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T H E O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L O F P O P E A N D YO U N G

Inside the Issue UP FRONT 5 From the Editor 7 Executive Director 9 President’s Column 10 Director’s Stand

CONSERVATION 11 Conservation Chair

BIG GAME

REMEMBERING DON MORGAN. DON WITH ONE OF HIS A P PA N O O S E C O U N T Y, N E B R A S K A W H I T E TA I L S .

12 Records Report 16 Measuring and Scoring Antlers: Quebec-Labrador Caribou

Repr inted fro m o u r P&Y B&C Jo int Measu rer ’s M a nu a l

24 Big Game Species Profile: Quebec-Labrador Caribou 35 Real World Records: Quebec-Labrador Caribou 36 32nd Boone & Crockett Awards Banquet 38 Noska’s Notes: Quick Quebec-Labrador By Frank No ska

40 Remembering Don Morgan

By Glenn Hisey and Kar la Hamersma

42 Recent 35th Recording Period Entries

FEATURES 52 Super Slam: Be Versatile for Elk!

By C hu c k Adams

54 Adventure Bowhunter: Outback Tusker

By To m Miranda

MEMBERSHIP 58 Membership Column 59 Membership Listing H u n t e r M i c h a e l H a a c k • S p e c i e s Tu l e E l k • S c o r e 3 27 1 2 / 8 L o c a t i o n M e n d o c i n o C o u n t y, C a l i fo r n i a • D a t e 0 9 / 1 0 / 2 0 24

YOUTH 60 Kyle Lipke Bio

ADVENTUROUS BOWWOMEN B A C K C O V E R H u n t e r D o n a l d Wa l e s • S p e c i e s Q u e b e c - La b ra d o r C a r i b o u Score 335 7/8 • Date 09/23/2016

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From the Editor BY STEVE ASHLEY

Fo u n d e d 1 9 6 1 Board of Directors President • Kurt Ebers 227 Stone Ridge Drive, Hannibal, MO 63401 573-719-8933 • kcebers@gmail.com

First Vice President • Dallas Smith

n the 1990s, I was hired by the Club as their graphic designer. Because of my background in graphic design and the printing trade, I was brought on to assist in book design and printing production management of the record book program. In the late 90s, I was tapped by Don Morgan to help him take the Club’s newsletter to the next level. Under Don’s direction, I took over the newsletter design, and we added a touch of color to the publication. One day in the summer of 2002, I was visiting the office in Chatfield while the Board of Directors was meeting. During that meeting, Don advised the Board that he was stepping down as Newsletter Editor. During one of the meeting breaks, Kevin came out of the meeting room and asked me if I would be interested in taking over as editor of the newsletter? He and Don sat me down, and we talked it over. I ended up saying yes, and that’s how it started. I can’t thank Don enough for trusting me with the future of this publication. With Don’s passing, Glenn Hisey and Karla Hammersma put together the article on page 40 in memory of Don’s service to the Club and his profound impact.

I want to welcome our new Youth Coordinator, Kyle Lipke. If you have been a regular reader of the Ethic, you will be familiar with his name. Over the last few years, Kyle has written several youth columns and youthoriented feature articles. This issue’s Youth column will introduce you to Kyle. Welcome aboard, Kyle! With the recent membership survey, as I noted in the last issue, we received many comments, some of which I shared. We have continued to receive comments and take your thoughts to heart. You will see changes to this publication as we implement your recommendations. From less business-oriented content to more member-driven content, we want to take the Ethic to a new level. I want to remind all my fellow members, once again, that if you would like to share your stories or trophy field photos with the rest of the membership, please email them directly to me at steve@pope-young.org. They don’t need to be record-book class animals, just fair-chase bow kills. Hope you all had a great fall hunting season. I’m looking forward to seeing those success photos and hearing those stories!

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Treasurer • Phil Dalrymple 4542 E. Camp Lowell Dr. Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85712 520-400-6035 • pdalrymple@randacpas.com

Past President Director • Jim Willems 5750 Rail Rd., Farmington, NM 87402 505-330-8211 • jimbow505@gmail.com

Directors Merritt Compton 469 Aiken Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-5112 • mcc11@cornell.edu

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Records Chair • Roy Grace P.O. Box 948, Lakeside, AZ 85929 760-851-4434 • roy@pope-young.org

Membership Chair • Stephen LePage 2574 Divide Rd., Lewistown, MT, 59457 406-535-5636 • stephenandamylepage@yahoo.com

Conservation Chair • Doug Clayton 18016 Colt Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51502 402-305-1941 • dclay33@cox.net

Youth Coordinator • Kyle Lipke

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Members are invited to submit comments, questions, photos, artwork, and short articles. All contributions must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope if they are to be returned. However the Pope & Young Club does not assume responsibility for the safe return of any unsolicited materials. Items submitted for publication should be sent to the Ethic Editor, steve@pope-young.org, Pope and Young Club, INC, 2028 E Ben White Blvd #240-9931, Austin, TX 78741, or admin@pope-young. org. Any questions can be directed to Steve Ashley, P&Y Ethic Editor, steve@pope-young.org, or write in care of the Pope & Young office. The opinions and views contained herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Pope & Young Club. Advertising is accepted at the discretion of the Pope & Young Club. For information contact Dylan Ray, dylan@pope-young.org. The editorial team reserves the right to reject or edit any material which may be deemed detrimental to bowhunting or the Pope & Young Club. The Board of Directors shall make the final determination on questionable materials. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Pope and Young. All requests for such use should be directed to the Ethic Editor at the above address or 507-867-4144.

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Executive Director BY JUSTIN SPRING

am sure many of you have seen our outreach efforts announcing the javelina category. While we initially received mixed feedback, people generally seem to be more excited about it now than opposed to it. With this in mind, I thought our members might appreciate some background on the history and ultimate changes that led the board to vote on sending the question to the membership, and ultimately, the membership’s approval of the category. I write this mid-season across much of the country, and seeing archery trophies being taken in my social media feed shows me that our wildlife herds are healthy, and that efforts have ensured opportunities for the archery hunter continue. In this column I would like to highlight a few of the efforts the organization has been engaged in working to ensure your opportunities as a bow hunter continue.

Our biggest win came under the Protect pillar in Arizona, where Pope and Young spoke up when the commission was considering strengthening restrictions on crossbow usage in response to increased success rates driven by the issuance of more crossbow use permits. I am sure most of you are aware that the Casey Brooks bull elk has been special-paneled and confirmed as our new American non-typical elk world record (See the Records Report column on page 12). Not only did this announcement put the Club’s records program back in the national spotlight, but it also allowed us to further speak on the topic of Fair Chase Bowhunting on our social media channels. The biggest threat bowhunting faces is the encroachment of technology into the sport, which erodes public support, reduces opportunities, and dilutes the experience we all so dearly love.

Supporting the Promote pillar of our mission, we helped support two major efforts. The first was the title sponsor of Jack Creek Foundation Outdoors Camp this past summer. Thanks to the organization’s support, 25 scholarships were made available to interested participants. Additional archery targets and supplies were purchased. Their Executive Director reported that 24 students received their archery hunter safety certifications at this year’s camp. Pope and Young also served a supporting role in the Wild Sustenance collegiate course, which was delivered in both Montana and upstate New York. This course is designed to educate students about hunting and its role in conservation, with the prerequisite that none of the students have ever hunted before. For the Montana course, my wife and I served as the chefs for the weekend, where I also delivered a presentation on wild game preparation

Montana Wild Sustenance collegiate course class.

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Merritt Compton delivering an introduction to archery presentation.

and participated as a panelist in a discussion on the role of conservation organizations in North America’s overall conservation efforts. Addressing the Preserve pillar, Board member Merritt Compton delivered an introduction to archery presentation to the New York students, which was wellreceived as well. While these efforts may not result in as many new archery hunters as other endeavors, the value they serve is allowing these students to solidify a positive view of hunters by showing

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them how those immersed in the activity respect and promote wildlife. Will these students ever hunt themselves? Possibly, but more likely they will take the experience back to their peer groups, where discussion of hunting, records, archery, game preparation, and conservation will be more informed and ensure the positive image of hunters remains strong in the roughly 78% of the US population that may not hunt themselves but support it. I have written in this column before about Pope and Young’s participation

in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners. As a founding member, our continued participation sits squarely in the Protect portion of our mission. This allows our voice to be amplified on support or opposition to conservation policy issues happening in DC and across the country in real time. In the coming year, we plan to continue in all these areas and greatly appreciate your continued support. If you would like to get more involved, don’t hesitate to reach out to any of our board members or me.

President’s Column BY KURT EBERS

’m nearing the end of my third term as your President and wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over these past six years. Going back to my youth days, I vividly recall my father (Hard Ebers) talking to my mother about heading out to attend another P&Y board meeting with Club legends like Jim Dougherty, Fred Asbell, and M.R. James. Never did I imagine that one day I would follow in my father’s footsteps by serving as President of the Board. I especially want to thank former board member Dirk Dieterich and Past-President Jim Willems for the opportunity to serve as the Club’s Treasurer before becoming President. A President’s legacy and accomplishments are all based upon the caliber of board they surround themselves with. I’ve been fortunate to have a solid board that is progressive, in a good way, while always keeping the Club’s founding principles in play when making decisions to move the Club forward. While we stumbled at times, I feel the Club is on strong financial and operational grounds to meet the challenges facing non-profit wildlife/conservation organizations. Listed below are a few of the major changes/accomplishments over the past years: • Weathered the COVID pandemic storm and didn’t have to lay off any staff members. • Sold the Chatfield office location for $780,000 (all funds invested)

• Museum artifacts securely stored at Bass Pro in Springfield, MO. • Investment portfolio of $2.7 million invested with Charles Schwab • Revamp of Club’s Giving Societies – Fred Bear & Razorhead • Creation of the Yahi Lifetime membership category • Changed our velvet rule and allowed awards (including World records) for all velvet species • Changed policy on lighted sights and created new wording for bylaws • Added non-typical categories and inch requirements for Sitka Deer, Tule elk & Roosevelt elk • Created a new species (Javelina) and a minimum score (13 14/16”) for the records program One major change I wanted to note is the result of your comments from the recent Ethics survey. In the future, you will see consolidation of board member

columns, more member North American big game hunt stories, stories regarding the Club’s history, and member hunting photos. In closing, it’s been an honor serving the Club, and I look forward to continuing as your Past President. By the time you receive this, the upcoming election will be in motion. Please take your role as a member seriously and do your part in participating in the election. Last, friendly reminder on the 2027 convention (April 8th – 10th) and heading to Little Rock, Arkansas. The main convention hotel will be the Little Rock Marriott, which is connected to the Statehouse Convention Center. The Statehouse Convention Center will be ground zero for all convention-related activities. Please mark your calendar now to attend, as we have selected a great Midwest location and a facility that is more affordable for all our members.

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Director’s Stand BY MERRITT COMPTON

Reflection

t is bittersweet as I write this column. Nearly a decade ago, I received a phone call from our past President, Jim Willems, asking if I would be willing to step in as Conservation Chair due to an unforeseen circumstance. In all honesty, at the time, I’m not sure I was the right person for that position, but I told Jim I would be willing to step forward to help our organization in any way possible. My, how time has flown. Over the past decade, it would be an understatement to say that our organization has faced some challenging times. We’ve had three different Executive Directors, numerous staff changes, and our Museum was relocated to Springfield, Missouri, under the watchful care of the folks at Bass Pro. Our office in Chatfield, MN, was dissolved, and our staff is now entirely remote. In our ever-changing technological world, we’ve even gone to a virtual mailbox for all of our correspondence. Change, well, it’s constant and unending. Yet, despite the challenging times that Pope & Young has faced, with membership and financial issues as well, I can honestly say that your organization is in the best of hands.

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During my decade on the Board, your elected Presidents, Jim Willems and Kurt Ebers, have done an amazing job of keeping our organization headed in the right direction through their tireless efforts. Although there have been challenges, there have been numerous ‘positive’ changes as well. To name just a few, your Board voted unanimously to allow velvet-bow-harvested animals into our Records. Which, in my humble opinion, was long overdue. If you’ve attended any of our recent Conventions, you would understand the excitement that has been brought! We’ve witnessed some of the most amazing Big Game displays EVER on record! In addition, we’ve most recently voted javelina as a Big Game animal into our records. I’m sure, as time progresses, our Record book will fill with new entries, as hunters add this animal to their ‘wish list’. Yet, even more exciting to me personally is that Kyle Lipke, from New Mexico, has stepped forward to move our Youth Membership into the future. If you attended our Phoenix Convention, you would truly understand how exciting this is! The future is definitely bright!

Yes, change is constant. So, with that said, I have made the personal decision to step down as a Director—kind of a self-imposed term limit. Every organization deserves new faces, new ideas, and new input. Without that, growth becomes stagnant. Plus, I don’t want to become like some of our government officials, if you know what I mean. Being on the Board has been a special honor for me. I’ve enjoyed ‘every minute’ working with some of the best individuals you could ask to work with. Not only your Board but your staff as well. The best of the best. The legacy of the Pope & Young Club is definitely in good hands! My only hope is that you would consider running for a Board position someday or serving on a committee to get involved! I can guarantee it’s rewarding in every way. Thank you again for entrusting me to serve as one of your Directors over the past decade. The Pope & Young Club has been a major part of my life for the last 50 years. I will most certainly continue to help our organization where needed, and I’ll definitely see you at the Conventions! Until then, folks, I’m going hunting!

