The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. The upper and lower canyons share a drywash and when and if there is a flood, the water flows through the upper canyon first elevation, hence the name lower and upper antelope canyon. Record pronghorn certified by boone and crockett texas. To book a tour for antelope canyon, you must first decide whether you. The club is north americas oldest wildlife and habitat conservation organization, founded in. Records of north american elk by boone and crockett club. In just the past years, modern conservation efforts have produced an amazing.
Boone and crockett club minimum entry scores wildlife. Jan 24, 2014 with arizonas elk and antelope application period now open, the western application season is upon us. Frequently asked questions faq antelope canyon tours. It involved relatively few specimens that were listed by simple criteria of length and spread of horns, antlers or skulls.
The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering. Here at sns outfitter and guides, we are particularly proud of our record book antelope hunts. Boone and crockett clubs 27th big game awards book by. The state land southwest of josephine canyon, where ed stockwell killed the worldrecord boone and crockett buck in 1954, and usfs road 143 is somewhat flatter. The largest pronghorn ever recorded has been certified by boone and crockett club as a new worlds record. Recordbook bulls from the boone and crockett club archives. Here are the biggest pronghorn kills in the record books. Rounding out the top 5 are arizona 339, nevada 288 and montana 183.
However, if you are able to get your hands on boone and crockett clubs big game awards book mine was the 26th edition from 20042006 you will find that by looking at the records and statistics that if you want to bag a trophy class pronghorn buck, the best state for pronghorn hunting is wyoming. Arizona hunt unit 8 arizona unit 8 elk outfitters arizona. Boone and crockett club architects of conservation duration. For example, if a point measures 7 and 28 inches, you would enter 7 28 in the space provided. Jaksick of nevada has finally gotten the news of a lifetime. On average, unit 8 does not annually produce as many record book bull elk as unit 9 or unit 10 but, it has and will continue to produce giant. In commemoration of its 125th anniversary, boone and crockett club has released an historic list of the top 125 trophy counties across the united states.
Im not sure way nicer is really the proper way to look at it. Upper sawmill canyon, east of madera canyon, is a good area if you like to glass. Record pronghorn certified by boone and crockett boone and crockett club. The new record breaks a tie between two specimens from arizona. Plus, the chance of crashing in cyclocross is rather high and the chance of your bike getting broken in that crash is also high. Frank had a solid rest, but a shot of 500 yards has a lot of variables. Pronghorn antelope are a species of mammal indigenous to north america, found primarily. Mar 31, 2018 the stars aligned for the frozenmen and our good buddy jesse got to take down a book cat.
The minimum score for a typical elk to be considered for the alltime awards book is 375. An authorized tour guide is required to enter, and advance reservations are an absolute must. Antelope canyon has quickly risen to top 5 status among the page, arizona areas must do activities. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. All new boone and crockett top 10 record book entries face an additional test, a scoring by two panels of judges. Trophies that meet the awards minimum but not the alltime minimum will be listed in the awards book. Overall, new mexico is second in pronghorn entries in the boone and crockett records, with 627. We have enjoyed a 100% success rate for our antelope hunt in the past several years. Though this bull will not make the record book, the. Boone and crockett announces mule deer, elk record books. Then the guide glassed across a canyon from their spike camp and spotted a massive bull. The boone and crockett club just announced that the antelope buck he shot last year in new mexico has been certified as a new world record. We had come up with three game plans on dandy pronghorn antelope bucks. Dec 05, 2011 records of north american elk first edition a book of the boone and crockett club containing tabulations of american elk, roosevelts elk, and tule elk of north america as compiled from data in.
The hunting crew scored the ram at their camp, and kight knew it was knocking on the door for a new state record. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. The utah big game records program is designed for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive record keeping program for wildlife species native and introduced in the state of utah. Then on the third shot the 1600pound moose finally flinched. Trophy entries that do not show location county and date of killpickup will not be accepted and entered into the idaho big game records. Id rather a crockett 7 to a boone 5, but id take a boone 7 over the crockett 7. Worlds record moose verified by boone and crockett. We were burning daylight and didnt want to lose any opportunity we could have on this hunt. We had hunts planned by the size of the pronghorn antelope that we had found. The antlers were officially scored as american typical elk with a final score of 338 08. Record book cougar boone and crockett graphic youtube. Boone and crocketts latest records book now in paperback. In addition to wyoming, theres always a great deal of trophy antelope buzz from states like new mexico and arizona. Sharing our passion, or better yet, our obsession, with other hardcore hunters is very important to our staff.
General photo sections these animals do not need to make the record books or be officially measured for youth, unguided hunters and guided hunters. Boone and crockett clubs 27th big game awards 20072009 a book of the boone and crockett club containing tabulations of outstanding north american. Montana hunters missouri river breaks bighorn ram ties. In just the past years, modern conservation efforts have produced an amazing 62 new state and provincial recordsplus over 3,500. The nevada wildlife record book celebrates the big game animals we have in our state and recognizes the achievements of the hunters harvest. On slides 221 youll find the top 20 typical bulls of all time. This potential world record gordon buck has been measured by two. The boone and crockett club is an american nonprofit organization that advocates fair chase hunting in support of habitat conservation. The stars aligned for the frozenmen and our good buddy jesse got to take down a book cat. Most of the 90 inch pronghorn antelope ever taken pronghorn. The largest pronghorn ever recorded has been certified by. Many of the 90 inch bucks taken are never entered into an official record book, but we feel the bucks should be recognized.
To celebrate the biggest bulls and best stories from our elk hunting history, ol put together a countdown of the highestscoring bulls ever killed according to boone and crockett records. Records of north american elk by boone and crockett club issuu. It was sometime around 1899 when john plute looked down the iron. In total, there have been 3,859 entries into the all time records book, 33% of those coming. Utah big game records llc is a company that produces books.
He was dropped off in proven canyon, a place where he killed a buck the. Enter fractional figures in eighths, without reduction. Theres been no better record keeper of massive bullwinkles than the boone and crockett club, which divides its book into alaskanyukon moose and canada moose. The top 40 typical and nontypical mule deer of all time outdoor. Rominger, phd, bighorn sheep biologist is an official boone and crockett club measurer. Last year, avid hunter mike gallo harvested the recordbreaking pronghorn in socorro county, n. The missoulabased boone and crockett club was founded by theodore roosevelt and a small group of hunting friends in 1887. From there, further research with state biologists, booking agents and taxidermists can reveal hot units inside those proven counties.
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. The club is north americas oldest wildlife and habitat conservation organization, founded in the united states in 1887 by theodore roosevelt. The tip to tip spread is measured between the tips of the horns. Some near record book blacktails may lack eye guards, and could be only 3x3s above the eye guards. The objectives of the program include the following. 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. Record book overview the record book contains information on all 10 species of big game animals found in utah. The utah big game records program is designed for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive recordkeeping program for wildlife species native and introduced in the state of utah. Plan a had been our last place before the lake abert seeding trip, it had been a long ways into the plan a spot and rough navigating getting there. All measurements must be made with a 14inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest oneeighth of an inch. One was taken in coconino county in 2000, the other in mohave county in. All of the bucks that weve guided to will have our watermark stamped on the photo. Recordbook bulls the only thing better than the rack on a trophy bull is the story behind how it was taken. Hunting new mexico record book antelope with randy newberg.
The first formal recognition of outstanding north american big game trophies by the boone and crockett club was in the 1932 records book. In addition to wyoming, theres always a great deal of trophy. May 11, 2015 2014 record book pronghorn at sns its no secret that wyoming is the best place to go for pure antelope hunting opportunity. A bull moose taken by a hunter in 20 in yukon territory has been verified by the boone and crockett club as a new worlds record. The state land southwest of josephine canyon, where ed stockwell killed the world record boone and crockett buck in 1954, and usfs road 143 is somewhat flatter. Hands down, wyoming is king when it comes to overall antelope hunting opportunity, as well as opportunity for killing a record book pronghorn. When north americas early explorers first described pronghorns, their journal entries referred to the animal as a goat. There is no entry fee required for acceptance in the utah big game records program. Skull measured in at 15 816 that night and after drying time it got officially scored at 15 616th.
Overall, new mexico is second in pronghorn entries in boone and crockett records, with 627. But how does the state rank in terms of trophy quality for record book pronghorn. With arizonas elk and antelope application period now open, the western application season is upon us. Later at home in john day, a local boone and crockett representative and an odfw official scored the ram at 185 28 with 40inch curl horns. Last year, avid hunter mike gallo harvested the record breaking pronghorn in socorro county, n. Entry was found, confiscated, donated or purchased. Records of north american whitetail deer, 1995, 3rd edition. Trophy pronghorns in wyoming where the antelope play 247. With a final score of 26358 boone and crockett points, the.
Recognize outstanding trophies in size and symmetry taken by. The bull in the gallery below was harvested during the 20152016 season in gmu 15. Boone and crocketts latest records book now in paperback boone and crockett club 04. The boone and crockett club records have been divided into six series, most of which have been further subdivided. The official declaration was made today by the boone and crockett club. Rokslide was formed by a group of select individuals who literally live, eat, and breathe diy western hunting 365 days a year. Oct 30, 2012 in commemoration of its 125th anniversary, boone and crockett club has released an historic list of the top 125 trophy counties across the united states.