There were 67 total pronghorn entries listed meeting the minimum score requirement of 70 points. The harshest winter in recent memory has taken Sign up for the Field & Stream newsletter and get the latest intelligence straight to your inbox. This includes once-in-a-lifetime draw hunters, state wide auction hunters and raffle tag hunters. Prongs are measured to the rear edge of the horn they project from, so a 6-inch prong will appear to extend about four inches from a heavy horn or twice the width of the horn viewed from the side. So we must and we will.". SCORE:96 4/8LOCATION:Socorro County, New MexicoHUNTER:Mike GalloOWNER:Donated to B&C National CollectionDATE:2013. 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Location: Kodiak Island, Alaska Texas Twins Make the B&C Book with Monster Muley and Trophy Antelope Ray Smith took his 209-inch mule deer in 2018, and brother Clay his 83-inch antelope the following fall. The massive buck, taken in Socorro County, New Mexico in 2013 by Gallo, scores 96-4/8 B&C points. Both antelope came from Arizona, a state that produced four of the top five pronghorns in the records. In 2013, I bought the New Mexico enhancement pronghorn tag. Members were encouraged to record the measurements of the game they harvested and send the information in to the Club's secretary. John is a member of a pioneer Nevada family whose roots in hunting and fishing date back to the 1860's. He is the secretary of the Nevada Wildlife Record Book Committee. Click to readthe story about how each trophy became the Number One in its category. We went from a thousand entries in a three-year period to maybe a hundred, Spring says, but were starting to see those turn around and come back. Woodland caribou are currently less numerous overall, but more big bulls are showing up: The same could happen for the Quebec-Labrador caribou as populations recover, but for now this record is etched in stone. Year: 1926 Programs or Judges Panels, or likenesses rendered from these photographs become the property of the Boone and Crockett Club and may be used to promote the Club, and its records-keeping activities. Length, length, length Right 19-3/8, Left 18-5/8, Exceptional mass bases and 1st Quarter over 7 inches with D-3s of 4-6/8 inches and 4-4/8 inches, Strong prongs 6-7/8 inches and 7 inches, Slightly above average horn length both measuring over 16 inches each, Average prong length both over 5 inches, Average mass bases both over 6 inches and third quarter measurements at 2-4/8 inches. The unique pronghorn, its population reduced to some 15,000 head in the early 1900s, is one of America's greatest conservation success stories. Other tags include those for turkey, deer, antelope, buffalo, moose, goat, cougar, bear and sheep. In addition to Webb, Fitz and Clark, the committee members included Dr. Harold E. Anthony, Milford Baker and Frederick K. Barbour. The height of my antelope is 16 1/8. In 1902, Roosevelt, Rogers, and Caspar Whitney were appointed by the Clubs board of directors to a committee assigned the task of creating a standard scoring procedure for native North American big game. Lengths of horns: 18-3/8 right, 18-4/8 left. Instead, it's the sole . If you have any questions or comments about the Big Game Trophy Database, please email Randy Stutheit. In addition to the world record, he has killed the top three pronghorns in New Mexico. Founded in 1887 and named for frontiersman Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, the club was behind many of the largest habitat and conservation changes in the history of the United States. James L. Clark, former vice director of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, touching up the Chadwick Ram. ", Position Statement on Big Game Records and Hunting, North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Clay and Hunter would hunt the wheat field where theyd seen The Hoss feeding. Trophy scoring is based on the standard scoring method developed by the Boone & Crockett Club, the organization which maintains records of all North American big game. Our Legacy for Generations.. Symmetry, from a biological perspective represents healthy or poor habitat conditions where the animal lived and the presence or absence of environmental stressors. The state ranks second in overall B&C pronghorn entries after Wyoming. You might be surprised, but Wyoming has produced nearly double the number of records as second-place New Mexico. When guiding and hunting for pronghorn in several states over the past 36 years, I have used the following methods of evaluating the most critical features of trophy heads. Hunter: Mike Gallo The plan was to hunt for elk in the morning and then look for mule deer at midday. A head with very high prongs may cause the third quarter circumference measurement to be taken below the prong instead of above it, which usually helps It surpassed the existing record by 1 1/2 inchesa huge margin. It was followed by editions in 1958, 