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Conservation Chair Column B Y D O U G C L AY T O N

n my last column (Fall 2025), I wrote about the numerous attempts by some members of Congress to sell public land for short-term financial gain. At least for the time being, that bill has died as it was withdrawn by its sponsor, UT Senator Mike Lee. Unfortunately, that’s not the only attack aimed at our nation’s public lands, clean air, and water. I’ve tried to keep politics out of my columns, but there comes a time when there is no choice but to speak up. I know there will be some opposition to what I’m saying, that’s your right. The current Washington administration has launched an all-out assault on our public lands, where we hunt, fish, hunt, and camp – and it doesn’t stop with Senator Lee’s attempt. Environmental laws that helped protect clean air and water have been rolled back or completely gutted. Habitat loss is the leading cause of biodiversity decline and threatens most federally protected species. The controversial Alaskan Ambler Road, a proposed 211-mile mining road through pristine wilderness in the Brooks Range, was initially tabled in 2024 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) due to heavy opposition from Alaska residents, indigenous subsistence hunters, and hunters and anglers from across the country. Roughly 135,000 comments against the construction of this road were received by the BLM. However, this administration has now given it the green light. If construction proceeds, the road will cut through one of the longest migration paths in the world, crossing

almost 3,000 rivers and streams. The Western Arctic caribou herd would be impacted, which has already declined by 65% overall over the last two to three decades. In 2023, the 164,000-caribou photocensus was the lowest population estimate in 40 years. In the conservation world, when proposals come forward regarding wildlife and wild places, organizations need to do their due diligence and scrutinize them on the merits of their effects, rather than on the political party they came from. There are several legitimate environmental issues we face, both nationally and worldwide; however, the ability to engage in civil discourse is almost nonexistent due to the actions of both major parties. Civility and compromise are truly endangered species in today’s political arena. When one side says “the sky is falling” with exaggerated claims that clearly have not happened, their credibility is reduced. Then the other side counters that those claims are a “hoax” and “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. This reduces the credibility of both sides. This is a concern when, as hunters, we are seeing the changes taking place every season we go afield. The drought conditions across the West, glaciers retreating at unprecedented rates, and species expanding or declining as habitats change due to varying temperatures. These changes are real and expand beyond our North American public lands. Coral reefs, which provide food and habitat for nearly a million species and form the foundation of marine life in tropical

oceans, are dying at an unprecedented rate. Impacts are being seen from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to Florida’s Sombrero Reef. Two years ago, Mantee Bay in Florida recorded a record-breaking sea surface temperature of 101.1° F – hot tub temperature! The mortality rate of some Florida coral reefs is in the high 90s, while the aforementioned Sombrero Reef experienced 100% mortality. The reefs are not only a source of habitat for underwater species but are also vital for the fishing industries around the world, contributing billions of dollars to the global economy and buffering coastal regions from devastating storms. As hunters, these changes should be alarming; however, that isn’t what we, as hunter-conservationists, should be most alarmed about. It’s the lack of collaboration between the parties and ultimately the country on issues that greatly affect the land we bowhunters and all users of public land hold so dear. Neither side can claim to know what the best answer to wildlife issues is, as the answer lies somewhere in between (there’s that darn concept of compromise again). The solutions to these issues that lie in the middle should be our mission to preserve, promote, and protect bowhunting and the land and water that sustains the wildlife we pursue. Whatever transpires, we may live to see some of it in our lifetime, but our children, their children, and generations after us will most definitely have to live with the consequences of the decisions we make today. WINTER • 2025

Records Report BY TIM ROZEWSKI

Directing the Records and Special Judges Panel

Casey Brooks with his Pope and Young Club new world record Non-typical American elk.

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am sure that most all of you have heard that Casey Brooks’ bull has been accepted as Pope and Young’s New World Record Non-Typical American elk, at 478 2/8 points. In addition to highlighting some photos of the process, I would like to take this opportunity to explain the Pope & Young Club’s Special Judges Panels in a little more detail, as well as what took place this October when Pope & Young, along with the Boone & Crockett Club, convened one such Special Judges Panel. When an official measurer contacts us about a potential world record that they intend to measure, or if they send it to us without prior notice, we begin discussing a potential Special Judges Panel for that trophy. When and if the club accepts that original entry, we contact the hunter and determine if a Special Judges Panel is warranted. As you are aware, we can only host a Special Judges Panel for potential world records, but we are not required to do so. We might conclude that sending the trophy to our biennial Judges Panel is appropriate. The calendar and our schedules usually dictate this. If a potential world record comes in 6-8 months before our regular biannual Judges Panel, we typically do not convene a “Special” judges panel. In the case of the Non-typical American elk that we recently verified, it was submitted and accepted within the first three months of this 35th biennium. And for the first time since the Boone & Crockett Club and the Pope & Young Club adopted joint panel judging rules and created a joint measurer’s manual, we had a potential world record for both organizations! As you can see, by doing the math, we do not rush a Special Judges Panel. We had our

The Special Judges Panel measurers and host (left to right): Jake Weisse, Russ Spaulding, Mike Opitz, Tim Rozewski, and Justin Spring.

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national convention, the Boone & Crockett Judges Panel, and the Boone & Crockett convention to complete before we could coordinate this Special Judges panel. When we begin planning such a panel, both clubs discuss both where to host the event and who to invite as Special Judges. We don’t take this lightly, and there are specific rules set forth by both organizations that must be adhered to. The most notable requirement is that all judges (official measurers) who are invited must

As a team, we take all measurements together and reach an agreement.

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have attended one of the club’s Panel Judging events in the past. We also try to work with the hunter on the general location and dates when possible. In this case, we hosted the event at the office of the Boone & Crockett Club’s Records Committee Chairman in Lacey, Washington. We identified three judges who lived within an hour of the location, with our Executive Director and me rounding out the team. So, what happens at a Special Judges Panel, and why did this trophy not become

the new Boone & Crockett world record? Nothing different happens at a Special Judges panel compared to either of the club’s regular Judges Panels. Two teams measure the trophy separately without looking at the original score sheet. Then, when both teams are done, the Special Panel Chairman shares the score sheets of the two special panel teams with the Director of Records and the club(s) Records Committee Chairman. We review all three score sheets and then bring all

four measures together if/when there are measurement disagreements that need to be “resolved”. When we resolve a point of measurement, everyone gets to express their thoughts and give their interpretations of the situation and the rules at hand, and, as a team, we remeasure that point together and reach an agreement. Finally, any resolved points of measurement are reviewed, and if the Chairman or the Directors of Records feel the original measurer made a mistake, an adjustment is made.

Sometimes, that adjustment increases the final score, and sometimes it lowers it. For the Non-typical American elk, a very unique point that was interpreted as a common base point was determined, unanimously, not to have the necessary required separation at the intersection of that point and its parent point; therefore, the point was remeasured and adjusted. This resulted in the G4 on that side of the trophy being re-measured as it changed where the center point of that G4 point

began, and the length of that point, too, was remeasured and adjusted. Nobody knew the final score until all “resolve” measurements were done and unanimously agreed upon. Some might say it is unfortunate that the final score fell just 3/8” short of becoming Boone & Crockett’s new world record. Still, we are not in a position as Special Judges and Directors to try to make a trophy achieve a specific score; we verify that the original measurer made proper decisions.

The G4 on the side of the trophy, pictured here, was being re-measured as it changed where the center point of that G4 point began, and the length of that point, too, was remeasured and adjusted.

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QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU ANTLERS Measuring and Scoring REPRINTED FROM OUR P&Y B&C JOINT MEASURER'S MANUAL

Figure 1 Boundary locations for the five categories of caribou accepted by the Pope and Young and Boone and Crockett Clubs.

Figure 2 Woodland caribou (green) and Quebec-Labrador caribou (gold) boundary locations for records-keeping purposes.

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ll North American caribou belong to a single genus and species (Rangifer tarandus) that includes the domesticated reindeer. Many varieties of caribou have been described, but for B&C and P&Y recordskeeping purposes, only five categories are recognized—Mountain (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Woodland (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Barren Ground (Rangifer tarandus granti), Central Canada Barren Ground (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus), and Quebec-Labrador (Rangifer tarandus caribou). See the Category Boundaries, Figure 1, for descriptions of their ranges. While certain categories display more pronounced features than others, and individual caribou racks vary widely in conformation, all caribou have the same basic antler structure. Thus, the scoring system is identical for all five categories. Caribou occur throughout the northern reaches of the North American continent, including Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and all Canadian provinces. The Woodland caribou is the only caribou that is native to a few of the Lower 48 states—and only along the Canadian border. In response to declining numbers across their southern range, the few remaining animals have been transplanted to British Columbia, where efforts continue to hopefully one day rebuild these populations. The Quebec-Labrador caribou category was established in 1968. This large woodland caribou has very wide, long-beamed antlers with

almost universally palmated bez formations. To have left these animals in competition with the woodland caribou of Newfoundland would have resulted in a complete swamping of the smaller-antlered woodland caribou from Newfoundland. Boundaries for Quebec-Labrador caribou are just as the name implies, Quebec and Labrador (Figure 2). Mature caribou antlers show a usual pattern of five main features as illustrated in Figure 11-A: 1) A main beam, E, that arises from the skull and grows outward, upward and backward, and then forward to the tip. 2) A brow palm, F-1, often referred to as a shovel and commonly found on only one antler, projects in a perpendicular fashion from the main beam (not from the bez) forward over the face as a single, short spike, branched tine or a broad, multi-pointed palm. 3) A bez point (pronounced “bay”), F-2, growing forward from the main beam just above the brow palm, can have two or more branches and often shows some palmation. 4) A rear point, F-3, usually develops as an unbranched spike projecting backward from about the middle of the main beam. 5) A series of distinct, separate points develop at the top of the antler main beam, with the beam often showing distinct palmation at this location. Accurately measuring caribou antlers can be time-consuming. It requires close attention to instructions, as techniques and metrics used are not common to other antlered game.

Main Beam and Point Lengths The length of the main beam and antler point length measurements (NOTE: for a point to qualify, it only has to be “4/8” long. Caribou is the only antlered species where it is not a 1” point rule.) are taken with a flexible steel cable or a quarter-inch wide, flexible steel lip-end tape. The use of a round, flexible steel cable greatly speeds up

Figure 11-E The correct choice for F-2 measurements on typical bezes is the line extending to the most-distant projection of the point.

the measuring process while still yielding an accurate measurement. However, only the quarter-inch wide, steel ring-end tape can be used for circumference measurements. For measurement of length, the cable is positioned along the outer curve of the beam or point. The end of the measurement is marked by attaching a mini-hook clip or an alligator clip to the cable at the proper spot. The cable is then removed and held in a straight line against a folding carpenter’s ruler or straightedge to determine the measured length. The lip-end tape is often faster to use when antler points are generally straight, as the lip-end can be easily hooked on the end of the antler point and the tape stretched across the point’s base line. When using a quarter-inch wide, lipend tape on a curved point or antler beam, mark with masking tape those locations where you must pivot the measuring tape along the line of measurement. The next step is to measure the main beam lengths. The score chart indicates the end of the beam length is the most distant point of the main beam. In determining which points of the antler tops are to be regarded as the main beam tips, both antlers must be studied. These points should be the longest forward-projecting points. Most caribou show the main beams growing forward with the tips over the top of the skull. On many caribou antlers, the main beam tip is the lowest point on the forwarddirected main beam. The main beam tip always projects forward. The measurement for determining the length of antler main beam (E) is illustrated

Figure 11-A Mature caribou racks show a usual pattern of five main features: 1. Main Beam (E, H-1, H-2, and H-3) 2. Brow Palm (F-1 and G-1) 3. Bez Point (F-2) 4. Rear Point (F-3) 5. Top Palm (F-4, F-5, G-2, and H-4)

on the score chart and in Figure 11-A. The measurement line starts by hooking a flexible steel cable or lip-end tape under the edge of the antler burr in the exact center of the antler and running it to the beam tip, maintaining it along the center of the outer side of the beam. It can be measured either from the tip to the burr or from the burr to the tip. Either way should result in the same measurement if the correct line is chosen. The line of measurement across the top palm follows the most massive structure to WINTER • 2025

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the beam tip. Do not measure through the center of the top palm; stay on the center of the main beam out to its tip. (Note main beam length location of Figure 11-A) The length of main beam is recorded in the box on Line E of the score chart.

Figure 11-F Occasionally a brow palmlike structure comes off the bez, not off the beam. In such a case, that structure cannot be treated as a brow palm but rather as a point or points on the bez.

Measurement of the length of brow palm (F-1) and bez (F-2) is similar to point measurements in deer and elk. Point base lines are established for these points where they join main beam material. Before marking the base lines, however, first affix masking tape to the bases of the points. The edge of the beam, and hence the starting location for the base line for the brow palm, may be quite forward and somewhat under the brow palm itself, so care must be taken when marking the brow palm’s base. The length is then taken from the center of the brow’s base over the outer curve to the tip. This measurement may be taken either on the outside or the inside of the brow palm, depending on the curvature of the brow. Since the brow palm and bez may possess multiple branches, there may be several choices for placement of the measurement line. The correct choice is the line that extends into the most distant projection of the point. Figure 11-E illustrates

Figure 11-G Examples of rear-point projections, which may be blunt and triangular in shape; occasionally the rear-point projection will not qualify as an actual point.

