What may have been the largest of them all, in terms of skull size, was recently measured. Boone and crockett club field guide to measuring and judging big game, 2nd edition. Alaska professional hunters association awards program. Although henry kelsey records adopted the boone and crockett scoring system, there are. Administration, which contains early administrative correspondence and executive committee minutes, almost an entire run of the minutes of the clubs annual meetings which began in 1893, and an almost complete run of officer. We will accept score sheets done by pope and young, boone and crocket, safari club international or any other as long as they follow our format and the scorers have been trained in pope and young, boone and crocket, or safari club international scoring. We were permitted to take 10 deer each year since the deer were small40 to 50 pounds dressed.
Henry kelsey big game records saskatchewan wildlife federation. Welcome to boone and crockett clubs web store orders can also be placed by calling tollfree 888840486824 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is one of the biggest bears we have ever taken in alberta, he weighed 450 pounds, his hide squared out at 7 ft 9 inches and he had a boone and crockett qualifying score of 21 1216. For example, if the skull length measures 11 and 216 inches, you would enter 11 216 in the space provided.
You will need a 14inch wide flexible steel tape for measuring. Also check out our website over at to see our outfitters. Bering river, ak vol and his guide used a plane to glass 5,000 acres of swamp and mosquito larvae. With a final score of 21 616 total inches, the bear exceeds the awards minimum score of 20 inches total skull measurements of length plus width, as well as the alltime minimum score of 21 inches. Primary differences are the tip to tip measurement, use of outside beam measured and the way nonsymmetry is calculated. To change now would not allow comparison with bucks already in their record books. A bear that jeff kresnak from caledonia shot with the help of hounds in manistee county last september has a skull scoring 2115. For more information contact the clubs records dept. Please note that the boone and crockett club score charts are protected by laws. The boone and crockett club is pleased to announce our official score charts are now available as online scoring calculators. As my buddy said, so what are you going to do for an encore. Below you will find the score sheets for each species eligible for cy curtis recognition.
Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. My guess is that both boone and crockett and pope and young keep the use of net score because they started that way years ago. Program scoring criteria species eligible for scoring and entry include legally harvested whitetailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope and black bear. How to score a buck on the boone and crocket scale deer.
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. Its a relatively simple technique that doesnt require a lot of time or effort to complete. Entries must include a completed score sheet for an officially scored animal. Entry into the new york state record book requires that three basic criteria be met. Black bear grizzly bear alaska brown bear polar bear jaguar cougar. The blacktail deer had no predators except the occasional black bear and man. Boone and crockett club scoring your trophy wildlife. We will honor score sheets and animals that are pending. Most folks can pickup judging deer, scoring elk or even judging barbary sheep over a few hours of glassing the animals. Hk score sheets all, excel version hk antelope score form hk bear score form.
Boone and crockett club records, 18882009 archives west. Trophies that meet the awards minimum but not the alltime minimum will be listed in the awards book. The all time boone and crockett minimum is 21 inches. Measurements are taken with calipers or by using parallel perpendiculars, to the nearest onesixteenth of an inch. Bear made boone and crockett bear hunting indepth outdoors. Virginia scoring vs boone and crockett virginia whitetails. No scores are official boone and crockett scores until verified and the trophy is accepted by the boone and crockett club. His vision was to establish a coalition of dedicated conservationists and sportsmen who would provide the leadership needed to address the. Please mail original score chart and entry materials to boone and crockett club, 20 tation dr.
That title belongs to a skull found in 1976 by gordon e. Career wildlife biologist and conservationist shane mahoney discusses the history behind the. The 4 world record bears by subspecies big game hunting. All trophy entries into the boone and crockett clubs awards programs are subject to verification. Dec 10, 2014 i got my 2014 bear skull from the taxidermist before thanks giving. If your maryland whitetailed deer, maryland black bear or maryland sika deer is currently recognized in any of the maryland records, e. American elk nontypical american elk typical bighorn sheep bison black bear grizzly bear mountain lion mule deer nontypical mule deer typical pronghorn antelope rocky mountain goat whitetail deer nontypical whitetail deer typical wyoming shiras moose. Boone and crockett club minimum entry scores wildlife. Minimum scores awards alltime r black bear 2021 r grizzly bear 2324 r alaska brown bear 2628 r polar bear 2727 b a 3153k. Boone and crockett country is an allnew series dedicated to topics on conservation and hunting.
All virginia state records for deer, turkey, and bear are all determined by virginia scoring, not boone and crockett like most other states. If youd like a list of official measurers in your area sent to you, please click here. The current records greatest length of skull without the lower jaw is 14 1216 inches. Official scoring must take place anytime following a 60day mandatory drying period.
