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 only exceptions are the boone and crockett club, pope and young club, the longhunter society. Records of north american big game, 12th edition by boone. This firstever records book dedicated to mule deer and related subspecies features. We also have a seperate youth division for animals taken between the ages of 1217. Bear hunting is in this wythe county familys blood. Boone and crockett measurements for black bear are measured in 116. Boone and crockett clubs 2008 big game trophy calendar. According to the boone and crockett club, the colorado state record for black bear has a skull measuring 22 and 916 inches and was killed in mesa county in 2007.
If anything, that only adds to the appeal of black bear hunting. Dexter plans to have a halfbody mount made of the bear. A black bear has to score 20 to make the boone and crockett record books, while a score of 21 automatically makes it into the alltime boone and. The changes are targeted to accomplish the organizations mission more effectively and efficiently with a new, modernized structure that consists of four divisions. There were only 100 copies of this deluxe limited edition. New mexico black bear project, hornocker wildlife institute.
These are the biggest black bear kills by hunters in the record books. Amwell press and the boone and crockett club, clinton, nj this book was issued in a trade edition issued in wraps 1979 gray, prentiss n. The topquality book is priced much lower than the traditional hardback edition but contains identical material. Jeffs bear scored 211116 and its estimated live weight elw was 638 lbs.
All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs. As a result, the number of bears in the record book are less than the other two species even though the trophy potential is very high. Also subscribe to know when we upload vidoes of our epic bear hunts. The black bear in modern north america boone, burk. It was just this may, 2012, and duane dunham of waupaca, wisconsin, headed to kodiak island, alaska, in search of a record brown bear taken with a muzzleloader. Signed by jim rikhoff as chairman of the historical records committee. New boone and crockett club records book in paperback. Boone and crocketts big game awards largest to date. Missoula, montanafor the first time ever, the boone and crockett club is offering its latest records of north american big game in a paperback edition.
Michigan listed 16th for boone and crockett north american. The objectives of the program include the following. The record bruin was shot on a dog hunt in hyde county, nc, a hotbed for big bears in the state. Boone and crockett club confirms new worlds record elk. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. Robert christians bear measured 23 916 inches making it the largest black bear ever taken by a hunter. Measurements are taken with calipers or by using parallel perpendiculars, to the nearest onesixteenth of an inch. Records of north american big game is much more than a book of recordskeeping statistics, it is a history book of big game animals in north. Skull measured in at 15 816 that night and after drying time it got officially scored at 15 616th.
Boone and crockett announces mule deer, elk record books. Michigans second largest black bear on record michigan. Your articles and photos should be published in the annual utah big game record book at the end of each respective year before releasing them to any other magazines or publications. Trishs bear weighed 561 lbs, was officially aged to be 21 years old and scored 30 016 to take top honors for the state of virginia. Schoonen has been selected as chief executive officer by the board of directors as part of its new strategic plan. The bears skull measured 27 616 inches, the secondlargest grizzly bear skull ever accepted into the prestigious boone and crockett club record book.
Maine is one of those states that refuses to admit, at least openly, that they cant get hunters to come to maine from out of state to hunt whitetail deer, because there are few deer left to hunt and that directly relates to the precipitous drop in the reporting of trophy deer taken from and reported. New indepth outdoors tv episodes return this fall, sundays at 8 a. Trophy woodland caribou in the record books sci, boone. These are the 5 biggest black bear kills by hunters in the record. Boone and crockett club names top 125 trophy counties. Boone and crocketts latest records book now in paperback. Oklahoma state record black bear 20916 from pushmataha county and youth hunter kaylin s. In the case of these pending world records, the panel score became the animals official score. Bradford county trophy deer and bear club categories. Thursday, april 30, 2020 the boone and crockett club announced today that tony a. We get trophy woodland caribou in the record books every year. Of the 763 entries in the 20 pa record book, jeffs bear ranked no. Boone and crockett club records, 18882009 archives west. Its the end of february in north carolina and rabbit season is almost over.