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some possible F-2 measurements. Particularly on the bez, the greatest length may be up one of the points that branches from the bez prior to its tip. It is also important to note that both the brow palm and the bez must project from the main beam itself. On occasion, a brow palm-like structure comes not off the beam but off the bez as illustrated in Figure 11-F. This situation occurs most often with Central Canada Barren Ground caribou antlers, but there are examples in all caribou categories. In such a case, that structure cannot be treated as a brow palm but rather as points on the bez— the brow palm is missing, and the condition should be noted in the Remarks section. The length of brow palms (or first point) is recorded in the box on Line F-1 of the score chart. A zero is recorded for the obvious absence of a brow palm. The length of bez (or second point) is recorded in the box on Line F-2 of the score chart. Rear points (F-3) are often missing on caribou. If the rear point qualifies as a point in terms of being longer than wide at some point one-half inch or more from the point tip, its length is measured from its tip to its base line on the main beam. Often, the rear point may be quite blunt and triangular in shape. Figure 11-G illustrates these cases. If a projection does not qualify as a point, it is obviously not counted or measuxred as a point. Credit can be given for only a single rear point on each antler. On rare occasions, an extra rear point (not a branch of the rear point) may develop on one or both antlers. In such cases, choose the more normal one to measure as the rear point. The other will receive credit only in the point count for the antler. The length of rear points is recorded in the box on Line F-3 of the score chart. Measurement of the individual points F-4 and F-5 (second-longest and longest top-palm points) differs from other caribou point measurements in several ways. These two points are measured over their outer curve to the lower edge of the main beam,

Figure 11-H Measurement of the individual points F-4 and F-5 (second-longest and longest top-palm points) extends beyond the base line (green) to the lower edge of the beam.

rather than to a base line established on the top edge of the main beam. Commonly, these points are part of a noticeable palm formation, with a portion of their length hidden in the palm. For that reason, they are measured to the lower edge of the main beam. The first part of this measurement is in the usual manner, from the point tip to the top edge of the main beam (where a base line would be drawn in the other antlered categories). Then the measurement is continued at a right angle to the main beam axis to the lower edge of the beam with the entire length being recorded. Figure 11-H illustrates this technique. Note that the measurement is continued to the midpoint of the lower edge of palm, which is often keel-shaped. A common error is to not take the lengths of F-4 and F-5 to the bottom edge of the top palm. One additional consideration to keep in mind when measuring the second-longest top-palm point (F-4) is that it cannot be a branch of the longest top-palm point (F-5). It must arise from the top edge of the palm or the main beam as a separate point. This instruction is necessary as the longest top-palm point may have an offshoot point that extends further from the main beam

Figure 11-B There are three separate spread measurements taken for caribou: tip-to-tip spread (A), greatest spread (B), and inside spread (C). Use a wall and a carpenter’s level with a C-clamp to make the right-angle measurements necessary for both the greatest spread (B) and the inside spread (C). The only spread measurement in the final score is the inside spread (C) so long as it is not greater than the longer antler. If the inside spread is greater than the longer antler length, enter the longer antler length for the spread credit.

than the actual second-longest top-palm point. If this point branch was designated as the second-longest point, it would create a false measurement for both G-2 (width of top palm) and H-4 (circumference at smallest place between two longest top-palm points) by directing these lines of measurement to a point fork, rather than the true palm area. The lengths of second-longest and longest top points are recorded in the boxes on lines F-4 and F-5 of the score chart, respectively.

Spread Measurements The tip-to-tip spread and greatest-spread measurements (Figure 11-B) are supplementary data and not figured into the final

score. They are recorded on the score chart as they indicate the general conformation of the rack and, with other measurements, give a useful picture of antler formation. The tip-to-tip spread measurement (Figure 11-B, A) must be taken using a folding carpenter’s ruler or some other straightedge. This measurement is simply from the center of the tip of one antler to the center of the tip of the other and recorded on Line A on the score chart. The length of main beam must be taken prior to the tip-totip measurement to ensure the furthest forward-facing projection has been identified as the beam tip. Because caribou racks are so large, the greatest-spread measurement (Figure 11-B, WINTER • 2025

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Figure 11-C Measure down a half-inch from the squared-off tip of the projection. If the width is less than a half-inch, it can be counted as a point (green line). If width is greater than the length, continue measuring farther down the projection to see if there is a place where the length exceeds the width, therefore making it a point.

B) is best taken by laying the rack on a level floor against a wall or some other perfectly vertical surface and sliding one of the antlers snugly against the wall so that the skull’s length is parallel to the wall. Then place a carpenter’s level, making sure it is plumb, against the outside edge (whether it is a point tip or the main beam) of the opposite antler at the greatest distance from

the wall, and measure the distance from the wall to the carpenter’s level. The greatest spread is recorded in the box on Line B of the score chart. The inside spread of main beams (Figure 11-B, C) must also be taken with a folding carpenter’s ruler, using the brass extension to complete the measured line. Care must be exercised to properly position the ruler for this measurement. The line of measurement must be at a right angle to the long axis of the skull and parallel to the skull cap. Thus, if one beam should be positioned higher than the other, it will be necessary to use a carpenter’s square or straightedge against the higher antler to properly locate the line. The actual measurement will reflect the greatest distance between the inside edges of the two main beams at their center. Make sure this measurement is taken between beams and not between the top palm material. If the main beams roll inwards or tilt outwards, the inside spread is taken to the centers of the main beams. Rarely, one antler will curve inward in the normal fashion, while the other will flare outward. In such a case, subjective judgment must be exercised, choosing the point of measurement on the flaring antler

Figure 11-D Proper point count for three situations dealing with brow-palm configurations.

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where it begins to diverge from the normal curvature as found on the other antler. The inside spread of main beams is recorded in the box on Line C of the score chart. Note that spread credit, also on Line C of the score chart, cannot exceed the length of the longer antler main beam. If the inside spread measurement does exceed the longer main beam, record the longer main beam length (rather than the inside spread measurement) in the box on Line C of the score chart for spread credit. An inside spread greater than the length of the longer antler is sometimes seen in QuebecLabrador caribou racks, but rarely in other caribou categories.

Point Determination and Count While caribou generally display the five features mentioned above, no other antlered species shows greater variety in the development of antler points. For this reason, there is no such thing as an abnormal point in caribou. The point definition in caribou differs from the general definition used for all other antlered game. For purposes of determining points in caribou, a point is any projection at least one-half inch long, and longer than wide at any length of one-half inch or more, measuring from the tip. Any projection meeting this definition is considered a point (Figure 11-C). Some bulls may have more than 50 points. Especially on the brow palm and bez, points may be quite short and curved. A projection is measured over its outer curve when determining its length; width is taken perpendicular to the center line of the length measurement. The total number of points including the beam tip, but excluding any points on the brow palm, is tallied first. Next, the point totals on each brow palm (when present) are determined separately from the points for the rest of the antler and entered on the appropriate line on the score chart. Care must be taken not to count the brow palm

to the upper tip of the palm. Thus, that tip is then the brow palm and not a separate point off the rest of that palm. In the other two diagrams, one (center) then two (right) other points occur. Again, the top tip counts as one, and the lower structure counts as either a second, or second and third points. If the brow palm, bez, rear, or top points are missing on one or both antlers, record them as zeroes (0) or dashes (–) on the score chart to properly identify the point sequence. Since many caribou have only a single brow palm, or a brow palm and a spike, there is no difference penalty for lack of symmetry on brow-palm measurements.

Widths of Brow and Top Palm

Figure 11-I Examples of G-1 palm formations.

points twice (once as brow palm points and again as points on each antler). Figure 11-D illustrates the proper point count for three situations dealing with brow palm configurations. On the left diagram, there is only one point on the brow palm. On the middle diagram, two points would be recorded. The right diagram displays three separate points. The reason for this is that the brow palm length for the brow palm on the left would be recorded WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SCORE CARIBOU •Copy of the current score chart for caribou for the appropriate organization •Pencil and pen •Masking tape •Quarter-inch wide steel ring-end measuring tape •Quarter-inch wide steel lip-end measuring tape

The width of the brow palm (G-1) is measured in a straight line from the top edge to the lower edge at a right angle to the main axis of the brow palm. This measurement is best taken with a small pair of carpenter’s squares, also referred to as boss squares (available from B&C and P&Y). This measurement can be difficult on caribou since brow palms display a variety of configurations. Various brow-palm formations and the corresponding G-1 measurements are illustrated in Figure 11-I. Use the one that most nearly matches the antlers you are measuring as a pattern to follow. Within limits, the width of the brow palm must not duplicate its length nor should the width measurement be primarily one of measuring air space without palm material. If the brow palm is not noticeably palmate but does show some flattening and/or

Figure 11-J If the axis of the brow palm is markedly curved and also shows palmation at the tip, the width of the brow palm is taken at a right angle to the tip.

enlargement indicative of palm formation at its tip, the width is recorded across the flattening. If the brow palm is a single spike point with no palmation evident at the tip, a brow-palm width credit of one-eighth (1/8) inch is entered for G-1 to identify the character of this point regardless of the actual point width. Because of the great variation of caribou antlers, the brow-palm width measurement is often more complicated than the score chart illustration. In order to take the width measurements of the brow palm (G-1), two parallel lines must be established. If the axis of the brow palm is markedly curved and also shows palmation at the tip, the width of the brow palm is taken at a right angle to the tip (Figure 11-J). This prevents the inflated measurement that would result if the measurement location were based primarily on the curvature of Minimum Scores B&C AWARDS B&C ALL-TIME

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Figure 11-L If there is no second-longest top-palm point, the G-2 width of the top palm and H-4 are both taken at the same location, halfway from the longest toppalm point to the beam tip (E).

Figure 11-M If there are no top points present, width of top palm (G-2), circumference at smallest place between rear point and first top point(H-3), and circumference at smallest place between two longest top points (H-4) are all taken at the midpoint of a line which follows the length of main beam line from the center of the rear point base line to the beam tip.

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the axis of the brow palm rather than its actual palmation. A good method for establishing the two parallel lines is best done using two carpenter’s squares positioned parallel to the main axis of the brow palm. The width is then measured at right angles between these parallel lines. Figure 11-I illustrates various parallel lines and G-1 measurements. The width of palm is recorded in the box on Line G-1 of the score chart. The development of bez palmation is most common in Woodland and QuebecLabrador caribou and is less so in Mountain and Barren Ground caribou. When the original committee chaired by Sam Webb was finalizing the scoring system for caribou, it rejected the idea of crediting bez palmation because of the great variation in the conformation of bez points. The width of the top palm (G-2) is measured on the outside of the antler from the midpoint (keel) or center of the lower edge of main beam to the midpoint (keel) or center of upper edge of palm between upward-projecting points at the widest part of the palm. Unlike brow-palm width (G-1), which is a straight-line measurement, the width of top palm is a curved line that begins and ends at midpoints of the palm edges and is taken in contact with the outside surface of the top palm. If the conformation dictates, it may be taken at the same place as the fourth circumference (H-4) if this is the widest area of palm. However, since it does not need to be between the longest and second-longest top points, it can occur at other locations on the top palm (Figure 11-K). The G-2 measurement must be taken in contact with antler surface and cannot cross over an open bay (open air). As noted, the G-2 measurement is taken between upwardprojecting points. Thus, points projecting downward from the bottom edge of the main beam are not considered when determining the location at which to take

G-2, nor may a downward projecting point abnormally inflate this measurement. The width of top palm is recorded in the box on Line G-2 of the score chart.

Circumferences Four circumferences are always taken on caribou regardless of the configuration of the antlers. The four circumferences (located at H-1, H-2, H-3, and H-4 and illustrated in Figure 11-A) should be taken only with a ring-end measuring tape. The tape is positioned in the general area of the indicated measurement by looping it around the main beam. Pull the tape together and slide it back and forth along the beam until the smallest circumference measurement is obtained. If you use a lip-end tape to measure circumferences, overlap the tape at a full 10-inch increment to simplify the procedure. Be sure to subtract the amount of overlap (in this case, 10 inches) before recording the measurement. H-1 circumference is taken at the smallest place between the brow palm and the bez. If the brow palm is missing, H-1 is taken between the burr and bez at the smallest circumference. H-2 circumference is taken at the smallest place between the bez and the rear point; H-3 at the smallest place between the rear point and the top palm. Should the rear point be absent, the H-2 and H-3 circumferences are taken at the same location: the smallest place between the bez and top-palm points. If, however, there is a bump that does not qualify as a rear point, H-2 and H-3 are taken at the smallest place on either side of the bump as if it were a point. H-4 is taken at the smallest place between F-4 and F-5, the two longest upward-projecting points of the top-palm structure. If the top palm is cupped, the tape is not in contact with the antler material on the inner concave surface of the top palm. When taking this measurement, do not depress the tape into the cupping. As previously

noted, the second-longest top point cannot be a branch of the longest because it would artificially increase this fourth circumference. In the unusual case where no secondlongest top-palm point has developed (Figure 11-L), a zero is entered for the second-longest top-palm point value, and the G-2 width of the top palm and H-4 circumference are both taken at a location that is half the distance from the beam tip to the location where the length of the longest top point (F-5) crosses the main beam measurement line. If no top points are present (Figure 11-M), a zero is entered for both Length of Second Longest Top Point (F-4) and Length of Longest Top Point (F-5). Width of top palm (G-2), Circumference at smallest place between rear point and first top point (H-3), and circumference at smallest place between two longest top points (H-4) are all taken at the midpoint of a line which follows the length of main beam line from the center of the rear point base line to the beam tip. The circumference measurements (H-1, H-2, H-3, and H-4) are recorded in their appropriate boxes on the score chart if all scored tines are present.

