CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Check out what I found the other day in Aravaipa Canyon! I was thrilled! We went in to check on a pair of owls we monitor in there. What's funny is that I walked within a few feet of this ram during the summer and didn't see it! It's a thick spot and so it was not easy to see. I was practically standing on it when I saw it this time. The horn sheaths were laying on the ground and off the skull. The ram has been dead a long time (at least a year). No skin and only a few clean bones. Not sure if it fell off the cliff or was a lion kill or disease killed it. But it was exciting to find! I left the skull there because I wasn't sure it was legal to take. But since then I have talked to some AGFD law enforcement folks and they say since it's not fresh that I can keep it! So we will likely go back in this week to go get it. It was challenging to keep Maggie from chewing on it! 26 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Wow. Cool find 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted December 8, 2015 That's really awesome!! I was lucky enough to find one while on the job monitoring wildlife catchments. Yours appears to be in much better shape! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Wow, great find Couespursuit! Yours looks like it had a lot of exposure to the sun causing the horns to get a rough texture. Luckily the one I found probably never saw the the sun or very little of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ RANGER Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Awesome! I found one in Zion NP a couple of months ago. I really wanted it but left it there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6ANut Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Such a great find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PelaPapas Report post Posted December 8, 2015 That is a nice find! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted December 8, 2015 Wow, great find Couespursuit! Yours looks like it had a lot of exposure to the sun causing the horns to get a rough texture. Luckily the one I found probably never saw the the sun or very little of it. Investigating once I found it, It turns out a hiker had found it before I did, actually pulling it out of the silt/water, and left it in the sun to rot! I couldn't believe it. I know it was heavy to pack out for a guy that didn't have a use for it but leaving it in the sun wasn't cool. No pun intended! He uploaded his adventure and photos to Panoramio/Google Earth. Again, very cool find, yours should preserve itself much better too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kazpilot25 Report post Posted December 8, 2015 That is awesome! I hope to find one one day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted December 8, 2015 "cool find" is such an understatement! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 9, 2015 How many others of you have found bighorn skulls....feel free to add them to this thread. I enjoy seeing them all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jnj13 Report post Posted December 9, 2015 Very nice find. I found a small ram skull this year. Called G&F and they didn't seem too alarmed and said I could keep it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted December 9, 2015 I found one in 27 but it was taken by G&F for investigation and not returned. No hair or meat. dead a year or longer. Was a full curl plus a half. Think he wanted it for his collection, my fault for calling it in I guess. Yours is awesome Amanda!! Looks really wide! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 9, 2015 I found one in 27 but it was taken by G&F for investigation and not returned. No hair or meat. dead a year or longer. Was a full curl plus a half. Think he wanted it for his collection, my fault for calling it in I guess. Yours is awesome Amanda!! Looks really wide! oh man, that sucks! I am glad they weren't interested in mine. Post some pics of yours! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted December 9, 2015 Amanda, definitely a great find. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
