Stone sheep

[archerylife]

You’re missing the point….any ram whose horn tip breaks the bridge of the nose is a legal ram, regardless of age. Just because it’s 3-4-5-6yrs old doesn’t make it an underage ram! It might be younger than what the ministry wants to be harvested but it’s not an underage ram….the only way it’s an underage ram is if the horn tips don’t break the bridge of the nose and it’s less than 8yrs old.

your rams that are 3-4-5-6 yrs old are still breading stock, weather they break the nose or not. 8+ year old rams don’t rut much 10+ I’d say not at all. This is why they are considered underaged sheep. Harvesting an old mature ram that not longer adds to the population should be everyone’s goal.

[high horse Hal]

You’re missing the point….any ram whose horn tip breaks the bridge of the nose is a legal ram, regardless of age. Just because it’s 3-4-5-6yrs old doesn’t make it an underage ram! It might be younger than what the ministry wants to be harvested but it’s not an underage ram….the only way it’s an underage ram is if the horn tips don’t break the bridge of the nose and it’s less than 8yrs old.

correct
why get hung up on the term 'under age' , its either legal by restrictions or not legal

[Stone Sheep Steve]

If a person wants to make an informed decision about this subject we need to see population trends, harvest trends, illegal harvest trends…etc….otherwise it’s much ado about nothing.

SSS