Figure 11-K Location of G-2 measurement; depending on the formation, it may be the same location as the H-4 measurement.

the right or left brow palm is frequently missing on a caribou rack, and the trophy is not penalized for this situation. Now complete all the empty boxes in the lower left-hand corner of the score chart to calculate the final score. The spread credit from Line D is transposed to the blank labeled Spread Credit in the lower left-hand corner. Then, transpose the totals for Columns 1, 2, and 3 to the boxes indicated in the lower left-hand corner of the score

chart. Add Columns 1 and 2 together and insert that figure in the box for the subtotal. Then subtract the total of Column 3 from that subtotal to arrive at the final score. If your final score exceeds the minimum score and meets the other entry requirements for one or both of the organizations, you can obtain a list of local Official Measurers by going to their respective websites at www.boone-crockett.org or www.pope-young.org.

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Final Score Calculations Now that you’ve taken the last measurement, you are ready to calculate the final score. Start by calculating the differences between the measurements listed on the score chart from Line Item D through Line Item H-4. Subtract the smaller measurement from the larger measurement for each line item, regardless of which side is smaller or larger, and enter the difference in the appropriate box in Column 3. Add the totals of Columns 1, 2, and 3. Note that the boxes in Column 3 for the differences between the number of points on each brow palm (D), as well as the lengths (F-1) and widths (G-1) of each brow palm are blackened out. The reason: either

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cientific Classification The scientific community classifies all caribou and reindeer as one species, Rangifer tarandus, which belongs to the deer family, Cervidae, Genus Rangifer, and Species tarandus. Four subspecies are recognized in North America: Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) historically occupied Idaho and Washington, north to Alaska, and east to Newfoundland and Labrador. Porcupine or Grant’s Caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti), found in Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus), found in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and western Greenland. Peary Caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) is found in the Northwest Territories and the northern islands of Nunavut. In addition to the scientific subspecies classification, there are many “ecotypes” and “herd” distinctions for all subspecies of caribou—for example, biologists have identified three “ecotypes” of Woodland caribou in Quebec and Labrador: Migratory, Mountain, and Forest. Within these ecotypes, there are herd designations, such as the George River and Leaf River herds in Quebec. Figure 1 displays the historic and current Woodland caribou distribution. The Pope and Young Club’s record program has designated five caribou categories: Barren Ground Caribou, Central Canada Barren

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Ground Caribou, Woodland Caribou, Mountain Caribou, and the QuebecLabrador Caribou (See map. Figure 1, on page 16) The scientific name Rangifer tarandus originates from the Old French word rangier, meaning "reindeer," and the Latin suffix ferus, meaning "wild" or "untamed." Alternatively, it may also be derived from the Old Swedish word "ren," meaning "reindeer," and "ferus" (Latin) for "wild," and "tarandus" (Latin) for "animal of the northern countries." The name ‘caribou’ is French and comes from the words 'Mi’kmaq qalipu, ' meaning “snow shoveler,” referring to its habit of pawing through snow for food. Another source states the term “caribou” comes from the French word “Qalipu,” which means “the one who paws.

Range and Distribution of Quebec-Labrador Caribou The range of the Woodland caribou includes the boreal forests from Newfoundland west to British Columbia. Most all caribou subspecies form large herds, migrate long distances, and are very traditional regarding wintering and summer areas and migration routes. Once they reach their summerfall and winter range, they are fairly nomadic. The George Herd, the largest herd in Canada, migrates through forest and tundra habitats between Quebec and Labrador.4 Figure 1 displays the historic and current Woodland caribou distribution.

Physical Characteristics All caribou and reindeer have the same

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basic physical characteristics. The body size of bulls can be twice that of females; however, the average weight for a bull Quebec-Labrador caribou is 400 pounds, while the female weighs 300 pounds. The coat is double-layered, with a woolly undercoat and an outer coat consisting of tubular hair that serves as insulation and also provides buoyancy in water. The outer coat is shed during late spring and early summer, and is replaced in early fall. One of the unique characteristics of caribou that makes them sought after by hunters is the variation in the color of their coats; no two are the same. White, brown, and tan are the dominant color mixtures, with numerous variations between sexes, seasons, and regions. Caribou hooves are large, concave, and somewhat circular, which support them on snow and soft tundra, plus make them advantageous for swimming. The hooves of caribou produce a distinctive clicking noise when they walk. The ‘clicking’ is created from tendons rubbing across a bone in the foot. Often, a hunter lying in wait for caribou, especially along migration trails, will hear the clicking before seeing the caribou. Caribou are unique in that both males and females have antlers. The bulls have larger antlers that are semipalmated and sweep rearward, plus have numerous points and tines. In addition, they have a forward projecting brow tine or ‘shovel.’ The antlers of the cow are smaller in size and dimension, plus they lack a brow tine. Adult bulls shed their antlers shortly after the rut. Cows drop their antlers during

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or shortly after calving. “Members of Rangifer tarandus have specialized noses featuring nasal turbinate bones that dramatically increase the surface area within the nostrils. The animal’s body heat warms the incoming cold air before entering the lungs, and water is condensed from the expired air and captured before the deer’s breath is exhaled. This is valuable for moistening the dry incoming air and possibly absorbing it into the blood through the mucous membranes.” Caribou have about 25 percent more capillaries carrying red, oxygen-rich blood in their nasal area than humans.

Habitat and Diet The woodland caribou utilizes a variety of habitat types, ranging from conifer forests, subarctic swamplands, and arctic tundra to mountainous areas above timberline. Pine and spruce forests, as well as muskeg, are the primary winter habitats. Caribou are herbivores; their main food staple is lichen. Lichens grow on trees and on the ground. “Caribou Moss” is actually a type of lichen. Caribou have an enhanced sense of smell that enables them to locate lichens under snow. During the winter, lichens provide 60-70 percent of the caribou's diet. Grasses, flowers, leaves, and twigs are essential food sources during the spring, summer, and fall; however, lichens still account for 25-35 percent of the diet. Regrettably, caribou are often their own worst problem. In high numbers, herds damage the habitat, both in

summer and winter, through grazing and trampling, resulting in poor body condition, reduced reproductive performance, and low calf survival rates.

Reproduction Woodland caribou congregate for the rut during early to mid-October. Female caribou do not breed until 2 ½ years of age and produce one calf per year. Males begin mating at 1 ½ years; however, dominant males do most of the breeding. The gestation period is approximately 230 days, with calves born in late May or early June. Caribou calves do not have spots and can walk and run a few hours after birth. The average lifespan of Woodland caribou is 15 years.

Mortality Factors As with most ungulate game species, numerous factors contribute to mortality within caribou populations. It is well-documented that parasites, insects, disease, predation, and extreme weather can, individually and/or collectively, cause population declines or prevent a population from recovering after a severe decline. Those who have hunted caribou in late summer know how irritating biting flies can be; caribou don’t have Deet and face masks at their disposal! Wolves are the principal and most significant predator of caribou, both calves and adults. Bears, both black and grizzly, as well as lynx, are the major predators of caribou calves. Recently, litigation challenges have arisen regarding predator control to enhance and/or sustain wildlife populations and

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hunting opportunities.

Quebec-Labrador Caribou Population Status and Trend Caribou populations across their range have experienced severe population declines. A 2010 report documented that 34 of 43 major caribou herds in North America had declined by 57% during the past decade. Woodland caribou populations are no exception and have declined over their entire range. Only three adult female caribou were observed during 2018 aerial surveys in the Selkirk range in northern Idaho. Currently, there are no caribou in Idaho or Washington. The last Ethic profile for QuebecLabrador was the Summer 2018 issue. As reported, sport hunting for the George River herd was prohibited in 2012 and 2018 in the Leaf River herd due to drastic population declines in both herds. Unfortunately, many populations have continued to decline, and some populations are almost entirely gone. The following population survey data document the dire conditions for specific herd populations: • George River Caribou Herd: ± 800,000 in 1990; ± 5,500 in 2024, a 99% drop since 2001 • Leaf River Caribou Herd: ± 600,000 in the early 2000s; ± 190,000 in 2024 • Val-d’Or Caribou Herd: currently nine animals • Charlevoix Caribou Herd: currently 30 animals • Pipmuacan Caribou Herd: ±300 Both the Val-d’Or and Charlevoix

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References

————————————————————————————————————————— http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Caribou https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-caribou-plan-1.6521498 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migratory_woodland_caribou# https://www.northerncaribou.ca/herds/eastern-migratory/leaf-river/ Eastern MigratoryGeorge RiverLeaf RiverRange managementClimate, changeHuman disturbance Ottawa slow to protect migratory caribou https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2024/06/ emergency-order-to-protect-boreal-caribou-habitat-in-quebec.html How to Score North American Big Game, 5th Ed, 2021, 268 pp.

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herds are maintained in enclosures. A 2022 report estimates there are about 5,250 Mountain ecotype Woodland caribou left in Quebec. Changes to seasonal habitats are a significant issue influencing caribou populations. Logging, mining, oil, and gas developments, as well as changing weather patterns, are having significant negative impacts. In 2011, the Newfoundland and Labrador government issued a temporary moratorium on all new forest harvesting and road building within undeveloped caribou habitat for a period of five years. During this time, studies were conducted to understand better how to protect caribou while allowing for timber harvest. It takes 80+ years after logging or a fire for a new timber crop to produce lichen needed by caribou. Unfortunately, addressing wildlife population issues is challenging due to cultural, economic, and traditional values that complicate the process. The decline in caribou populations has been well documented since the early 2000s. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) recommended in April 2017 to the federal government that the George River and Leaf River herds be classified as 'endangered. This would result in a recovery plan under the Species at Risk Act. However, despite extensive research, few on-the-ground management programs have been widely implemented. Research and management programs are in place to better understand the influence of climate change, habitat changes resulting from wildfires, timber

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TABLE 2. Entries by Score, All-Time

BIG GAME SPECIES PROFILE

SCORE

QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU CONTINUED

TABLE 1. Entries by Decade

NUMBER

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434 0/8 - 430 0/8 1 429 7/8 - 420 0/8 2 419 7/8 - 410 0/8 10 409 7/8 - 400 0/8 6 399 7/8 - 390 0/8 15 389 7/8 - 380 0/8 34 379 7/8 - 370 0/8 67 369 7/8 - 360 0/8 61 359 7/8 - 350 0/8 119 349 7/8 - 340 0/8 159 339 7/8 - 330 0/8 168 329 7/8 - 320 0/8 98 319 7/8 - 310 0/8 29 309 7/8 - 300 0/8 29 299 7/8 - 290 0/8 3

harvest, gas and oil exploration and and three in the 1990s (Table 4). As DECADE TOTAL ———————————— development, predation, and hunting no surprise, 75% of the harvest was 1970-1979 22 on caribou populations, to prevent made with a compound bow, 25% 1980-1989 259 1990-1999 303 further declines in these populations. by a self-bow, longbow, or recurve, 2000-2009 186 However, biologists who research and as shown in Table 5. Data regarding 2010-2018 31 ———————————— ————————————— manage caribou populations contend the 70 velvet scores are in tables Total 801 Total 801 that the lack of new protected areas, 6-10. which would allow the government to protect TABLE 3. Top 10 TABLE 4. Top 10 Scores, All-Time Locations, All-Time SCORE LOCATION DATE HUNTER GUIDE BOW the mature forests the ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— LOCATION NUMBER 434 Tunulik River, QUE 9/21/84 Carol Ann Mauch Compound caribou depend upon, ——————————————— Lac Minto, QUE 90 429 1/8 Delay River, QUE 9/13/85 Bob Foulkrod Compound is concerning.

