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Old 02-14-2010, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocks View Post
From my experience and I'm by no means an expert non-mine Willmore rams don't reach 4/5ths until 7.5 yrs. Just talked to a guide for one of the outfitters there and he said 7.5 to 8.5 is the average for just legal rams. Those Kakwa rams are a little different than the ones in the Willmore and I wouldn't doubt the 8.5 number is right.

I remember when the mine was shut down and there was open access before they brought in the 444/446 draw, after all the big rams got shot up, all the 4.5 yr olds were getting taken because on the mine only they were 4/5ths at 4.5 years old. Just goes to show you how good feed makes for good horn growth.
You spend more time in there then me Rocks so I can't argue with you but just my experience is of 6 rams from the Wilmore 3 were 7.5 or older and the other 3 ranged from 4.5-6.5.
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