Possible New WR Bighorn found in AB.
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arwaterfowler
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ElkTrout
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Timberstalker
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Colorado Cowboy
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That is one great sheep. But I have concerns......
I have never really been in favor of animals found dead qualifying for the record book. I just feel that to be listed as a true trophy, it should have been taken during a fair chase hunt, not found dead. Just my hangup I guess.
I have never really been in favor of animals found dead qualifying for the record book. I just feel that to be listed as a true trophy, it should have been taken during a fair chase hunt, not found dead. Just my hangup I guess.
mntnguide
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Id prefer a deadhead becoming a world record than a Denny Austad Mossback animal becoming one...just my personal thought though. At least that animal died of age instead of being watched and hounded by a pack of mossbacks crew waiting for the HIGH paying customer
Colorado Cowboy
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mntnguide
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Im looking forward to hearing the score of this one...HUGE is about all i can say. Sure doesn't help me get away from my minor sheep addiction ever since i got my OIL sheep in Idaho in 07'
arwaterfowler
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mnhoundman
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I agree! I thought Boone and Crockett, pope and young, or record animals was for harvested animals not an animal found dead of old age. I also don't agree or would ever pay thousands for a hunt to shoot an animal that has been watched for years just waiting for the highest bidder to harvest him, but each to his own. I'm not dissing anyone who has hired a guide, just think an animal found dead shouldn't be in the same class as a fair chase animal. IMHO!!
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tim
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HuskyMusky
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They should list them and their score in the BC book... but not number them I feel...
They should # the biggest in order that were legally hunted.
ie...
1. 205"
* 204" found...
2. 200"
They should # the biggest in order that were legally hunted.
ie...
1. 205"
* 204" found...
2. 200"
dhershberger
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I will be the odd man out and disagree. I think that picked up dead heads should be scored in the record books and ranked against hunted animals. I have alot of respect for mature animals that live their whole lives without being killed by hunters or guides. Their ability to survive shows their character, toughness, and tenacity and being in the record books gives them the credit they are due.
CrimsonArrow
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The B & C club is for honoring the animal, while the P & Y club is focused more on the hunter. I think we need to keep these deadheads in the books, mostly because they remind us what nature is able to produce if given enough time.
Colorado Cowboy
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I agree with this....something like when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's HR record. 61*
Musket Man
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That guy is huge to say the least and I think he should be honored in the book. The biggest is the biggest no matter how the animal died.
tim
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could you imagine some of the animals that have died and never been found. stuff dreams are made of.