Harvest Statistics

Delay River, QUE 69 Schefferville, QUE 60 Ungava Bay-Region, QUE 53 George River, QUE 43 Fort Chimo, QUE 28 Caniapisau, QUE 26 Pons River, QUE 26 Tunulik River, QUE 25 LG 4, QUE 22

424 2/8 419 4/8 416 6/8 416 5/8 415 7/8 412 7/8 412 2/8 411 4/8

Clearwater Lake, QUE 10/3/05 Woody Groves Compound Natuak Lake, QUE 9/2/93 Patricio Sada Muguerza Brennen Longbow Lake Consigny, QUE 9/5/89 Ricardo L. Garza Poupart Compound George River, QUE 9/24/78 Collins F. Kellogg Compound Ungava Bay, QUE 9/26/84 Woodallen G. Snyder Compound LG 4, QUE 9/20/90 Gary Robbins Carg Air Compound Delay River, QUE 9/3/95 Leonard L. Campbell Delay River Compound Ungava Region, QUE 12/31/77 Richard S. Neely Compound

As mentioned earlier, sport hunting for Quebec-Labrador caribou has been TABLE 6. Velvet TABLE 7. Velvet prohibited since 2018. Entries by Entries by Score, The last species profile for Decade All-Time DECADE NUMBER SCORE NUMBER TABLE 8. Top Quebec-Labrador caribou was TABLE 5. Harvest —————————— ———————————— 10 Locations, the Summer 2018 issue of the 1970-1979 0 389 7/8 - 380 0/8 1 by Bow Type All-Time, Velvet 1980-1989 3 379 7/8 - 370 0/8 8 BOW USED NUMBER PERCENT Ethic. Since that time, five LOCATION NUMBER ——————————————— 1990-1999 38 369 7/8 - 360 0/8 6 —————————— entries have been submitted. Compound 598 75% 2000-2009 19 359 7/8 - 350 0/8 9 Delay River 11 Recurve 137 17% 2010-2018 10 349 7/8 - 340 0/8 14 Leaf River 5 There are a total of 801 entries. Longbow 37 4.50% —————————— 339 7/8 - 330 0/8 20 Lac Minto 3 Table 1 shows the entries by Selfbow 29 3.50% Total 70 329 7/8 - 320 0/8 8 Sir James Camp 3 decade, with 73% of them 319 7/8 - 310 0/8 1 Weymouth Inlet 3 2 309 7/8 - 300 0/8 2 George River taken before 2000. Also, 70 of 299 7/8 - 290 0/8 1 Lake McCabe 2 the 801 (9%), are in the velvet category. ———————————— Nunavik 2 Total 70 Schefferville 2 Table 2 displays the all-time entries by 2 Timber Lake score. The number of Tunulik River 2 entries between 320 0/8 Ungava Bay 2 TABLE 9. Top 10 Scores, All-Time, Velvet —————————— SCORE LOCATION DATE HUNTER GUIDE BOW and 359 7/8 accounts for Total 39 ——————————————————————————————————————————————— 56% of the total entries. 367 7/8 Fort Chimo, QUE 8/24/89 Gene Culver Bebee C 371 1/8 Caniapiscau River, QUE 8/25/06 Cameron R. Hanes Michael Cantrell H The top 10 harvest 372 4/8 Trophy Lake, QUE 9/15/95 David Seifert Woodland C TABLE 10. Velvet Harvest locations represent 55% of 373 1/8 Unknown 9/1/17 Michael Broadwell C by Bow Type 373 5/8 Lac Nullualuk, QUE 9/3/17 Blayne St. James C the total entries (Table 3). BOW USED NUMBER PERCENT 374 1/8 Delay River, QUE 9/12/93 Michael L. Ritter Sr. Delay River C ————————————————— Only one of the top 10 376 5/8 Schefferville, QUE 9/6/94 Jeffrey Fitz-Maurice Safari Caribou C Compound 60 86% all-time scores was taken 378 Ungava Bay, QUE 9/2/93 Archie J. Nesbitt Mattice C Recurve 7 10% 378 Lake Chappiteau, QUE 8/24/98 Kevin Schauenberg Monyer C Longbow 2 3% after 2000, two in the 387 4/8 Lake King, QUE 8/28/16 Kyle Johnson C Selfbow 1 1% 1970s, four in the 1980s,

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WORLD RECORD QUEBEC-L ABR AD OR CARIBOU Score: 434 0/8 Location: Tunulik River, Quebec Date: 1984 Hunter: Carol Ann Mauch

32nd Boone & Crockett Awards Banquet BY RICKY KRUEGER

Accepting the plaque on behalf of the Pope & Young Club for our continued support.

n July, my wife and I traveled to Springfield, MO., for the 32nd Boone & Crockett Awards Banquet. We went to present the Pope and Young St. Charles award to David J Morgan for his outstanding Shiras’ moose with a score of 170 2/8. The Pope and Young Club presents this award for an outstanding trophy at the Boone & Crockett Triennial Awards Ceremony. They also do the same at our biennial convention. While I was there, I also accepted the award in recognition of Pope & Young’s continued sponsorship. The two clubs have a great relationship, and both organizations support each other's efforts to promote conservation and Ethics. Thank you for the support Director Ricky Krueger

Presenting David J. Morgan, the Pope & Young Glen St. Charles award for his moose.

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Attention Pope and Young Members: Information regarding the upcoming election Voting to be held for the positions of: President, 1st Vice President and two directors (must be a Senior or Regular Member). 2nd Vice President (must be a General Member). Election Rules of the Pope and Young Club – 2026 The following are the Pope and Young Election Rules. It will include dates, forms to be used and instructions on how the elections of the Pope and Young Club will be performed. November 1st – Nominations will open. Candidates contact the office (admin@pope-young.org) to inform them of their intent to run for office. December 1st – Deadline for nominations. December 15th – Resumes submitted and the Ethics Committee starts the review process. January 2nd – Ethics Committee will respond to the candidates with suggestions for any changes to be made. Candidate has five days to make changes and return to the office. If any changes still need to be made, the candidate has 48 hours to complete the changes. January 16th – Goal for electronic mailing which will include a SurveyMonkey link to the 2nd Vice President ballot to the General Membership. January 23rd – Goal for electronic mailing which will include a SurveyMonkey link to the election ballots to the Regular and Senior Membership for the President, 1st Vice President and two Board of Director positions. February 20th – The likely date for counting ballots. The office will send each candidate, by email, a copy of the election rules, nominee election form, sponsor for nominee form, candidate resume for the office form, conflict of interest policy and responsibilities of the Board of Directors. Forms to be signed and returned to the office by December 1st include: nominee election form and sponsor for nominee form. The sponsor for the nominee form should be filled out by five General Members as sponsors for the nominee for 2nd Vice President For the offices of President, 1st Vice President or Director, the form should be filled out by five Regular/Senior Members as sponsors of the nominee. This is per Article IV of the Club’s By-laws. The nominee election form is used to verify the position you are running for, list the current statement from The Pope and Young Club’s By-laws, ask about any possible game law violations or felonies and that you agree to run a fair and respectful campaign. You are agreeing to comply with our Conflict of Interest Policy and Code of Conduct. Forms to be signed and returned to the office by December 15th include the candidate’s resume for the office of the Pope and Young form. The Candidate must fill out a candidate’s resume form. This will include telling the members about yourself, your involvement with bowhunting and the Pope and Young Club, your Platform Statement, and your vision for the future of the Pope and Young Club. All of this needs to be done in a fair and respectful manner. While you may disagree with past or current board decisions and directions, no personal attacks or demeaning statements toward any member will be allowed. You will be asked to run your campaign while following the Club’s Article II: Code of Conduct under our Rules and Regulations as well as Article III: Elections. Consequences for not following these rules may include removal from the Club. The Ethics Committee will be in communication with the Board of Directors during the election process. Candidates running for President, 1st Vice President or Board of Director positions will be afforded the opportunity to access one set of address labels for the full voting membership (Regular and Senior Members). The purpose of such would be to personally mail a pre-election “campaign mailing”, if you so choose. Prior to sending this campaign mailing out, you would need to submit a copy to the Ethics Committee to review. They will contact you if edits are needed.

Noska's Notes BY FRANK NOSKA

Quick Quebec-Labrador

s sportsmen and women, we have always been proud of our history, and rightfully so. Regulated hunting has long been a foundation of our North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, arguably one of the world’s most successful systems of wildlife management, sustainable use and protection. This might be one of my shortest Noska’s Notes contributions, since it is this species that I have bowhunted the least. In 2004, I flew to Quebec for my one and only Quebec-Labrador caribou hunt. From what I can remember from that hunt, there were several caribou around. From a small boat, I could see

the top of some distant hills. I asked the guide driving the boat to let me off on the shoreline so I could hunt them. When I stepped out of the boat, I quickly climbed and gained elevation and was “into” caribou in short order. Before no time, I had a caribou down. While I was admiring my first Quebec-Labrador caribou, more of them remained nearby. A short stalk from my current position and another arrow that flew true, and I had my second caribou tag filled. That didn’t take long at all, I thought. Many of us can remember the good old days of Quebec-Labrador caribou hunting. Just hearing the name of the small

town in northern Quebec, Schefferville, will likely jog some memories for many of you, I am sure. When the caribou were plentiful, many bowhunters had actionpacked and fun hunts up in Quebec. It was still typical of caribou hunting, however; either there were lots of caribou around or very few. I remember some of the better hunts’ advertising that they would move you if the first spot they dropped you off at ended up being void of caribou. Some bowhunters had successful hunts, while others had the opposite experience. This seems to be the theme for the other caribou species to this day. Caribou are just unpredictable.

The first of the two I arrowed.

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The second of the two I arrowed.

Quebec-Labrador caribou sport hunting was shut down in 2018 and hasn’t been allowed since. No one, except Quebec residents and local natives, has been able to hunt these

caribou since then. Maybe one day, both the caribou populations will increase, and any politics associated with hunting these caribou will allow us the privilege of hunting them again.

Until then, I will have these photos of my two caribou and a younger 37-yearold me to remember a quick, successful bowhunting trip and a species of the past. WINTER • 2025

Remembering

Don Morgan BY GLENN HISEY AND KARLA HAMERSMA

onald Ace Morgan, President 2002-2006. The Pope and Young Club would not look the same without his hands guiding various aspects throughout his service. What are his statistics? Don joined the P&Y Club in 1970, became a Regular Member in 1984, and a Senior Member in 1989. He joined the ranks of Measurers in 1989 and attended the panel measuring in 1999. As G. Fred Asbell stated in the August 1987 newsletter, "Your Board of Directors has recently appointed Don Morgan as Treasurer. As you know, Don, who is an accounting professor at Colorado State University, has been lending us a hand with much

GARY BILES AND DON WITH ONE OF HIS NEBRASKA BOWKILLS.

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A YOUNG DON MORGAN AND GARY BILES AT T E N D I N G A N A R C H E RY E V E N T I N 1 9 6 4 .

of our financial activity for a couple of years. His involvement has been a real asset to our operation, so much so that we don't want to turn him loose." He served as Treasurer from 1987 to 2002. Don also served as Newsletter Editor (the predecessor to what you're reading now) from Spring 1994 to Spring 2002. Don was First Vice President from April 2002 to August 2002. At the untimely passing of P&Y President, C. Randall Byers, Donald Ace Morgan served as President from August 2002 to April 2006. Next, Don was on the Board as Past President Director from April 2006 to April 2010. In my opinion, Don did more for the financial stability of P&Y than anyone. Under his steady hand, the Club went from rocky to rock-solid. As Newsletter Editor, he elevated it from a 16-page black-and-white volume to a 32-page full-color publication. I served on the Board of Directors with him for 23 years. Over many years, I know Kevin leaned strongly on Don's advice, constant support, and encouragement. In the Pope and Young Club Big Game Records of North America, 6th Edition, 2005, Donald Ace Morgan, as President, wrote, "While by definition, this book is a listing of animals taken with a bow and arrow, it is really much more than that. Each of these entries listed herein represent the final result of a successful hunt. What is missing and what you must provide are all the ingredients making up those hunts.... In fact, for most of us, it represents a lifetime of doing what we all love to do... bowhunting. Let's face it, this is a book of memories that we wouldn't trade for anything." A steady guiding hand, rock solid, stable, supportive. Don was not usually the one out front; he was more often behind the scenes, very hands-on, ensuring the Club's success. The statistics of Don's P&Y service are like the entries in the book. It's the hours of service and time spent together that make up the memories we wouldn't trade for anything. Don Morgan, you'll be missed!

D O N W I T H T H E M I C H A E L S I E V E PA I N T I N G U S E D O N T H E C O V E R O F O U R 3 R D E D I T I O N R EC O R D B O O K AT T H E T U L SA C O N V E N T I O N , 1 9 87 .

D O N , WA I T I N G I N L I N E FO R F R E D B E A R ' S A U TO G R A P H AT T H E T U L SA C O N V E N T I O N 1 9 87 .

D O N , C O N G R E S S M A N P A U L R YA N , A N D S TA N R A U S C H , AT T H E 2 0 0 3 C O N V E N T I O N I N M A D I S O N .

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35th Recording Period Partial Listing ENTRIES ACCEPTED INTO THE RECORDS PROGRAM SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE LAST QUARTERLY JOURNAL

