Top 5 typical coues deer in the boone and crockett recordbook photos reproduced courtesy of the boone and crockett club, 250 station dr. There are about 500 trophy whitetails entered into the boone and crockett record book each year. Big buck states and indiana counties indiana sportsman. Anyone who has taken big game in nebraska by legal means during an authorized season is invited to present the trophy for scoring.
Measuring big game animals and publishing those records began more than a century ago with the release of a book in 1892 by rowland ward, ltd. He continues to travel to reno for record book meetings. Boone and crockett club records, 18882009 archives west. Top 10 booner states for deer hunting since 2010 deer. It is set up by species and you can ask it to search for trophy listings by a specific year or range. Texas boone and crockett record book texas hunting forum. Boone and crockett announced friday that a huge pronghorn antelope taken by mike gallo in socorro county, n. What are the biggest bucks ever killed in pennsylvania. Boone and crockett clubs 2008 big game trophy calendar. Schoonen has been selected as chief executive officer by the board of directors as part of its new strategic plan. Up to four people can be listed in the records book as the hunter for a single trophy.
Rare or outstanding photos pertaining to native north american big game are also often posted. Schoonen to serve as first chief executive officer thursday, april 30, 2020 the boone and crockett club announced today that tony a. However it is an indication over many, many years of what areas of the state trophy bucks come from. Kerrs trophy, mounted by natural images taxidermy, will join others in the next boone and crockett record book as well as other trophies in his home on hoot lake drive. Over the past 30 years, qualifying boone and crockett records book entries for american elk have increased 193 percent from a total of 14 in 1977 to 41 in 2007. Boone and crockett rejects captivedeer trophy scoring the.
The club is north americas oldest wildlife and habitat conservation organization, founded in the united states in 1887 by theodore roosevelt. Aug 15, 2014 the boone and crockett club maintains records of native north american big game as a vital record. A book, records of north american big game, offers detailed tabular listings for trophies in 38 different categories of game. That means nearly 100 color portrait photos of the topscoring trophies to go. Records of north american big game has been around since the 1930s when the club called on member, prentiss gray, to establish an official measurement and scoring system for trophy animals. Click on the image above to go directly to the boone and crockett club web site. Although that might sound like a lot, consider that there are about 10 million deer hunters in any given year too. Deadline for entries in the 2019 competition is may 1, 2020. The changes are targeted to accomplish the organizations mission more effectively and efficiently with a new, modernized structure that consists of four divisions. Big game records boone and crockett country youtube. The awards books are considered supplements to the prior editions of the alltime books. Copies of score charts can be obtained by calling boone and crockett club at 4065421888 or.
Besides working on the record book and scoring big game for the boone and crockett and pope and young programs, san continues working in conservation as the national sagegrouse coordinator for the western association of fish and wildlife agencies. Wolves episode 11 boone and crockett country 2010 duration. The labrador peninsula, an african shooting trip, wolves, bears, deer, newfoundland caribou, books on big game. Below is the complete gallery of all of boone and crockett clubs current worlds records. There are 12 stunning live images of recordclass big game out of the 38 categories recognized by the clubs awards program.
Boone and crockett club records program faq wildlife. Boone and crockett club scoring your trophy wildlife. The awards books, such as boone and crockett clubs 27th big game awards, are published every three years, and have listings of trophies accepted during one, individual, threeyear awards period. Boone and crockett clubs 30th big game awards book 20162018. Click here for a list of official trophy measurers. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. And for the first time ever, this unique record book has been published in full color. Please note that the boone and crockett club score charts are protected by laws. The beam of the antler is the central stalk that originates at the top of the animals head. Deer hunting tips guaranteed to improve your success in the field by. Clearly focused photographs of trophy front, right side, and left side of horns or antlers. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last.
In addition to the original records books, the club has published volumes on record elk, mule deer and whitetail deer. A book of the boone and crockett club containing tabulations of outstanding north american big game trophies accepted during the 27th awards entr y period of 20072009 edited by eldon l. Fair chase and conservation since 1887 become an associate today. This new database is the complete collection of all boone and crockett trophies in 38 categories from the beginning of recorded trophies to date 1830 2005. However, in order to list more than one person as the hunter, each hunter must submit a signed and witnessed entry affidavit, as well as a copy of hisher hunting licensetag for the trophy being entered. Entry requirements for boone and crockett trophies. Boone and crockett clubs 27th big game awards book issuu. In this muley freak article were going to take a statebystate look and rank the top 10 states where record book trophy mule deer bucks are being harvested and entered into the boone and crockett club records. Hands down, wyoming is king when it comes to overall antelope hunting opportunity, as well as opportunity for killing a record book pronghorn.