1964, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2011 with the next edition due out in 2023. The current world record for black beara 23 10/16-inch skull picked up in Sanpete County, Utahhas stood since 1975, but a Pennsylvania bear shot in 2011 missed the record by only 1/16 of an inch. Again, simple measurements were used to rank the trophies listed. The current B&C scoring system was adopted in 1950 and was first reflected in the 1952 B&C records book. We studied the buck and discussed it for some time. But then Adair spotted the animal moving through the trees, and the hunters made a move to cut the deer off. Location: Biggar, Saskatchewan The largest series in this collection is Series I: Administration, which contains early administrative correspondence and Executive Committee minutes, almost an entire run of the minutes of the Club's annual meetings which began in 1893, and an almost complete run of Officer . Pack a set of shooting sticks to help steady your aim. 1 anytime soon seems unlikely.. Location: Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador Score: 333 7/8 Harvest, check-in and license information is required at the time of scoring/submission. In its thirteenth edition since the original book was published over 80 years ago, this . Length of prong When you. These two bucks were respectively harvested . The minimum score to enter the Boone and Crocket record books is 82 inches. We love finding big Arizona antelope bucks for our clients, and we're proud to say that our average antelope buck harvested is above the 82-inch Boone and Crockett minimum! Location: Bristol Bay, Alaska Score: 266 4/8 Hunters killed the ninth and tenth largest in 2012 and 2015. There were 67 total pronghorn entries listed meeting the minimum score requirement of 70 points. The current B&C scoring system was adopted in 1950 and was first reflected in the 1952 B&C records book. Since wildlife recovery was the focus of the Club and early conservation efforts and since no such biological data on big game species existed, the Club believed that this information would be beneficial to game managers in setting policy and then to track the success or failure of those policies. Of course, only trophies never before entered and/or published in a Boone and Crockett Club recordbook can be accepted as entries. Sources: Boone & Crockett Club Records of North American Big Game, 11th Edition; Boone & Crockett Club's 24th Big Game Awards; and Boone & Crockett Club website. Book Synopsis American Big Game in Its Haunts: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by : Various. This area can produce Boone and Crockett class bucks on a good year. Boone and Crockett State Big Game Records Sculpting the American Museum of Natural History - B&C Impact Series B&C in the Trenches: Montana Researchers Seek to Clarify Hunting Regs The Stories Behind the Biggest Elk Is the 6.5 the New 7? This book established the first benchmarks for what constituted a trophy. Forever attached to the new World's Record pronghorn is the name of the lucky hunter: Mike Gallo. I took this footage at 300 yards through my spotting scope. Species eligible for scoring and entry include legally harvested white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope and black bear. Boone & Crockett Trophy Antelope. By establishing a records database more than 70 years ago, the Boone and Crockett Club established a scientific baseline from which researchers can use to study wildlife management. In 1906 the Club published its book, Big Game Measurements. Record point lengths in appropriate blanks. The stated purpose of this book was to put into practice a uniform standard of measurements of the large game of North America. Circumferences are taken as detailed in illustration for each measurement. Trophies that meet the higher-level minimum will be included in both the Awards book as well as Boone and Crockett Club's All-time records book, Records of North American Big Game . By It was published with the cooperation of the National Collection of Heads and Horns. When he told me they were seeing 170- to 180-inch bucks in the area, I didnt think twice, Ray says. Once adopted, the system quickly became established as the universally accepted standard for measuring native North American big game. "Remember, the pronghorn was once nearly lost, much like the bison, until sportsmen led an era of wildlife recovery. The prongs of most record-class buck will appear extremely large and will project from the horn at or above the level of the ear tips. Information provided by Boone and Crockett Club Trophy Search: www.booneandcrockettclub.com Using self-restraint and good judgment became a badge of honor. Gallo shot the animal in Socorro County, New Mexico, in September 2013. They dont turn into freaks, they just get kickers and drops and flyers but not enough to ever rival 355. Combine that with the records longevity and the consensus that putting an all-time muley