SKULLS Alaska Brown Bear

Cougar World Record 29 4/16

SCORE

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

25 1/16 23 8/16 20 14/16

Trevor Embry Keith Jewell Jim Winjum

Copper River, AK South Naknek, AK Drift River, AK

Black Bear

DATE

MEASURER

6/1/2025 7/10/2024 6/5/2025

T. Thomas T. Thomas F. King

World Record 23 5/16

SCORE

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

22 1/16 21 14/16 21 9/16

Brent Castle Rivers, MAN 6/12/2025 S. Holman Steven J. Finley Wilkes County, NC 10/17/2024 D. Stepp Benjamin L. Punke Marathon County, WI 9/4/2024 T. Heil Clint M. Divido Indiana County, PA 10/28/2023 A. Harvey Danny E. Simpson Jr. Bolton Lake, MAN 6/7/2023 B. Smith Craig Stokke Smokey River, ALB 6/14/2025 R. Melom Shaye D. Wall Bowerman Lake, SAS 6/5/2025 J. Jansen Michael Kotyk Teepee Creek, ALB 6/6/2024 R. Melom Dale R. Thornton Yamhill County, OR 9/26/2020 R. Evans Shawn Hackworth Todd County, MN 9/2/2022 C. Collins Ronald B. Woods/Josh Kjerstad Shell Lake, SAS 5/28/2024 M. Lamb David L. Wiess/Hayward Guide Service Sawyer County, WI 9/6/2024 T. Heil Ernest Hammero Pinehouse, SAS 5/28/2024 D. Boland Christopher Errickson/Black Antler Peace River, ALB 5/19/2025 M. Kronyak Jose M. De Gracia Jr. Sierra County, CA 8/18/2024 J. Capurro Steven M. Chianello Umatilla County, OR 8/22/2024 R. Evans Justin Groth/Kadlec Outfitting Ignace, ONT 8/22/2024 P. Jensen Steve Rogers Saddle Hills, ALB 5/15/2025 B. Watson Ryan MacLean/Glenwood Outfitters Campbelton, NBW 6/4/2023 R. Groleau Louis J. Trupp Bridge Lakes, ALB 5/10/2024 D. Bromberger Parker Burleson Yancey County, NC 11/2/2024 A. Crowe Dawson Hudgins/Gypsy Lake Gypsy Lake, ALB 6/5/2025 J. Culpepper Shane Dolezal/Dean McCulloch Horod, MAN 5/26/2024 J. Hayduk Megan B. Miller Taylor County, WI 9/29/2024 M. Miller Larry Morelli Carlton County, MN 9/1/2022 J. Brummer Andrew Keller/LeDoux TNT Outfitting McCreary, MAN 5/13/2024 D. Scofield Steven C. Gevaert Marinette County, WI 9/4/2024 R. Loberger Blake A. Myers/Double J Outfitters McKinley County, NM 8/21/2021P. Herrnberger John C. Beckett Jr./Alstead Lake Outfitters Alstead Lake, SAS 5/19/2022 J. Bradley Donald Benth/Big Sandy Lake Outfitters Big Sandy Lake, SAS 5/30/2024 S. Rehak Stephen Walker Carroll County, VA 10/7/2024 M. Headen Lane A. Borle Barrhead, ALB 6/4/2025 C. Jaeger Sheralee Dolezal Horod, MAN 5/28/2024 J. Hayduk Charles Ballard/Eastern Ridge Adventures Washington County, ME 9/9/2024 M. Haughey DuWayne M. Larson/South Shore Dauphin Lake, MAN 5/8/2025 J. Plesuk Michael Haack/Rodger Oler, Big Red Guide Service 70 Mile House, BC 5/28/2025 J. Culpepper Mark Kronyak/Target Species Grand Rapids, MAN 6/1/2025 J. Stankiewicz Thomas L. Miller/Bob Bearman Nipigon, ONT 8/31/2021 E. Hagen Brandon Hiatt/Safari River Outfitters Meadow Lake, SAS 9/19/2023 R. Hochstein Brett Zubot Canwood, SAS 5/23/2024 D. Atamanchuk John A. Fulmer II/Coastal Inlet Adventures Salmon Inlet, BC 5/10/2008 R. Bush Jim Loen Kittitas County, WA 9/13/2021 T. Brown Lylle Wilmarth/Big Bear Outfitters Big Bear Lodge, QUE 6/12/2019 J. Gardner Levi Reed Grafton County, NH 9/9/2024 R. Blaisdell Duane Domaszek/Wild Narrows Grahamdale, MAN 5/5/2024 G. Villnow Gerald L. Miller/B&B Outfitting/Martin Kirschner Chipewyn Lake Rd, ALB 5/19/2025 B. Elliott Larry D. Kindall/Bear Essentials Kapuskasing, ONT 5/28/2024 G. Wilford Katie Sealey Gila County, AZ 8/30/2024 D. Leo Cody Bibler Grant County, OR 9/7/2024 L. Jones Jake R. Skinner Teton County, WY 5/26/2025 R. Anderson

21 2/16 21 1/16 20 15/16 20 11/16 20 10/16 20 8/16 20 6/16 20 5/16 20 4/16 20 2/16 20 2/16 20 1/16 20 0/16 19 15/16 19 14/16 19 11/16 19 9/16 19 9/16 19 9/16 19 7/16 19 7/16 19 5/16 19 4/16 19 4/16 19 0/16 19 0/16 19 0/16 18 15/16 18 15/16 18 14/16 18 14/16 18 14/16 18 14/16 18 11/16 18 10/16 18 10/16 18 10/16 18 9/16 18 9/16 18 8/16 18 7/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 2/16 18 1/16 18 1/16 18 1/16

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AREA/ST/PROV

DATE

MEASURER

World Record 16 1/16

SCORE

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

DATE

MEASURER

14 4/16 14 2/16

Chase “Archer” Spencer Brett D. Lauinger/Paul Janke

Washoe County, NV 12/18/2024 Rio Blanco County, CO 12/31/2024

V. Clark T. Herrick

MEASURER

Javelina SCORE

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

14 7/16 14 6/16 14 6/16 14 5/16 14 4/16 14 4/16 14 2/16

Chuck Adams Larry Hesterly Jerry Oliver/Stickbow Hunts MX Joe Bradley Chuck Adams John Gardner Bucky Ihlenfeldt Cody Grace Kurt Ebers Chuck Adams Jim Winjum/Frank Noska Joe Bradley/Mahaska Javelina Hunts John C. Beckett/Kent Ostrem Anne Grace Brent Taft Chuck Adams Mark Kronyak Joe Bradley Roy E. Grace

Sonora, Mexico 1/15/2004 R. Niziolek Hudspeth County, TX 3/16/2009 E. Dugger Durango, Mexico 2/8/2025 D. Weddle Grant County, NM 1/19/2024 T. Bradley Sonora, Mexico 1/17/2004 R. Niziolek Hidalgo County, NM 2/25/2025 B. Chapman Cochise County, AZ 1/9/2024 R. Grace Yavapai County, AZ 1/11/2025 R. Grace Cochise County, AZ 1/9/1991 D. Janes Sonora, Mexico 1/15/2004 R. Niziolek Sonora, Mexico 1/30/2025 F. King Hudspeth County, TX 2/13/2009 T. Bradley Hudspeth County, TX 2/13/2010 J. Bradley Greenlee County, AZ 2/13/2019 R. Grace Grant County, NM 2/25/2006 L. Harlan Graham County, AZ 1/12/1989 R. Niziolek La Salle County, TX 1/10/1990 J. Stankiewicz Santa Cruz County, AZ 1/20/2022 T. Bradley Pima County, AZ 1/12/2023 B. Yorksmith

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DATE

ANTLERS Barren Ground Caribou Velvet

World Record 439 3/8

SCORE

GROSS

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

347 5/8

357 5/8

Richard N. King

Charley River, AK

Mountain Caribou SCORE 340 4/8 319 3/8

GROSS 351 1/8 328 2/8

GROSS 317 2/8

GROSS 163 7/8 151 7/8 136 0/8 127 3/8 122 1/8 124 6/8 129 0/8

F. King

World Record 416 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jim Winjum

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Aaron Buckendorf Christopher J. Posthuma Austin Spanfellner Bradley W. Mongold/Butch Carley George Sampson Andrew Voels Steven Brown

MEASURER N. Muche T. Embry

World Record 387 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV Leaf River, QUE

Typical Columbian Blacktail Deer SCORE 161 5/8 147 6/8 130 0/8 122 7/8 119 4/8 119 0/8 113 6/8

MEASURER

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE Jonah M. Stewart Ceasar Lake, YUK 10/22/2024 Philip Latteier/Keele River Outfitters Mackenzie Mtns, NWT 9/1/2024

Quebec-Labrador Caribou Velvet SCORE 303 1/8

DATE 8/19/2024

DATE 9/4/2007

MEASURER F. King

World Record 172 2/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Marion County, OR 10/13/2024 S. Wilkins Clark County, WA 9/10/2024 K. Krause Clackamas County, OR 9/5/2024 R. Evans Mendocino County, CA 11/8/2014 K. Zimmerman Thurston County, WA 9/7/2024 R. Spaulding Snohomish County, WA 11/27/2023 R. Spaulding Santa Cruz County, CA 8/3/2024 D. Caughey

Typical Columbian Blacktail Deer Velvet

World Record 148 5/8

SCORE

GROSS

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

DATE

MEASURER

143 6/8 119 6/8

146 4/8 123 0/8

Jeremiah Williams Keith R. Nelson

Trinity County, CA 8/20/2022 Mendocino County, CA 7/11/2021

G. Hooper J. Onysko

Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer

World Record 116 3/8

SCORE

GROSS

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

80 0/8

82 7/8

Bob Ameen

Kodiak Island, AK

DATE

MEASURER

11/3/2024

T. Thomas

Typical Coues’ Deer SCORE 111 2/8 110 7/8 110 1/8 106 7/8 101 6/8 100 7/8 98 7/8

GROSS 116 6/8 113 4/8 113 0/8 109 3/8 103 5/8 103 2/8 106 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Troy J. Nogosek Jim Willems Jim Willems Greg Spurgeon/Frank Noska Steven Ward Jim Willems Jeff Newbold

94 2/8 91 5/8 89 0/8 88 5/8 88 4/8 86 7/8 86 6/8

96 0/8 95 4/8 92 2/8 93 6/8 89 5/8 88 4/8

Bob Ameen Philip F. Nuechterlein Jonah M. Stewart Steve King Dallin Durfee T.J. Thrasher

89 4/8 91 5/8 87 6/8

William L. Chitwood Toby Weaver

86 0/8 85 5/8 83 3/8 82 5/8 80 4/8 75 6/8 75 0/8 73 7/8 70 0/8

90 3/8 85 7/8 82 6/8 83 0/8 77 6/8 75 2/8 73 4/8

Cory J. Smith Dustin Mitchell/San Juan Desert Bob Ameen Chandler Jacob Ed Fanchin Jason Sheridan Michael Harris Bradley W. Mongold

Typical Coues’ Deer Velvet

World Record 130 1/8 AREA/ST/PROV Graham County, AZ Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX

DATE 11/16/2023 1/26/2023 1/16/2023 1/4/2025 11/29/2024 1/21/2025

MEASURER J. Edwards D. Willems D. Willems J. Fields II D. Boland S. King

Santa Cruz County, AZ 1/30/2025 P. Dalrymple Sonora, MEX 1/15/2023 J. Willems Santa Cruz County, AZ 1/13/2025 N. Muche Sonora, MEX 2/4/2025 N. Muche Sonora, MEX 1/22/2025 J. Willems Opodepe, MEX 1/29/2025 D. Boland Pima County, AZ 1/5/2025 J. Knez Pima County, AZ 1/15/2023 D. Leo Graham County, AZ 1/19/2024 D. Boland Sonora, MEX 1/8/2025 L. Wahlund Sonora, MEX 2/3/2025 D. Cowley Pima County, AZ 12/29/2023 J. Willems Sonora, MEX 12/4/2024 D. Scofield Pima County, AZ 1/20/2025 R. Krueger Sonora, MEX 1/24/2025 R. Steverson Pima County, AZ 1/20/2023 D. Leo Gila County, AZ 1/2/2005 D. Hart

World Record 115 4/8

SCORE

GROSS

HUNTER/OUTFITTER

AREA/ST/PROV

DATE

MEASURER

103 2/8 95 5/8 91 1/8 73 6/8

104 6/8 106 7/8 93 1/8 74 6/8

Pablo Hernandez/Antler Canyon Gerald L. Perry Steven Ward Brad Hiatt

Greenlee County, AZ 8/23/2024 Santa Cruz County, AZ 8/23/2024 Cochise County, AZ 8/29/2023 Santa Cruz County, AZ 9/7/2024

D. Boland M. Sipe E. DeYoung M. Golighty

Non-Typical Coues’ Deer Velvet SCORE 113 6/8

GROSS 119 5/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Joe Ruiz III

Typical Mule Deer SCORE 192 7/8 178 2/8 177 4/8 175 1/8

Species: Grizzly Bear Score: 23 12/16 Hunter: Jim Winjum Location: Nana Borough, AK Date: 09/02/2024

World Record 134 5/8 AREA/ST/PROV Gila County, AZ

DATE 9/4/2024

MEASURER B. Rimsza

World Record 205 6/8

173 6/8 167 3/8 166 1/8 164 7/8 162 6/8 161 1/8 160 5/8 158 3/8 156 7/8 155 7/8 154 6/8 152 7/8 152 0/8 151 6/8 151 2/8 151 0/8

GROSS 202 0/8 180 6/8 180 7/8 178 4/8 178 1/8 177 4/8 171 3/8 198 0/8 181 7/8 169 4/8 179 3/8 171 2/8 163 7/8 169 1/8 184 1/8 162 5/8 164 5/8 154 7/8 161 6/8 154 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Steve King San Juan County, NM 1/3/2025 J. Willems Dennis Dunn/El Chaparral Sonora, MEX 11/9/2024 B. Smith Douglas Wright Mesa County, CO 9/5/2024 D. Amason Tom Edgington/Chase Simpson Willow Creek, ALB 9/19/2024 J. Kennedy Jay Nagel Chaffee County, CO 9/25/2024 J. Mancuso Stephen Neusch/Mequite Mtn Outfitters Sonora, MEX 12/6/2023 K. Rimer Thomas Schleichardt Blaine County, NE 11/21/2024 P. Luth Michael R. Traub Cardston, ALB 10/6/1997 D. Evenson Shelley “ Mac” E. Plymale Jr. Kearny County, KS 11/23/2024 J. Gardner Hollie Clavet Weber County, UT 11/23/2024 J. Wall Jesse A. Wellen McKenzie County, ND 10/25/2024 J. Riley Hanson Shelley “Mac” E. Plymale Jr. Kearny County, KS 11/4/2022 J. Gardner Bob Ameen Sonora, MEX 1/20/2023 J. Willems Charles J. Houben McKee Lake, ALB 9/15/2024 J. Jansen Shelley ‘Mac” E. Plymale Jr. Kearny County, KS 12/22/2019 J. Gardner Dwayne Onofreichuck North Battleford, SAS 10/5/2022 J. Heck Shelley “Mac” E. Plymale Jr. Kearny County, KS 11/13/2020 J. Gardner Darrin A. DalPiaz Delta County, CO 11/10/2024 E. Foster Timothy Vance/Agua Fria Sonora, MEX 2/15/2025 D. Allen Matt Bruber Kit Carson County, CO 10/28/2021 J. Lunde

