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ROOSEVELT’S ELK Hunter: Justin Shumway Score: 317-1/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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2020 YEARBOOK THE OFFICI A L PUBLICATION OF THE BOONE A ND CROCK ETT CLUB
Special Edition n May 2021
Back in the day, to learn a new skill or trade you would apprentice to a master craftsman for a period of onthe-job training, typically at low wages. Now, apprentice is often used in a broader context to simply mean a beginner or novice. You could argue that most of us were apprentice hunters at one time, learning hunting skills and responsibilities “on the job” from one season to the next from a parent, relative, or family friend. Many of us went from our Red Ryders to .22s to centerfire rifles under the instruction and watchful eye of our mentors. We came to understand that safety always comes first and to never take a shot until we had fully and clearly identified our target and knew we had a safe background. We also learned about the nature and habits of the game we hunted, and which hunting strategies might work best. Often through stories and
example, we gained an awareness of what it meant to be an ethical hunter, to be your own referee and that fair chase always came first. This past year saw a large influx of young adults into our hunting ranks, men and women who did not typically grow up in hunting families. Sure, there are lots of things we can learn online these days, but the tenets of good sportsmanship and the meaning of fair chase are still best handled with a one-on-one conversation. In the months ahead, I hope you’ll make it a point to reach out to one of these new hunters. You might find him or her at the shooting range, a conservation dinner event, at work or at a neighborhood barbeque. In a fast-changing world, helping as many of these apprentices as we can become the craftsmen of the future is another kind of record we all want to achieve. Doug Painter Editor-In-Chief
TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: Jerrod J. Gander Score: 162 points Date Taken: 2012 Location: Richland County, Wisconsin
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SKULLS
BLACK BEAR GRIZZLY BEAR ALASKA BROWN BEAR COUGAR
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TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK NON-TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK ROOSEVELT’S ELK TULE ELK
20 MULE DEER
TYPICAL MULE DEER NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER TYPICAL COLUMBIA BLACKTAIL DEER TYPICAL SITKA BLACKTAIL DEER
26 BUSHNELL’S® 70-YEAR DRIVE TO DELIVER PURPOSE-BUILT OPTICS 28 WHITETAIL DEER
TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER NON-TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER
42 MOOSE AND CARIBOU
CANADA MOOSE ALASKA-YUKON MOOSE SHIRAS’ MOOSE MOUNTAIN CARIBOU WOODLAND CARIBOU CENTRAL CANADA BARREN GROUND CARIBOU QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU
54 HORNED GAME PRONGHORN BISON ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT MUSK OX
62 SHEEP
BIGHORN SHEEP DESERT SHEEP DALL’S SHEEP STONE’S SHEEP
The Boone and Crockett Club celebrates young hunters who have embraced the outdoor way of life and embody the spirit of fair chase hunting. The following big game trophies noted as ‘Generation Next’ have been taken by a youth hunter, 16 years or younger.
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Fair Chase is published quarterly by the Boone and Crockett Club and distributed to its Members and Associates. The 2020 Yearbook is a fifth, special edition. Special thanks to Assistant Director of Big Game Records Kyle M. Lehr and Director of Publications Julie Tripp for editing the trophy data and managing all the field photos .
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SKULLS
BLACK BEAR - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 23-10/16 GRIZZLY BEAR - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 27-13/16 ALASKA BROWN BEAR - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 30-12/16 COUGAR - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 16-4/16
BLACK BEAR Hunter: Ellen K. Hannan Score: 21-2/16 points Date Taken: 2020 Location: Suemez Island, Alaska
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1. GRIZZLY BEAR Hunter: Anson P. Goldade Score: 25-9/16 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Melozitna River, Alaska
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2. BLACK BEAR Hunter: Maxime Lapointe Score: 20 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Lac Saint Jean, Quebec 3. BLACK BEAR Hunter: Randall R. Kammerdiener Score: 20-11/16 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: White Mountain Apache Reservation, Arizona 4. BLACK BEAR Hunter: Andreas Bossler Score: 21 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Madison County, Arkansas
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ELK
TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK Hunter: Travis A. Beshears Score: 360-4/8 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Box Elder County, Utah
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TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 442-5/8 NON-TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 478-5/8 ROOSEVELT’S ELK - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 419-6/8 TULE ELK - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 379
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1. TULE ELK Hunter: David E. Evanow Score: 293-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Inyo County, California
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2. NON-TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK Hunter: Gail D. Zimmerman Score: 422-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: White Mountain Apache Reservation, Arizona 3. TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK Hunter: Richard G. Wydoski Score: 383-3/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Coconino County, Arizona 4. ROOSEVELT’S ELK Hunter: Jason G. Cameron Score: 359-1/8 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Grays Harbor County, Washington
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TYPICAL MULE DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 226-4/8
MULE DEER
NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 355-2/8 TYPICAL COLUMBIA BLACKTAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 182-2/8 NON-TYPICAL COLUMBIA BLACKTAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 208-1/8 TYPICAL SITKA BLACKTAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 133 NON-TYPICAL SITKA BLACKTAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 134
TYPICAL MULE DEER Hunter: Gordon L. Nelson Score: 190-3/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Gunnison County, Colorado
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1. TYPICAL COLUMBIA BLACKTAIL Hunter: Brayden J.G. Lippert Score: 126-2/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Chilliwack River, British Columbia
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2. TYPICAL MULE DEER Hunter: Bradley R. Englund Score: 182-7/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Meade County, South Dakota 3. NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER Hunter: Ralph J. Holsclaw Score: 224-3/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Haskell County, Kansas 4. TYPICAL MULE DEER Hunter: Alexander L. Rowein Score: 193-3/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Raft Lake, Alberta 5. TYPICAL MULE DEER Hunter: James J. Jenzano Score: 184-7/8 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Sonora, Mexico
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WHITETAIL DEER
NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: Brian K. Smith Score: 197-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Jackson County, Ohio
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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 213-5/8 NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 333-7/8 TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 144-1/8 NON-TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 196-2/8
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1. NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: Andy A. Byler Score: 186-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Pulaski County, Indiana
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2. NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: Travis L. Cornwall Score: 218-6/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Pasqua Lake, Saskatchewan 3. TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: David G. Mattausch Score: 110-2/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Pima County, Arizona 4. NON-TYPICAL COUES’ WHITETAIL DEER Hunter: Derek F. Case Score: 126-3/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Graham County, Arizona
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ALASKA-YUKON MOOSE - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 266-4/8
MOOSE & CARIBOU
CANADA MOOSE Hunter: John D. Lovetere Score: 185-7/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Piscataquis County, Maine
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CANADA MOOSE - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 242 SHIRAS’ MOOSE - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 205-4/8 MOUNTAIN CARIBOU - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 459-3/8 WOODLAND CARIBOU - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 419-5/8 BARREN GROUND CARIBOU - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 477 CENTRAL CANADA BARREN GROUND CARIBOU - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 433-4/8 QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 474-6/8
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1. QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU Hunter: James M. Burkhart Score: 393-6/8 points Date Taken: 2017 Location: Koksoak River, Quebec
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2. MOUNTAIN CARIBOU Hunter: Kresimir P. Lackovic Score: 378-4/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories 3. SHIRAS’ MOOSE Hunter: Shaun C. Sandoval Score: 157-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Chaffee County, Colorado 4. ALASKA-YUKON MOOSE Hunter: Brian W. Christensen Score: 248-4/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Chuilnak River, Alaska
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HORNED GAME
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT Hunter: Cody W. Purcell Score: 47-2/8 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Chaffee County, Colorado
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PRONGHORN - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 96-4/8 BISON - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 136-4/8 ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 57-4/8 MUSK OX - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 129
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1. ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT Hunter: Theodore D. Cosco Score: 48-2/8 points Date Taken: 2015 Location: Dease Lake, British Columbia
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2. PRONGHORN Hunter: Ryan G. Firth Score: 85 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Fremont County, Wyoming 3. PRONGHORN Hunter: Douglas A. Wesley Score: 85-2/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Torrance County, New Mexico 4. ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT Hunter: Fischer S. Schluessler Score: 51-2/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Baker County, Oregon
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SHEEP
BIGHORN SHEEP - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 216-3/8 DESERT SHEEP - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 205-1/8 DALL’S SHEEP - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 189-6/8 STONE’S SHEEP - WORLD’S RECORD SCORE 196-6/8
DESERT SHEEP Hunter: Dyrk T. Eddie Score: 169-5/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Baja California, Mexico
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1. DALL’S SHEEP Hunter: Carter E. Verhaeghe Score: 163-7/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Mount Greenough, Alaska
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2. STONE’S SHEEP Hunter: Tyrel K. Ryder Score: 178-7/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Gathto Creek, British Columbia 3. DESERT SHEEP Hunter: Michael W. Parbst Score: 175-7/8 points Date Taken: 2019 Location: Inyo County, California 4. BIGHORN SHEEP Hunter: Johnnie L. Hamilton Score: 180 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Baca County, Colorado 5. DESERT SHEEP Hunter: Robert A. Theis Score: 172-2/8 points Date Taken: 2018 Location: Culberson County, Texas
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