size of dall sheep to make a target

[Indyal]

I like to visualize through the scope the animal that I am hunting. For those of you with direct knowledge or a life size mount, could you tell me what is a body length from front to butt and depth of torso from top of back to bottom of chest?
thanks in advance.

 

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

Following this!
I just bought a duramesh Elk for my Archery Target, I was trying to buy a 3D Sheep but I can’t do it now, too spensive.


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[Indyal]

I plan to make a cardboard cutout complete with full curl horn. For longer range practice I will hang a steel plate in front of target so I know I had a hit

 

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

Can’t do steel plate for archery, lol.


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[Ratbeetle]

Can’t do steel plate for archery, lol.


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Well, you could...

 

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

Well, you could...

Hahaha!


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[Jimss]

I did a quick search and came up with this:

Dall Sheep Facts, Size, Color, Diet, Habitat, and Pictures

Dall sheep, named after the American naturalist Mr. William Healey Dall, is an ungulate found in the Northwest of North America. The most striking feature is the massive curly horns in the males that add to its ornamentation. Females, on the other hand, have inconspicuous horns. The age rings on...

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[keller]

18 X 36 is the main body 11 yo ram

 

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

18 X 36 is the main body 11 yo ram

18” thick at the shoulder, 36” from chest to tail?


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[keller]

No that's total body.it is 24" from rear of frt leg to tail and 16" deep behind frt shoulder.

18” thick at the shoulder, 36” from chest to tail?


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[keller]

Figured out how to load a pic

 

[thinhorn_AK]

My dad has a steel one out at 500yds at his range, I’ll ask him how big it is.

 

[AK_Skeeter]

I practice by shooting balloons in tundra canyons...if I can not break the balloon 100% of the time, I am past my personal range.

 

[InteriorAKPopsicle]

I practice by shooting balloons in tundra canyons...if I can not break the balloon 100% of the time, I am past my personal range.

That is an awesome idea.


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[InteriorAKPopsicle]

I just picked up a big shooter buck.... "pretty close" in size.


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[Indyal]

I searched online for body sizes including taxidermy forms and came up with this. 46 in from front of chest to tail and 23 in from top of back to bottom of chest