Official score charts can be obtained from official measurers or the clubs online store for a nominal price. The boone and crockett club records have been divided into six series, most of which have been further subdivided. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. The score charts reproduced in this section are for personal use only and not acceptable for entry in the clubs awards program. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear. Boone and crockett offices will be closed at the end of business on friday, march 27, 2020, per orders from governor bullock, and will reopen when allowed to. Score your trophy with boone and crockett in recent years, oklahoma has seen a number of impressive entries to the cy curtis program. Bear alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison bison caribou mountain caribou woodland caribou barren ground caribou central canada barren ground quebeclabrador caribou cougar cougar deer typical whitetail deer nontypical whitetail deer typical coues whitetail deer nontypical coues whitetail typical mule deer nontypical. This score surpasses a deer taken from monroe country, iowa, in 2003 that scores 30758, which was the largest hunter taken. Due to the clubs efforts to promote fair chase hunting and implement game laws and regulations, many big. Boone and crockett club on scoring big game duration.
Boone and crockett officials confirmed today that theyve received a score sheet from an indiana buck that could threaten the mark for the largest hunterkilled nontypical whitetail of all time. Just a little background, virginia scoring was developed by george johnson in 1945 prior to the development of the boone and crockett system. Cy curtis program oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. Black bears are the most difficult north american big game animal to field judge. Our intention is to provide you with an easy method to green score your animal. All you need is a 14 inch wide, steel tape flexible and a piece of paper or a boone and crockett. New mexico black bear project, hornocker wildlife institute. The world record muzzleloading typical sitka blacktail deer was taken on dall island, southeast alaska in 1998 by jim baichtal scoring 121 68. The official record book for new york states biggest and best whitetails, as well as, new york state trophy bear records. Bradford county trophy deer and bear club categories. A few years back, i killed a black bear with a rifle. Boone and crockett buck 59 matching articles field and stream. This skull didnt seem much smaller, but theres no way to really tell until the calipers are out.
Boone and crockett recognizes new grizzly world record. Boone and crockett boundaries, minimum scores, and records. The list of bone and crockett caliber bears shot last year in michigan continues to grow. Its official entry score into boone and crockett records is 31208. The boone and crockett club was founded in 1887 by theodore roosevelt and a group of his close friends. The largest of the two was taken in ulster township in 2011 by jeff fassett of ulster.
Boone and crockett non typical elk minimum entry score 385. 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. Here is some background on the boone and crockett record book, instructions on how to measure and score a buck, and information on what it takes for a buck to become a booner. Entry into the new york state record book requires that three basic criteria be.
Copies of score charts can be obtained by calling boone and crockett club at 4065421888 or downloading them here so long as copies of the front and back are printed on only one sheet of paper. Boone and crockett score sheets wide world of hunting. With the new scoring system in place, the boone and crockett club remeasured the trophies in every category originally published in. The definitive manual for anyone with a desire to learn the boone and crockett clubs worldfamous big game measuring system is now available in this updated, convenient field guide that easily fits into backpacks. Aug 07, 2016 boone and crockett clubs worldrenowned scoring system remains the benchmark for identifying mature biggame animals and healthy biggame populations. However, fitzgeralds grizzly is not the largest skull on record. No scores are official boone and crockett scores until. Boone and crockett club even before record books were invented, hunters have always recorded the sizes and measurements of racks on the deer they killed. A score chart is not authenticated until signed and dated by a certified boone and crockett club official measurer. These trophy harvests are documented in the cy curtis awards online database, which allows users to customsearch thousands of record animals harvested right here in oklahoma. The entry fee, which is nonrefundable, is payable in cash, personal check, money order, credit. Boone and crockett mule deer minimum entry score 180. Boone and crockett alaskan moose minimum entry score.
Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear, and more. Boone and crockett club 250 station drive missoula, mt 59801 hours and phone mf 8am4. The front legs of a trophy black bear will be the same width from the forearm. Michigan hunter tags boone and crockettclass black bear. Boone and crockett scores bears based on skull length and width measurements. Official scoring system for bowhunting north american big game. Boone and crockett cougar minimum entry score 14 816ths. Apr 07, 2018 this article is one of many from our black bear prep series. All entrants meeting the minimum requirements of the magnolia records program will receive an official magnolia records program certificate. His vision was to establish a coalition of dedicated conservationists and sportsmen who would provide the leadership needed to address the issues that affect hunting, wildlife and wild habitat.