How old is this Desert Bighorn

[zach_c]

I found this ram while hunting mule deer. I know a couple bedding areas he uses. I wasn't able to get a head on pic and he wasn't with other rams to compare. I haven't spent much time judging sheep. Is he 7 years old? What does he score?

 

[Coveyleader]

165 ish, easy, 9 years plus

 

[ProRoad]

Damn that's a T-Rex!

 

[Live_weighT34]

Score: BIG
Age: 7 or 8 I’d say, he doesn’t seem to have base mass or the Roman nose of an older ram

 

[Decker9]

I’m seeing 7-8

 

[wildwilderness]

Question is how much did they want to shoot it?

 

[zach_c]

US public land ram. If only I had a tag.

 

[wildwilderness]

US public land ram. If only I had a tag.

Dang, that’s a great ram for sure, especially North of the border

 

[cbeard64]

Old enough. The mass tells the tale.

 

[CMF]

I'm guessing 8-10. I find it hard to make out the annuli.
I'd like to see an opinion from an experienced desert sheep guide or biologist and draw on the photos of where each year is.

 

[HuntInWild88]

I would say closer to 10 or 12 lamb tips are obviously gone and the broom starts at first anualli

 

[zach_c]

Would he score at least 168?