Stone Sheep


Posted by john on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:23 pm

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A mediocre Stone Ram. Unfortunately I've noticed a definite decline in the number of big boys.....Bighorn, Stone, Dall and Fannin Sheep in the last 10 years or so. They are getting shot off way too quickly even in protected areas which is really a shame!

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by Dennis Olivero on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:36 pm
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Cool shot John. I like the sloped rocks and dirt on the right and nice control of background. For webviewing, you could lean on the saturation a tad more for some punch.. Thanks for sharing..
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by Cindy Marple on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:43 pm
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What a handsome creature, those horns are beautiful. I like the placement of the ram in the frame and the way you've cropped him. While I like the sloping hill I'm somewhat unsettled by the overall leaning feeling of the image. A different presentation, out of the box!
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by AForns on Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:08 am
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The slope and bg are interesting but the face and head position of the Ram are fantastic !!!!!

Would not mind a tight vertical? Beautiful image either way !!!! Congratulations 8) 8) 8)
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by Karen S on Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:00 am
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Great close up....love the head tilted here. Very nice.
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by NDCheryl on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:01 pm
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Cool shot. I like the angles and the leaning ram. Agree with Dennis that a bit more saturation would add more punch. Thanks for sharing.
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by Ron Niebrugge on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:41 pm
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It is a nice shoot, I like the expression. The BG is a little distracting.

Aren’t these guys considered Dall sheep? That always surprised me since they look more similar to Bighorn then Dall. Was this in Northern BC?
 

by john on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:56 pm
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Not they are seperate species from Dall. There is a crossover of their range that produces Fannin or (slang) Saddlebacks, but I think the jury is still out where they are actually a cross between Dall and Stone, or a subspecies of Dall sheep. I'll post one some day so you can judge for yourself. Yup BC

As an aside...there are no bighorns north of the Peace River, only thinhorns which include Dall Stone and Fannin
 

by Ron Niebrugge on Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:45 pm
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Ironically, I was just reading up on these guys just a couple of days ago. My Audubon Field Guide lists Stony Sheep as a Dall Sheep, but my guide is from 1997 and I know these classification change over time. I’m curious because I have been labeling my images of these guys a Dall Sheep, maybe I should change them to Stony to be safe.
 

by john on Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:32 pm
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Hi Ron,

I may be wrong or have misinformation, but here are a couple of links to some stuff I found on the internet. Seems these articles suggest that fannin may be a color phase of Stone not Dall as I previously read. I guess it depends on which book you read.

http://www.wildsheepsociety.org

http://www.yukonoutfitters.net/ykwildlife.asp

http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~johloeh/abstract.html
 

by Carol Clarke on Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:58 am
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Nice shot! No nits from me. 8) 8) 8) :)
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by chris earle on Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:18 pm
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Great looking ram and I like the presentation of the image. Well done.
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