Yea I don't get the thrill of shooting something that really can't get
away or can't fight back. All you need to "get" our guys is rattle a
coffee can with a bit of corn in it. They'll come running from an acre
away. But if that is how they get their thrills I'll supply their
"game" if it helps to make the farm payment. I'm getting $100.00 for
weaned ram lambs, the buyer raises them on his grass and then runs them
through his preserve. When they are "harvested" I get paid.
On 10/8/2013 9:45 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
I agree, Mike. Those pictures show a good example of the same configuration of horns.
Interesting. Is it just me, or does the guy with the revolver and iron sights look like
he might have "hunted" his ram from maybe, what?... 30 yards? Hardly seems
sporting.
Question: how does one measure horns? from the side: tip to tip? or do they
start a tape measure at the forehoead and follow the length around the outside
of the curl for overall length?
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies
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On Oct 8, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Mike Hummel <m...@soggytopfarm.com> wrote:
I
http://www.texashuntlodge.com/black_hawaiian_sheep_hunt_package.asp
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On 10/8/2013 10:54 AM, Michael Smith wrote:
well, what is "pure" ABB, anyway?
but I agree, he'd make a great trophy. As for his heritage, his markings are
more troublesome to me than his horns. There's no pictures of it, but when he
sheds, he has almost no black necktie. Only gets that marking when his ruff
grows out. also has very small eyebrows. And his coat is not that red, more
tan. Other than that he has a fine black belly, and no white sock markings or
white blotches anywhere.
I've thought about calling the Texas hunting ranches to get some Mouflon, but
they are pricey.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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On Oct 8, 2013, at 7:04 AM, Mike Hummel <m...@soggytopfarm.com> wrote:
What a set of horns, makes me wonder if he is pure ABB. If you want to find
out what is worth, contact one of the many game preserves. They will pay you
big bucks to let some city slicker shoot him.
On 10/7/2013 9:19 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
(trying this again in plain text format)
Anyone else got any recent pictures?
My ABB Marley, the freebie ram who started it all for me. He came from
a goat breeder who got him from a vet as a bottle baby, and had no
idea what to do with him, so I got him for free. Born Feb 2008.
He does not have the best markings of any of my 5 intact rams, but
man, he has the horns! Every time I take my eye off him, those horns
seem to have grown more. I've had one intact son and one grandson from
him and their horn spread is not nearly as wide as his. They might
have a good amount of total curl, but not a wide spread rack like his.
He has two other grandsons who had weak ABB markings that are
weathers.
http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Animals/rams2013/32364864_kz9mSW#!i=2817598743&k=2zCmvtG
enjoy
normally, I might consider taxidermy to be a morbid way to keep an old
pet, but in his case, I might make an exception.
-Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies.
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