Incredible footage of big record book black bear feeding at bait. The minimum score requirements for entry into the northwest big game record books, for all four states we cover oregon, washington, idaho, and montana are listed below. Boone and crockett club home wildlife conservation. The record of a workshop on biology and management of the black bear. The worldrecord black bear scored 23 1016 inches, according to boone and crockett records. New potential world record black bear shot in pennsylvania.
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. Recognize outstanding trophies in size and symmetry taken by. Before 1981 this was a sad time of the year for many hunters, as it would be another. With listings of over 22,000 trophies, articles about all current worlds records, natural histories of big game animals in. Record book woodland caribou harvested by newfoundland outfitters that specialize in trophy woodland caribou hunts. New jersey state record black bear 22916 from warren county and hunter timothy p. Editors note thank you to contributor richard paradis for compiling this information.
Share this on facebook opens in new window share this on twitter opens in new window. There are categories for rifle, archery, archery velvet, black powder, and shed antler. The record book of oregons big game animals included john and his bear in their second edition, and i had seen their article and photos. 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. Billys north carolina record black bear had an official weight of 647 pounds and was estimated to be nine years, nine months old. There is no entry fee required for acceptance in the utah big game records program. Boone and crockett clubs 27th big game awards book by. Records of north american elk is 298 pages containing nearly 1,600 listings for boone and crockettclass american elk, roosevelts elk and tule elk.
But how does the state rank in terms of trophy quality for record book pronghorn. The best way to hunt for a records book boar is to simply shoot the bear that. When most hunters think of saskatchewan, visions of bigbodied, heavyracked whitetails go prancing through their heads. With a hardcover edition nearly sold out, the boone and crockett club has released a paperback version of its latest biggame records book. Nc whitetail deer hunting concluded a couple of months ago with another successful year. Doug adkins of jenkins, kentucky took a 410pound male bear in letcher county, besting the previous record bear of 350 pounds set last year by neil perkins of hallie, kentucky. The official declaration was made friday by the boone and crockett club. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers this book, published by the boone and crockett club, captures the tales of the hunts for the top 86 north american big game animals entered in the clubs 24th awards program. North carolina grows big black bears, much bigger than the black bears in canada. If you like big lakes, cold weather and black bears, this is the place for you. Next to whitetail deer, there is an argument to be made that black bears are the. 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. The 410pound bear is the field dressed weight, said steve dobey, bear program coordinator for the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources.
Gray published the clubs first big game records book titled records of. When talking about big bears, most hunters will quote the weight of their bears but in actuality. A 60day drying period is required before measurements are official. The boone and crockett club records have been divided into six series, most of which have been further subdivided. Craig resident nabs 703pound bear, possible state record. Each will be listed in the triennial boone and crockett club 27th big game awards. As a rule, many resident hunters have not ventured into the woods, in large numbers, to pursue the black bear. There are 12 stunning live images of recordclass big game out of the 38 categories recognized by the clubs awards program. In commemoration of its 125th anniversary, boone and crockett club has released an historic list of the top 125 trophy counties across the u. It also was a pickup, in sanpete county, utah, in 1975.
Between 1980 and 1985, there were 617 trophy whitetails. Beluga river, ak william nelson, his son brian and longtime hunting partner dean were out to fill the freezer with some moose meat in the beluga river drainage 30 miles west of anchorage. The wisconsin buck and bear club is a group of dedicated volunteer individuals. Michigan holds the record for the sixth most entries per square mile. The world record black bear was shot in utah in 1975 and measured 23 1016, according to the boone and crockett club. Johns bear has an official boone and crocket score of 22516 inches. It was the middle of november, 25 degrees and snowing hard when they left camp on snowshoes. The stars aligned for the frozenmen and our good buddy jesse got to take down a book cat. 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.