in the books is one of huntings toughest tasks, and its a pretty tall order to find that many inches of antler on a mule deer without deductions that would lower the score, he adds. Location: Chip Lake, Alberta When you enter your trophy into the Boone and Crockett system, you arent just honoring the animal and its habitat. Location: St. Louis County, Missouri Trophy Records By Species Club: Boone & Crockett Pope & Young Montana Species: American Elk Non-Typical American Elk Typical Bighorn Sheep Bison Black Bear Grizzly Bear Mountain Lion Mule Deer Non-Typical Mule Deer Typical Pronghorn Antelope Rocky Mountain Goat Whitetail Deer Non-Typical Whitetail Deer Typical Wyoming (Shiras) Moose In late August, our dad Kenneth, my son Hunter, and my brother Ray went to southeast New Mexico for an antelope hunt, he says. Early in the fall of 2019, Clay got his chance to join his twin brother in the B&C book. While not directly related to field evaluation, it may be a factor in where you choose to hunt. There have been trail camera pictures of deer that I would guess beat the current world record typical, but the thing is, theyre never killed. The huge buck, hunted in Socorro County, N.M., in 2013, scores 96-4/8 B&C points. Hunter: Rex Nick I think it will stand in perpetuity., Score: 30 12/16 ", How to Score North American Big Game, 5th Edition, Position Statement on Big Game Records and Hunting, North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. | 220. All tags go through a . The largest buck on record has a score of 208-1/8 inches and the antlers of the buck holding the #3 position measure 184-2/8. Score: 213 5/8 Year: 2006. The left horn of the new record antelope measures 18 4/8 inches, and the right horn measures 18 3/8 inches. How could this be happening? 11. They are likely the. The two books differ in important ways. Among the top seven, the most recent harvest date is 1966, and the current world record, taken by Roy Lindsley, has stood since 1952. The gun had been loaned to me to try out. Roger agreed and the . Boone and Crockett measurements assign points for length of horns, circumference, spread and other factors. The animals flourished in the wild and on game ranches, and are now found in 86 of 254 Texas counties. There was no ground shrinkage this time! Of the top five bucks in the category, only one was taken after 1943: William Murphys 325-incher from 1955. So You Want to Kill a World-Record Whitetail. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. If, however, a trophy qualifying for the current B&C all-time records minimum of 82 is the hunter's goal, a buck with 15 to 16 inch horns, 6 to 7 inch bases, and 5 to 6 inch prongs must be found. ", Position Statement on Big Game Records and Hunting, North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The inscription over the entrance to this trophy exhibit read, In Memory of the Vanishing Big Game of the World. While people marveled at the sight of huge animals from around the World, many having never been seen before in person, people got mad. Still, adding 20 more inches to reach those top deer seems pretty farfetched, Spring says. Hunt Montana Big Game Records Although we present and honor those larger specimens of Montana big game animals, it is important that we remember that the pursuit, harvest, and possession of a trophy has special meaning to many hunters. Pronghorn Guide Service has also guided to the following records: 6 of the Top 10 pronghorn listed inBoone & Crockett, The New Mexico State Record pronghorn96-4/8, The former New Mexico State Record pronghorn 94-6/8, The former New Mexico State Record pronghorn93, The former New Mexico State Recordpronghorn 91-6/8, The former New Mexico State Record pronghorn91-2/8, The former New Mexico State Record pronghorn90-6/8, The former Arizona State Record pronghorn 95, The former Wyoming State Record pronghorn91-6/8, 4 of theTop 6pronghorn listed in Wyoming, The former Utah State Record pronghorn89-4/8, B&C Online Trophy Search and the B&C All-Time and Awards Books, 9 of the Top 10 pronghorn listed in Safari Club International, The former SCI Muzzle LoaderWorld's Record pronghorn 94-3/8, The former SCI Muzzle LoaderWorld's Record pronghorn 92-3/8. While most bears in the state weigh under 200 pounds, this 7.5-year-old tipped the scales at more than 500 pounds with a skull that measured 20 14/16 inches. Photo Courtesy of the Boone and Crockett Club. In 1940, the Collection held 2,371 specimens. Score: 295. After the required drying period, Clay had the buck officially measured, and it scored 83-4/8 B&C, well over the 82-inch minimum required to make the all-time book. Grancel Fitz measuring the main beam circumference on the A.S. Reed Alaska-Yukon moosethat is currently in the National Collection of Heads and Horns. Big Game Trophy Database. The new record breaks a tie between two specimens from Arizona. At a time when sportsmen were wrongfully being associated with commercial