150 6/8 150 5/8 145 6/8

156 2/8 167 2/8 167 1/8

Bob Ameen/Wards Stephen Neusch Jimmy Cothren

Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Power County, ID

1/17/2024 1/16/2025 9/15/2024

J. Willems K. Rimer D. Atwood

Typical Mule Deer Velvet SCORE 184 1/8 176 0/8 174 5/8 166 1/8 165 5/8 163 6/8 163 0/8 158 7/8 151 7/8

GROSS 189 0/8 189 6/8 184 4/8 178 0/8 170 6/8 167 2/8 166 7/8 164 7/8 167 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Hunter Speck David Marshall Kalah M. Carrasco Hunter Speck Andrew M. Jenke Lee Duet Nathan A. Cloward Kyle Hochstein Michael Broadwell/MD Lancaster

Non-Typical Mule Deer SCORE 212 3/8 207 4/8 197 4/8 182 0/8 175 2/8 173 3/8

GROSS 217 0/8 215 1/8 206 1/8 185 5/8 180 6/8 177 7/8

GROSS 186 7/8 193 6/8 189 3/8 186 2/8 182 5/8 184 1/8 182 2/8

World Record 291 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE Stephen Neusch/Mequite Mtn Outfitters Sonora, MEX 12/14/2024 Richard R. Landreth Sheridan County, NE 9/9/2022 Katlynn Gibbons Okanogan County, WA 9/20/2024 Nick Miller Rio Arriba County, NM 1/13/2025 Avinash Singh Omineca, BC 11/18/2024 Wyatt J. Crippen El Paso County, CO 11/16/2024

Typical Whitetail Deer SCORE 182 7/8 181 2/8 180 0/8 177 5/8 176 7/8 176 4/8 174 3/8

World Record 218 2/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Gunnison County, CO 9/7/2024 J. Wrinkle Summit County, UT 8/25/2024 B. Capes Sierra County, NM 9/1/2021 D. Boland Quay County, NM 9/10/2023 J. Wrinkle Hinsdale County, CO 9/6/2023 M. Stanley Pueblo County, CO 9/22/2024 C. Neill Garfield County, UT 8/22/2023 J. Wall Cherry County, NE 9/1/2019 R. Hochstein Las Animas County, CO 9/17/2024 D. Waechtler

HUNTER/OUTFITTER David Hajek Tiffany Lakosky Clifton E. Kotrla Patrick Henderson Michael V. Wittman Hayden J. Bowell Bryan D. Miller

MEASURER K. Rimer G. English T. Morris J. Willems A. Moleski R. Long

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Cedar County, IA 11/15/2022 J. Nordman Van Buren County, IA 11/24/2023 J. Lunde McMullen County, TX 9/28/2024 O. Carpenter Dakota County, MN 12/25/2024 D. Boland Jersey County, IL 12/15/2024 W. Rench Iowa County, WI 11/13/2021 G. Wegner Henderson County, KY 11/1/2024 D. Weddle

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Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 172 4/8 171 0/8 170 2/8 170 0/8 169 4/8 168 7/8 167 4/8 167 1/8 166 6/8 165 3/8 163 5/8 162 6/8 162 5/8 162 5/8 162 1/8 162 0/8

160 1/8 159 2/8 158 6/8 158 5/8 158 3/8 158 2/8 158 2/8 157 7/8 157 6/8 157 3/8 157 3/8 157 2/8 157 2/8 157 1/8 157 1/8 157 0/8 157 0/8 156 7/8 156 5/8 156 4/8 156 3/8 156 3/8

GROSS 182 2/8 175 0/8 176 1/8 175 0/8 174 3/8 185 4/8 182 3/8 193 3/8 184 5/8 190 2/8 168 7/8 172 4/8 165 7/8 178 6/8 174 7/8 165 5/8 165 4/8 171 1/8 166 5/8 167 5/8 166 5/8 169 1/8 177 2/8 173 0/8 162 2/8 160 0/8 163 5/8 166 5/8 160 3/8 173 2/8 168 5/8 161 3/8 162 5/8 167 2/8 166 7/8 173 1/8 165 1/8 161 4/8 159 4/8 160 4/8 160 4/8 176 1/8 161 7/8

156 3/8 156 2/8 156 2/8 156 2/8 156 1/8 155 6/8 155 6/8 155 6/8 155 6/8 155 4/8 155 3/8 155 2/8 155 1/8 155 0/8 154 7/8 154 6/8 154 2/8 154 2/8 154 1/8 153 7/8 153 4/8

163 2/8 160 2/8 163 5/8 162 3/8 169 0/8 161 5/8 184 6/8 163 1/8 158 2/8 169 5/8 162 1/8 172 2/8 163 3/8 169 2/8 174 0/8 157 7/8 167 6/8 158 0/8 157 0/8 156 4/8 155 2/8

161 6/8 160 5/8 160 2/8 160 1/8 160 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dean Ashton David Knutson Chad Hammer Andrew S. Farmer Duane Smith James I. Holzapfel Glenn Thurman Dustin Jeffries Jacob Sorlien Cory Otto Noriel Sanchez Paul B. Creamer Darry D. Larsen Guy Draper Chandler Jacob Michael Dempsey Kevin Keys Joseph Goddard Nathan Daily Zackery Sexton Kolton Costello Jon E. Kintner Dalton Clark Brian Disterhaft Winn Roark Dylan Zahn Cody Viktora Colton Swenson Matthew J. Howell John R. Thomas Jase J. Otto Jason Wolfarth Ernest Steffy James Sellman Jacob Murphy Jack Hudak Brett D. Lauinger Daniel Schultz Adam Meade Nathaniel W. Peach William N. Jennings Sr. Darin Rexroat Anthony Manjkey Kody Agee Justin DiCesare Jade V. Greer Jordan P. Gensmer James Lindsey Scott Cisewski Denissa Cornick Kim Tackett Daniel M. Chaney Robert La Grange Alfred V. Mullins Brandon Lilly Corey Barnhart Cody Viktora Nicholas A. Sinay Brent M. Schmitt Dan Remus Tony Pierino Dennis Andrews Jacob King Quentin Ball

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World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Knox County, IL 11/26/2024 C. Coble Ward County, ND 10/6/2024 D. Scofield Morrison County, MN 9/29/2024 S. Grabow Breathitt County, KY 12/1/2024 D. Weddle Mower County, MN 11/5/2020 K. Fredrickson Carroll County, OH 11/9/2024 A. Cramer La Salle County, TX 11/26/2024 J. Stein Ringgold County, IA 10/18/2024 C. Coble Grand Forks County, ND 11/26/2024 R. Dufault Anoka County, MN 11/23/2024 C. Pierce Goodhue County, MN 11/2/2024 S. Grabow Allen County, KS 11/5/2024 B. Bond Monona County, IA 11/11/2018 T. Rogers Union County, IL 11/11/2024 A. Shofner Ward County, ND 11/15/2024 D. Scofield Pike County, MO 11/4/2013 S. Hardy Childress County, TX 10/16/2024 H. Hopkins Johnson County, NE 10/21/2024 K. Dana Marion County, IA 10/10/2023 J. Brummer Huron County, OH 10/29/2015 K. Rimer Macoupin County, IL 10/29/2022 T. Yetter St. Joseph County, IN 11/7/2023 R. Karczewski Dickinson County, KS 11/25/2024 J. Kelly Green Lake County, WI 11/8/2024 S. Zirbel Phillips County, AR 10/1/2024 C. Neill Webster County, KY 10/29/2024 D. Weddle Freeborn County, MN 9/20/2020 C. Pierce Monroe County, IA 10/30/2023 C. Pierce Humphreys County, MS 10/18/2024 B. Dye Wyandot County, OH 10/29/2024 S. Swihart Perry County, IN 11/15/2024 M. Verble Hancock County, OH 11/17/2024 W. Ogden Union County, IA 11/3/2024 S. Homyack Jr. Highland County, OH 12/13/2024 J. Riebel Jr Pine County, MN 12/30/2023 J. Lunde Warren County, IL 10/26/2024 J. Medeiros Webster County, IA 10/18/2019 T. Herrick Columbia County, WI 11/8/2024 S. Fish Jackson County, WI 11/2/2024 J. Squires Starke County, IN 11/7/2024 R. Karczewski Crawford County, GA 12/14/2024 K. Rose Tazewell County, IL 11/2/2021 A. Pierson Tuscarawas County, OH 10/17/2024 J. Walter, Jr. Polk County, MO 11/15/2024 J. Workman Graham County, KS 11/5/2019 D. Erickson Ulster County, NY 10/16/2024 F. Giuliani Henderson County, IL 12/29/2024 B. Ihlenfeldt St. Francis County, AR 11/23/2024 L. Walt Buffalo County, WI 10/5/2023 T. Heil Des Moines County, IA 11/3/2023 T. Kalsbeck Shackelford County, TX 10/25/2024 R. Mort Clermont County, OH 11/11/2024 R. Wood Kankakee County, IL 11/15/2007 M. Lamb Howard County, MO 11/10/2019 D. Hollingsworth McDowell County, WV 11/6/2023 T. Dowdy Athens County, OH 9/25/2022 J. Williamson Freeborn County, MN 11/2/2024 N. Thesing Onondaga County, NY 11/9/2024 J. Dowd Stearns County, MN 11/2/2024 D. Strecker Anoka County, MN 11/7/2024 K. Vigliaturo Bell County, TX 11/27/2024 K. Irvin Schuyler County, IL 11/7/2007 L. Marchinton Washington County, MO 11/8/2024 R. Newton III Jackson County, WI 10/31/2011 J. Gander

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 153 4/8 153 3/8 153 2/8 153 2/8 153 1/8 153 1/8 153 0/8 152 6/8 152 6/8 152 2/8 152 1/8 152 1/8 151 7/8 151 5/8 151 5/8 151 4/8 151 3/8 151 1/8 150 7/8 150 4/8 150 4/8 150 4/8 150 3/8 150 3/8 150 2/8 150 1/8 150 1/8 150 0/8 150 0/8 149 7/8 149 6/8 149 2/8 149 1/8 149 0/8 148 7/8 148 6/8 148 5/8 148 5/8 148 4/8 148 0/8 148 0/8 147 7/8 147 5/8 147 5/8 147 4/8 147 4/8 147 3/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 0/8 146 7/8 146 6/8 146 6/8 146 5/8 146 4/8 146 3/8 146 0/8 146 0/8 145 7/8 145 7/8 145 6/8 145 6/8 145 5/8 145 5/8

GROSS 172 1/8 162 4/8 163 4/8 175 7/8 159 5/8 157 1/8 159 3/8 159 3/8 168 6/8 163 2/8 181 4/8 161 7/8 173 0/8 171 1/8 167 4/8 179 2/8 172 0/8 155 0/8 174 0/8 162 2/8 169 1/8 155 3/8 167 0/8 163 2/8 171 7/8 163 3/8 154 3/8 155 7/8 155 2/8 159 5/8 159 5/8 152 5/8 152 7/8 168 3/8 155 3/8 166 3/8 157 2/8 160 7/8 170 2/8 152 4/8 154 2/8 168 0/8 164 4/8 154 0/8 152 4/8 154 4/8 153 3/8 152 4/8 158 4/8 153 0/8 159 1/8 163 4/8 157 1/8 151 5/8 161 2/8 155 7/8 170 7/8 162 2/8 154 4/8 149 5/8 155 5/8 155 6/8 162 7/8 156 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Tristan Gillespie Jerry Lusk Derek J. Lough Joshua T. Orme Rodney Beer Jim Willems Paul D. Macek Colin Kerr Beau McHenry Gunner Carlson Caleb R. Wassmer Tad A. Yetter Matthew Rowe William N. Jennings Jr. Hunter L. Wilson Jace Huegerich John P. Baunach Marc V. Alberto Jerry Furlong/Droptine Outfitters Jesse Smith Jordan Bloemers Landon D. Ridgeway Jim Willems Tim Daul Terry S. Martin Jerry Hanlin Jr. Brady Larson Roderick Mrozek John Lor Dennis Palmer Tony Wamboldt James Carriero Shawn White Daryn L. Fleagle Stan Pfingsten Trippe Pilgrim Owen A. Shumm Robert Vandenhoever Kraig Bottemiller Benjamin Casper Jasoh J. Nimeskern Christopher Carter Jeffrey Jensen Hsueh-Lang Shen Jim Willems Devyn McLennan Michael Dempsey James R. Schuler Zachary Dieckman Miles Dykeman James R. Fitzbaugh Colton Wilson Michael S. Clarke Keith Viduski Aaron Hamersma Austin Fagan Levi Holdsworth Landry Otten Todd Elliot Corey Bonnin Wayne Borntreger Gabe Gunderson Michael Tracy James I. Holzapfel

