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ruttinbuck
12-10-2008, 12:22 PM
As of yesterday afternoon the Rams that winter along Ord rd in Kamloops started arriving with 3 showing up.
Guys will remember from previous years that the rams basically hang out for a few months right above my house.I recognize two of them from last year,its good to see they have grown nicely.
I have included some pics form last year as comparison.Enjoy,RB
First pics shot off my deck with Leupold 20X50 golden ring spotter for a lense.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/Ord2-08.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/Ord1-08.jpg
They decided to co-operate today and came down 400yds and started feeding right along the pavement.
This ram had a nice split on his nose last year.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/IMG_2016.jpg
This year its just a scar
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/Scar208.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/Scar108.jpg
Here are both the big guys last year
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/IMG_0429.jpg
Grown nicely over the last year
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/ruttinbuck/wildlife/IMG_2245.jpg
I am far from seasoned in judging age or score,but I figure the bigger ram would go in the 177-180" class.
More pics will come RB.
srupp
12-10-2008, 12:28 PM
nice photos RB...

cheers

Steven
Crazy.kayaker
12-10-2008, 12:42 PM
very nice pictures. A few weeks ago me and my dad took a drive up to Red lake and then down to Savona and at the park boundary going up there was at least 80 rams and ewes playing along the rail road. No pictures sorry but about 1/3 were rams.
MB_Boy
12-10-2008, 12:50 PM
Didn't want to start it on a separate thread as I didn't have a chance to take pics but driving through Golden on Sunday I was fortunate enough to see some of their "locals". They were right on the highway holding up traffic by I think it was a Shell station above town.

Two nice rams on the road and one was a great looking, heavy brute not broomed off too much at all.

Camera was buried under a pile of gear in the back of the truck.:frown:
budismyhorse
12-10-2008, 02:13 PM
Tireheads!

thanks for sharing RB!
6616
12-10-2008, 03:52 PM
Didn't want to start it on a separate thread as I didn't have a chance to take pics but driving through Golden on Sunday I was fortunate enough to see some of their "locals". They were right on the highway holding up traffic by I think it was a Shell station above town.

Two nice rams on the road and one was a great looking, heavy brute not broomed off too much at all.

Camera was buried under a pile of gear in the back of the truck.:frown:

There's been some cranker rams in the Kicking Horse Canyon over the years, here's one of the better ones from s few years ago.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/The_ram.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=9999&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=3468)
bigwhiteys
12-10-2008, 04:04 PM
That's awesome to be able to watch from your deck... Is Ord Rd. right by the Kamloops Rugby field...? I remember seeing sheep there at different times at the base of the mountain on our way to the pitch.

Carl
ruttinbuck
12-10-2008, 04:20 PM
That's awesome to be able to watch from your deck... Is Ord Rd. right by the Kamloops Rugby field...? I remember seeing sheep there at different times at the base of the mountain on our way to the pitch.

Carl
No Carl thats the KIB herd on Mt Paul.
The Ord Rd rams are out by Kamloops airport and they migrate back to Kamloops lake country for most of the year. RB
Will
12-10-2008, 04:36 PM
Some nice Pics RB, thanks for the look.
Seen them there the other day. Nice in the Loops !
twanger
12-10-2008, 04:50 PM
Nice to see the Wildlife fence completed along the Kamloops Indiam Band and the Hwy. RB maybe we need a fence to save the Ord Rd. herd from you :mrgreen:
kennyj
12-10-2008, 06:51 PM
Awesome photos RB.Thanks for posting.Those are great rams.Looking forward to more.
kenny
1/2 slam
12-10-2008, 07:56 PM
Thanks for posting the pictures. I live looking at rams.
roblikestohunt
12-10-2008, 11:14 PM
i saw the same fellars there today!!!
hunter1947
12-11-2008, 02:20 AM
Very nice pic you took ,thanks for posting them up.

Both rams have got a very nice set of horns on them.
3kills
12-11-2008, 02:30 AM
There's been some cranker rams in the Kicking Horse Canyon over the years, here's one of the better ones from s few years ago.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/The_ram.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=9999&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=3468)

he looks like an old pig of a ram!!!
.264 Win Mag
12-11-2008, 02:34 PM
Gets my heart going just looking at those rams!!