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Originally Posted by Setterman
This sheep has been plugged and registered. Whether it is legal or not is up for interpretation.....
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Not the first time, I've heard of this. I passed a ram up a number of years ago, only to have an aquaintance shoot it, a week later. He took it in, had it approved and dropped it off at the taxidermists. A week or two later, one of the local, know it all, outfitters,
drops in, sees the ram and rushes off to report that the guy is mounting an illegal ram. Fish cops descend on the place to investigate. Too Bad, Too Sad for them.
The ram had that little lead plug and there is nothing they could do. Obviously, the problem with this definition isn't just with hunters.
The real problem with Sheep hunting is it's popularity and the ease with which it can be done, nowadays. There are many times the number of sheep hunters, as legal rams and every one of them feels he is under pressure to get one, before the next guy shows up. Obviously not universal, but in some places, the life expectancy of a legal ram can be measured in minutes.
Grizz