Square miles it took to grow a boone and crockett buck last 5 years indiana ranked 7th of 10 listed 399 square miles indiana alltime ranked 8th of 10 listed 176 square miles boone and crockett top 10 typicals indiana none ranked illinois ranked 4th of 10 listed 204 48 year 1965 kentucky ranked 6th of 10 listed 204 28 year 2000. If you or someone you know has killed a deer or bear or found antlers in bradford county that meets these minimum requirements, contact the club at 5702972489 or email. Boone and crockett club plaques for boone and crockett. Across north america, everimproving conservation practices have translated to flourishing big game populations, with balanced ageclass and mature, trophy animals. Many of these trophy bucks have a very interesting story to go along with the life of a particular deer and the harvest of that top class whitetail buck. Spring, boone and crockett club director of big game records, recently. The boone and crockett club was founded in 1887 by theodore roosevelt and. Wyomings highestscoring trophy animals in the boone and. Pennsylvania big game records pa game commission pa. May 11, 2015 according to boone and crockett in 2014, wyoming had 1,154 pronghorn entries, compared to 627 from new mexico and 339 from arizona. The cy curtis award recognizes trophy animals in oklahoma and the hunters who harvest them. Jan 31, 2012 boone and crockett offers two premier ways to trace and detail historic conservation developments, not just with whitetails but many other species as well.
A book of the boone and crockett club containing tabulations of whitetail deer of north america as compiled from data in the clubs big game records archives by wm. The first formal recognition of outstanding north american big game trophies by the boone and crockett club was in the 1932 records book. A longstanding first place tie in the boone and crockett club record book has been broken. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. Boone and crockett 92 matching articles outdoor life. Top 10 trophy mule deer producing states muley freak. Records of north american elk by boone and crockett club issuu. It involved relatively few specimens that were listed by simple criteria of length and spread of horns, antlers or skulls. Thursday, april 30, 2020 the boone and crockett club announced today that tony a. Boone and crockett clubs complete guide to hunting whitetails.
Deer hunting tips guaranteed to improve your success in the field english edition ebook. Craig boddington, gordon whittington, larry weishuhn, bill winke. Top 5 typical coues deer in the boone and crockett recordbook. After much anticipating, planning, data entry, and testing, the club has launched trophy. The boone and crockett club is an american nonprofit organization that advocates fair chase hunting in support of habitat conservation. Mar 05, 20 big game records boone and crockett country boone and crockett club. Wyomings highestscoring trophy animals in the boone and crockett record books.
Now available four different plaques exclusively for boone and crockett trophy owners. Click to read the story about how each trophy became the number one in its category. Jul 01, 2006 the boone and crockett club is the oldest conservation organization in north america, founded in 1887 by theodore roosevelt, and was instrumental in the creation of the north american conservation model, which continues today with the belief that protection, sound management, shared use, public stewardship, and the vital role sportsmen play help achieve a desired social, economic, and. This new database is the complete collection of all boone and crockett trophies in 38 categories from the beginning of recorded trophies to date 1830 through today. Boone and crockett club is proud to present our 2008 calendar featuring official worlds records and other highranking trophies of native north american big game. Boone and crockett club finalizes new strategic plan, tony a.
Michigan listed 16th for boone and crockett north american. Bradford county trophy deer and bear club categories. Cy curtis program oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. The 1932 book was followed by the 1939 records book that included informative chapters on a variety of subjects related to big game and.
Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Arizona wildlife federation trophy book score sheets. Nov 10, 2012 earlier this year, the boone and crockett club, the record bookkeeper for north american big game firearm kills, announced a 400 percent jump in listed trophy whitetails in the past three decades. Kerrs trophy buck going into boone and crockett news. That puts your odds of bagging a boone and crockett class buck at around 1 in 20,000. Records of north american big game 10th edition 1993. Dec 05, 2011 as with the elk and mule deer book, field photographs showing the hunter and trophy in the field are a popular component of the whitetail deer book. The boone and crockett club, the oldest hunterconservationist organization in north america. In order for a trophy to be entered in the boone and crockett club awards program, it must be scored by one of our designated official measurers. Now the group has disavowed using its scoring system on captive deer and elk. None of them topped the record books by sitting on a bar stool complaining about. Data searches can be queried in a number of different ways depending on the type and amount of information in which you are interested.
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