Record keeping systems, such as the boone and crockett clubs, help to retain important information on what states are succeeding at conservation. Its wild turkey records have 30 years of data on more than 17,000 amazing trophy birds. Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren. But in the end, hubert collins buck fell just short of. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a bowhunting achievement and celebrates all the times and efforts involved that culminated in that moment. Brian stephens deer is one more record to add to the books in ohio. Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife rack type. Pope and young top 10 typicals indiana none ranked illinois 1st of 10 listed 204 48 year 1965. If indiana had produced more true giants in the past, wed have tons more in the record books. Pope and young sanctions use of lighted nocks, bow cameras. The book is unique as it offers specific information which has been broken down to levels of state and province. There is no charge for measuring or submitting entries for.
For rifle hunters, the most common book is the boone and crockett recordbook. You can cross reference just about any datapoint quick. Now kentucky taxidermists stay plenty busy mounting big bucks. The bluegrass states production of older bucks quickly began to rise. Mesa county 309, garfield county 204, larimer county 2, routt county 128, rio blanco county 108 7. To be eligible for entry into the pope and young clubs records program, an animal must. The entire book features data on whitetail deer only. I know this is a broken record for most of us, but there are three different ways or a combination. Yes, bowhunting records are the lifeblood of this organization, but the public, and particularly the continents bowhunters, need to know that membership in the pope and young club and entry of trophies into the record book actually support the future of the north american bowhunting heritage. I just answered a question on another forum concerning pope and young, and the fact that they do not recognize the crossbow as a hunting bow and do not recognize crossbow kills for their record book. This is the only way it will be accepted by the records office.
Bow hunters have their pope and young club for the same reasons. More than a quartercentury ago, kentucky followed neighboring ohio s lead and implemented a singlebuckperyear bag limit. Trophies that meet the awards minimum but not the alltime minimum will be listed in the awards book. One of my best buds, and my first official field editor for maryland huntography, and creator of. No results for pope and young record book in books. Click here for more information on deer hunting in colorado. Top 10 biggest pope and young typical bucks of all time. Yes, bowhunting records are the lifeblood of this organization, but the public, and particularly the continents bowhunters, need to know that membership in the pope and young club and entry of trophies into the record book actually support the. The pope and young club recently announced a new world record. 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. Big buck states and indiana counties indiana sportsman. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Weve highlighted the 10 highest scoring nontypical bucks entered into the pope and young records, but its important to remember that antler score isnt everything. Just choosing a western state is quite a daunting task. The book is an easyreading collection of stories, about how hunting with the bow and. Does anyone know of a resource i can go through to find the top 10 counties in ohio for big bucks. Records for animals killed by muzzleloaders are kept in the longhunter society recordbook put out by the national muzzle loading rifle association. Boone and crockett club minimum entry scores wildlife. Whichever outfitter that you choose, be sure to book early in order to get the. Please use your trophy search membership login here.
Saxton pope and arthur young have been honored as the namesakes of the pope and young club, an organization dedicated to bowhunting which continues today and includes its own world record book for north american game. There are numerous recordbooks that accumulate records on coues whitetail. New archery world record nontypical whitetail grand view. Its no easy feat to kill a recordbook buck with a bow, but the. In the last decade southwest ohio has been the setting for numerous records. Pope and young sanctions use of lighted nocks, bow cameras discussion in ohio.
Ie,most frequent kill dates will show the first 10 days of november by far is the best time to arrow a mature buck. It will be a valuable research and scouting tool available at your fingertips. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a bowhunting achievement and celebrates all the times and efforts involved. The buck was shot on public ground in muskingum county on november 10 and has a gorgeous 7. Drying period official measurements cannot be taken until the antlers, horns, skulls, or tusks have air dried at normal room temperature for at least 60 days after the animal was killed.
These are the biggest nontypical whitetail bucks ever killed by. The deer was certified by the boone and crockett club at the same time as james jordans buck, making them the no. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. The third highest scoring pope and young typical buck of all time goes to tim reed, who killed his 198 38 inch buck in ohio in 2004. Enjoy access to the detailed trophy search engine note. What is the minimum score for boon and crocket and pope. Online search of the all time record book database. Only longbow, recurve and compound bow entries are accepted. What is the minimum score for boon and crocket and pope and young. Ohiosportsman is proud to be the oldest and largest hunting and fishing outdoors community in ohio. Like ohio, indiana is relatively new to the scene of bigbuck hunting.
He was also fortunate enough to meet and interview dale gertz, and now brings us the story of the new maryland state record nontypical whitetail. Bowhunting records of north american whitetail deer is the first book the pope and young club has produced which is a species specific book pope and young club, 1999. The second largest on record is a deer taken in 1962 in nebraska by del austin with a score of 27978 points. Discussion in ohio whitetail deer hunting started by srconnell22, sep 27, 2008. Last week, a hunter in ohio reportedly harvested one of the largest whitetail deer ever taken by a hunter, which has inadvertently launched a social. But many turkey hunters have no idea where to go to record extraordinary longbeards for posterity, conservation and bragging rights.
We decided to dive into those record books to find the 10 most impressive whitetails ever taken with a bow. Letoff rule let go pope and young club paves way for new world. Using the boone and crockett club system of scoring, the pope and young club maintains the records for all archerytaken. The g2s tally over 14 inches long and are absolutely incredible. The pope and young club is one of north americas leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. The pope and young club has a crew of volunteer, trained, official measurers. Users will be able to search the entire records program database of over 115,000 record book entries and millions of data points. For archery hunters, there is the pope and young book. According to dangelo, there are 40 official boone and crocket or pope and young big game scorers throughout the state. Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife. In order to qualify for an award, the rack must be measured by an official measurer for the boone and crockett or pope and young clubs, or by a wildlife biologist, conservation officer or other individual certified by the dnr to measure for the iowa program. The beatty buck, harvested in greene county in the fall of 2000 by mike beatty. In order to be entered into the pope and young records, the game animal must be taken with a bow and arrow.
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