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Iowa County, WI 10/28/2023 C. Henke Menard County, IL 11/16/2024 J. Jones Noble County, IN 11/3/2024 R. Karczewski Bath County, KY 11/8/2024 D. Weddle Steuben County, IN 11/2/2020 R. Graber Mitchell County, KS 11/24/2023 D. Willems Baltimore County, MD 11/6/2021 R. Newton III Dunn County, WI 11/1/2024 S. Ashley Sunflower County, MS 12/19/2024 B. Dye Washington County, MN 9/22/2022 C. Pierce Warrick County, IN 11/9/2024 D. Belwood Fulton County, IL 11/10/2024 T. Walmsley Harrison County, IA 11/7/2024 K. Wohlers Crawford County, GA 10/14/2024 D. Leon Indiana County, PA 10/25/2024 D. Schellhammer Dallas County, IA 10/31/2024 J. Miller Jo Daviess County, IL 11/7/2024 F. Achilles Decatur County, IA 11/19/2015 D. Erickson Guthrie County, IA 11/6/2024 G. Combs Polk County, WI 10/29/2022 J. Lunde Racine County, WI 10/21/2023 G. Martin Wyoming County, WV 11/11/2024 T. Flanagan Thayer County, NE 11/26/2023 D. Willems Houston County, MN 10/5/2024 S. Zirbel Whitley County, IN 10/23/2010 R. Karczewski Garrett County, MD 11/7/2024 C. Wilcox Buffalo County, WI 11/9/2024 J. Lunde Stearns County, MN 9/14/2024 K. Fredrickson Chisago County, MN 11/28/2024 K. Vigliaturo Buffalo County, WI 11/1/2024 S. Godfrey Shawano County, WI 10/28/2023 K. Rimer Bergen County, NJ 10/8/2023 M. Kronyak Meigs County, OH 10/30/2023 J. Riebel Jr Lawrence County, IL 11/25/2023 S. Taylor Lee County, IA 11/10/2024 J. Miller Bolivar County, MS 10/9/2024 C. Neill Seneca County, OH 11/13/2024 S. Swihart Kankakee County, IL 11/17/2024 R. Graber Olmsted County, MN 11/1/2024 C. Collins Lake County, IL 10/16/2024 R. Tastsides Hamilton County, OH 1/9/2025 J. Hooten Coles County, IL 10/28/2024 J. Fields II Buffalo County, WI 11/7/2024 G. Martin Randolph County, MO 11/14/2024 S. Corley Gage County, NE 11/3/2023 D. Willems Calhoun County, MI 11/6/2024 M. Seedorff Pike County, MO 10/4/2016 S. Hardy Washington County, IN 11/2/2024 S. Taylor Rusk County, WI 11/7/2024 K. Zimmerman Crawford County, WI 11/18/2024 S. Fish Clark County, IL 12/20/2024 J. Moody Niagara County, NY 11/5/2024 D. Haseley Albemarle County, VA 12/6/2024 R. Burnham Marquette County, WI 10/28/2021 P. Barwick Fillmore County, MN 9/14/2024 G. Hisey Linn County, KS 11/9/2024 C. Neill Mahaska County, IA 9/13/2009 J. Miller Pierce County, WI 11/10/2024 K. Rimer Arlington County, VA 1/1/2022 W. Johnson Goodhue County, MN 11/2/2024 C. Collins Richland County, WI 11/5/2023 R. Walter Taylor County, WI 10/28/2024 A. Wisniewski Cass County, IA 11/2/2011 B. Ihlenfeldt Carroll County, OH 11/19/2023 A. Cramer

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 145 5/8 145 1/8 145 1/8 145 1/8 145 1/8 144 7/8 144 6/8 144 5/8 144 5/8 144 4/8 144 3/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 1/8 144 1/8 144 1/8 144 1/8 144 0/8 143 7/8 143 6/8 143 6/8 143 6/8 143 5/8 143 5/8 143 5/8 143 4/8 143 4/8 143 3/8 143 3/8

GROSS 155 3/8 155 3/8 158 7/8 147 5/8 147 6/8 150 1/8 163 7/8 161 0/8 159 3/8 149 3/8 147 5/8 156 4/8 148 6/8 149 1/8 149 0/8 145 2/8 151 4/8 150 6/8 157 0/8 156 3/8 158 3/8 154 5/8 157 0/8 147 5/8 156 5/8 146 3/8 146 7/8 169 4/8 152 2/8 145 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Ryan Reischel Robbie O’Bryan Phillip A. Truesdell Tina Maros Hayden Fritz Steven M. Sontag Dean Mense Zachary Ferguson Aftin Purcell Cody L. Redman Shane Smith Beau E. Brezovar Matt Bruber Blake H. Jacobson Dylan Hollingshead Jeremy Moritz Ryan Peterson Chase Potas Mark Spoto Donald W. Hoffman Jamison Lazzell Douglas E. Manteufel Noah C. Wodnicki Mark A. Verble Brandon LoCoco Jordan Sculley Mike Klosiewski Darren P. Reed Mark Nehls Jim Willems

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Crawford County, WI 10/26/2024 E. Nelson Saline County, MO 11/14/2008 D. Hollingsworth Jefferson County, IN 11/9/2022 S. Taylor Steel County, ND 9/7/2024 M. Harrison Juneau County, WI 10/6/2024 J. Lunde Lucas County, IA 11/5/2024 C. Coble Crawford County, WI 11/6/2024 D. O’Brien Jasper County, MS 10/18/2024 J. Young Leavenworth County, KS 11/16/2024 J. Lunde Crawford County, IL 11/14/2024 J. Fields II Crawford County, IL 11/9/2024 M. Headen Richland County, WI 11/7/2020 G. Wegner Washington County, MN 9/19/2022 J. Lunde Goodhue County, MN 11/2/2024 K. Lundell Clark County, AR 9/30/2024 L. Walt Burnett County, WI 10/23/2024 J. Lunde Cherokee County, KS 10/26/2024 K. Vigliaturo Johnson County, IN 11/16/2024 J. Moore Morris County, NJ 12/12/2024 M. Kronyak Mason County, WV 10/26/2024 A. Abshire Monongalia County, WV 10/13/2024 T. Livengood Iowa County, WI 10/25/2024 E. Nelson Jefferson County, OH 11/8/2024 B. Elliott Jackson County, IN 12/9/1994 D. Belwood Cass County, IN 11/10/2024 R. Graber Jasper County, IN 11/10/2024 R. Graber Richland County, WI 11/3/2018 J. Lunde Whitley County, IN 11/7/2024 R. Karczewski Dodge County, WI 10/5/2010 K. Rimer Gage County, NE 12/22/2024 S. King

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 1/8 143 1/8 143 1/8 143 0/8 143 0/8 142 5/8 142 5/8 142 4/8 142 4/8 142 4/8 142 3/8 142 2/8 142 2/8 142 2/8 142 1/8 142 0/8 142 0/8 142 0/8 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 5/8 141 5/8 141 5/8 141 4/8

GROSS 152 1/8 149 1/8 148 0/8 149 6/8 150 3/8 145 4/8 159 6/8 146 0/8 154 4/8 167 7/8 152 4/8 152 7/8 151 5/8 146 6/8 163 5/8 160 7/8 144 4/8 146 7/8 162 3/8 147 0/8 144 2/8 150 3/8 150 0/8 143 4/8 154 4/8 161 4/8 143 7/8 148 0/8 153 5/8 161 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Mark Spoto James Kennedy Jim Williamson Scott Riden Jake A. Alford Dave Dimaggio Raymond Miller/Grand River Dalton Clark Allen Clark Logan Dahl Oscar Crabtree Jacob A. Ward Michael Machtan Austin McKnight Dale Radcliff Randy Ramsdorfer Joseph A. Livingston Kevin Smith Daniel D’Andrea Jordan Walker Paul Letendre Hunter J. Dempsey Jeremiah Roberson Michael Tracy Jeffery Stevens Scott J. Polega James I. Holzapfel Jake Cavender Jeffery A. Kasprzak Sterling Lutz

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Morris County, NJ 9/21/2024 M. Kronyak Madison County, MT 10/14/2024 T. Barnes Jefferson County, OH 10/24/2024 W. Ogden Lawrence County, IN 11/8/2024 A. Baxter Coahoma County, MS 12/10/2011 C. Neill Sherburne County, MN 10/16/2024 K. Vigliaturo Carroll County, MO 11/11/2024 J. Moody Dickinson County, KS 11/6/2021 N. Thesing Jennings County, IN 11/5/2024 J. Kinsey Republic County, KS 11/20/2024 M. Whitehead Lawrence County, OH 11/30/2024 M. Dickess Clinton County, IN 11/1/2023 R. Karczewski St. Croix County, WI 11/8/2024 N. Frase Bolivar County, MS 11/17/2024 C. Neill Licking County, OH 11/14/2024 S. Boham Cambria County, PA 10/25/2024 G. Douglas, Jr. Pushmataha County, OK 11/1/2024 E. Vaught Chautauqua County, NY 11/3/2024 K. Schilling Adams County, OH 11/16/2024 M. Olson Angelina County, TX 9/28/2024 B. Bartlett Waukesha County, WI 11/1/2024 T. Senft Sauk County, WI 11/6/2024 G. Wegner Butler County, KS 11/12/2018 T. Fisk Wayne County, IA 11/3/2023 B. Ihlenfeldt Monroe County, IA 10/7/2024 C. Coble Hancock County, IL 11/11/2024 R. Banaszak Carroll County, OH 10/29/2011 A. Cramer Sumter County, GA 11/13/2022 P. Layman Washington County, MN 9/22/2024 N. Frase Portage County, WI 11/17/2024 A. Sternagel

Species: Typical Sitka Blacktail Deer Score: 75 7/8 Hunter: Craig Van Arsdale Location: Kodiak Island, AK Date: 08/01/2021

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Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 141 1/8 141 0/8 141 0/8 140 7/8 140 6/8 140 6/8 140 6/8 140 6/8 140 5/8 140 5/8 140 3/8 140 3/8 140 2/8 140 2/8 140 1/8 140 1/8 140 0/8 140 0/8 140 0/8 139 6/8 139 6/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 4/8 139 2/8 139 2/8 139 1/8 139 1/8 139 0/8 139 0/8 138 7/8 138 7/8 138 7/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 5/8 138 5/8 138 4/8 138 4/8 138 4/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 2/8 138 2/8 138 2/8 138 2/8 138 1/8 138 1/8 137 7/8 137 7/8 137 7/8 137 6/8 137 6/8 137 6/8 137 6/8 137 4/8 137 3/8 137 3/8 137 3/8

GROSS 146 1/8 151 3/8 151 2/8 144 0/8 142 0/8 150 7/8 150 1/8 142 4/8 152 3/8 159 1/8 150 0/8 173 3/8 142 5/8 146 2/8 146 3/8 151 7/8 163 0/8 149 2/8 146 2/8 144 0/8 146 1/8 140 5/8 143 2/8 143 7/8 150 0/8 144 2/8 153 4/8 145 5/8 148 1/8 143 7/8 153 3/8 147 4/8 145 6/8 142 5/8 143 5/8 157 6/8 149 4/8 149 1/8 145 6/8 151 2/8 153 1/8 144 7/8 147 4/8 156 5/8 142 5/8 144 1/8 147 6/8 140 5/8 141 6/8 141 1/8 139 0/8 155 2/8 150 3/8 140 0/8 141 2/8 148 2/8 139 6/8 139 5/8 146 6/8 144 5/8 143 1/8 141 3/8 142 7/8 154 4/8

World Record 204 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE Ashton J. Doyle Clinton County, MI 11/2/2024 Jillary K. Kigar Gladwin County, MI 9/11/2023 Jesse L. Heckendorf Lincoln County, WI 10/26/2024 David Baker Dakota County, MN 9/28/2024 James I. Holzapfel Carroll County, OH 10/27/2012 Thomas R. Crain Buncombe County, NC 10/20/2014 Seth Attinger Starke County, IN 11/9/2024 Ron Roettger St. Croix County, WI 11/9/2024 Benjamin Adams Rusk County, WI 10/17/2024 Parker J. Fox Pulaski County, IN 11/10/2024 Logan Thompson Pickaway County, OH 10/8/2024 Derrick Burns Bayfield County, WI 10/9/2024 Emily Donner Washington County, MN 9/23/2024 Mason D. Martin Tillman County, OK 10/8/2024 Anthony Eighmy Henry County, MO 10/6/2024 Travis Denham Burke County, ND 10/3/2024 Jeremiah Roberson Greene County, IA 11/7/2021 Matthew H. Goins Starke County, IN 10/3/2024 John D. Sledge Worth County, GA 1/8/2025 Randy J. Kibler Trempealeau County, WI 11/6/2024 Jedidiah Heinrich Kenosha County, WI 11/11/2024 Greg Luchak Doniphan County, KS 11/15/2014 Paul M. Okeson Becker County, MN 9/19/2024 Michael K. Van Waldick Jefferson County, NY 11/1/2024 Steve McMichael Ohio County, KY 9/8/2024 Travis Knotts Preston County, WV 10/24/2024 Ron Sexton Ross County, OH 11/15/2024 Adam Constine Shiawassee County, MI 10/28/2024 John Tangen III Westchester County, NY 11/3/2024 Jacob Johnson Shiawassee County, MI 10/23/2022 Daniel Vassh Waushara County, WI 12/18/2024 Jake Cavender Sumter County, GA 11/1/2023 Randy Mallinger Osage County, OK 11/19/2024 Patrick Athen Fremont County, IA 11/23/2024 Anthony Arendt Douglas County, MN 9/25/2021 Ulysses D. Perry Anne Arundel County, MD 1/5/2023 Adam L. Christensen Gratiot County, MI 10/22/2024 Scott Niemuth Portage County, WI 11/2/2024 Dean D. Smith/Whitetails Only Outfitting Pike County, OH 11/4/2024 Michael F. Boldt Clay County, IL 11/20/2024 Cody Allen Benton County, AR 10/8/2023 Tera Smothers Lyon County, KY 9/14/2024 Jake Paschal Dougherty County, GA 9/23/2024 Rusty Bertch Neal Roberson Brent Conrad Robert Gruenberg Len Richardson Seth Cannon Kerry Nestor James I. Vanderwarker Jay Kirk Craig Zutz Hunter Heavner Arnold H. Eberly III Darin M. Lehman Scott Schmidt Forrest H. Robison Aaron Fadness Kyle Ewing Stephan McLean Chris Frye William D. