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New World Record Aoudad #4411779 07/22/13 11:11 PM
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New World Record Aoudad Ram

Taken: 12/28/2012
Location: The Cravens Ranch in Bandera County, TX
Taken By: Ross Cravens

Official Measurements:
TGR: 427.1
ROE: 131-4/8
SCI: 169-5/8

I'm not sure how to upload photos because I am new to this forum but below are some links to my FaceBook page if anyone is interested in checking him out:

https://www.facebook.com/ross.cravens.9/media_set?set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=569430681360&set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=569430721280&set=t.216900223&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/ross.cravens.9/media_set?set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=569430806110&set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/ross.cravens.9/media_set?set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=569430811100&set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/ross.cravens.9/media_set?set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=569432672370&set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/ross.cravens.9/media_set?set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=569431714290&set=a.569430626470.1073741825.216900223&type=3&theater

Last edited by RossCravens; 07/22/13 11:38 PM.

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Re: New World Record Aoudad [Re: RossCravens] #4411849 07/22/13 11:32 PM
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wow awesome ram. how long were his horns and bases?

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Left: 39-6/8 and 14-5/8
Right:38-4/8 and 14-7/8


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Re: New World Record Aoudad [Re: RossCravens] #4411914 07/22/13 11:54 PM
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Great ram congrats







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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
Re: New World Record Aoudad [Re: kmon11] #4411938 07/23/13 12:00 AM
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I saw that ram at the show and it is very impressive. Congrats!


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Re: New World Record Aoudad [Re: erniejs] #4412197 07/23/13 01:24 AM
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Any details or info on the hunt/ranch/whatever??

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Great aoudad! I know of one found dead just off of HWY 16 south of HWY 46. He was just of 40" on one side and 39" on the other but had a bit less mass than this one. He has never been entered and I cannot remember the score but IRRC he was just under yours.


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Originally Posted By: Axisking
Any details or info on the hunt/ranch/whatever??


Just a guess. scratch

Taken: 12/28/2012
Location: The Cravens Ranch in Bandera County, TX
Taken By: Ross Cravens


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Re: New World Record Aoudad [Re: LuckyHunter] #4412270 07/23/13 01:45 AM
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Nice Aoudad, but is that a bighorn sheep with urial horns in the second photo?


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great ram!


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Originally Posted By: Sevens
Nice Aoudad, but is that a bighorn sheep with urial horns in the second photo?


Noticed that as well.

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Originally Posted By: bu2herndog
Originally Posted By: Sevens
Nice Aoudad, but is that a bighorn sheep with urial horns in the second photo?


Noticed that as well.


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That is one GREAT Aoudad. Well done Sir.


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That is a heck of an Aoudad. What part of the county is the Cravens Ranch in? I have caught a couple of young Aoudad in snares and last October there was a really big male in the goat pen behind the house. Have never seen him again.

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I would have shot him! TWICE!!!!

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Congrats on a monster Ram

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kmon1, Thanks for uploading some of the pictures and for the instructions, I will upload a few more!

Curtis, Thanks! I was very pleased with the quality of the mount. I am not sure if you grabbed one of the post cards we had printed up and were on the table but I realized yesterday that I made a typo and put down the previous ROE record instead of my score. OOPS!!! I put on the card that he scored 130-7/8, that was the old record, he actually scored a 131-4/8...

Axisking, I have typed out the story and will get it uploaded. The hunt was at my family ranch that has been in our family for over 100 years (which makes it that much more special to me!). It is located in Bandera County Texas.

Sheephunter, Thanks!

Now let's see how this picture thing works:


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No I didnt get a card. But I know those taxidermist guys that did that booth and remember the moose they did last year with a bear cub coming out the back. They do some really good work and attention to detail. I visited with them about an hour or so. They seem to be good people.


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I saw the ram many times over this past weekend at the banquet, and photos simply DO NOT do justice to this animal. The mass at the bases was nothing less than incredible!! Congratulations on a damn fine trophy Ross!!


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OMG those things are free ranging in Bandera?? I need to geet me a lease! Nice ram!

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