,I'd go for 12 though.

 

[R Miller]

So what was this one aged at?