market hunters whos business had no room for a code of ethical conduct, something more universal then just game laws was needed. One was taken in Coconino County in 2000, the other in Mohave County in 2002. It was published under the auspices of the National Collection of Heads and Horns, New York Zoological Society. Score: 295 3/8. Therefore, good binoculars and a spotting scope are necessary to evaluate potential trophies at the distances required to avoid spooking them. When I walked up to the buck, I was immediately filled with a sense of awe, Ray recalls. "I waited 10 years for a permit," said Stack. Following the close of each Awards Program entry period, the finest few trophies of each category are invited to a central location for verification by a Judges Panel. Year: 1952 By following new game laws and harvest restrictions aimed at recovery, hunting selectively for a mature male trophy, sportsmen began to see the benefits of game management and conserving for tomorrow. Location: Kansas. The Alaska Brown Bear is a different story, Spring notes. Hunter: Found and picked up The inclusion of the hunting stories and photos of the trophies receiving awards makes the Awards Program recordbook a uniquely enjoyable book for the trophy hunter, while the All-time recordbook provides the definitive answers to questions regarding statistics for native North American big game. My favorite antelope guns include bolt-actions in the following calibers: .25-06 Remington, .257 Weatherby Magnum and the .270 Winchester. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. When North America's early explorers first described pronghorns, their journal entries referred to the animal as a goat. AWARD PRICING. The Club opened its National Collection of Heads and Horns for public display in 1922 with a particular purpose in mind. The intentions of the Club in establishing and popularizing a big game scoring and record keeping system were greater than arriving at a score, and honoring animals and hunters. In fact, the average age of the world-record entry for the four whitetail categorieswhich includes typical and nontypical marks for both whitetail and Coues deeris 43 years. The good old days of the big grizzly are right now, Spring saysat least north of the 62nd parallel, where range has expanded, overall populations are on the rise, and the number two and number three grizzly bears on the Boone and Crockett list were added in 2013 and 2009. Following the war, as things began to return to normal, interest was renewed in big-game scoring and records keeping. The top two nontypicals in the Boone and Crockett books werent taken by huntersa telling detail, Spring believes. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. They are likely the only twins in the B&C record book. Although there can be exceptions to any rule, for a Boone and Crockett animal, typically you should look for an antelope with at least 15 to 16 inches of horn length. Boone and Crockett Club. Early wildlife sciences held the belief that the existence of mature, male specimens was an indicator of overall population and habitat health. To distance legitimate sportsmen from market hunters, sportsmen took it upon themselves to accept rules of engagement that showed respect for the game being hunted. The Stephen Tucker buck, a 312-inch monster that came out of Tennessee in 2016, ranks third; the 39-point Luke Brewster buck arrowed in Illinois this fall is purportedly in the same ballpark. By measuring only enduring characters (such as antlers, horns, and skulls) rather than skin length or carcass weight, the measurements may be repeated at any later date to verify both the measurements and the resulting ranking in each category of big game. We moved a couple of times, and then spotted one of the bucks theGrimmett'shad taken note of. I loaded the muzzleloader and headed out to try to get within my effective range, which I felt was 500 yards or less. It may have just been a taxidermy display, but it ignited the public support for conservation that was lacking to that point. This is then the "first" records book that used the Club's copyrighted scoring system adopted in 1950. But as light dawned on the wheat field, the big antelope was not far from where theyd left him. On occasion wed see him alone, but soon he was with others and one member of the herd would start them all trotting or running off, and we would have to wait for the buckto settle down. Of those 860 bucks we've guided to 85 that have scored over 90-inches Boone & Crockett! With our extensive research and outfitter connections, we can help you find that trophy antelope you have always wanted. Currently I have recorded 294 bucks that score over 90 inches (104 guided to by us! After deductions the rack officially scored 195-6/8 inches, making it the second largest non-typical blacktail buck recorded in the Record Book for Oregon's Big Game Animals.

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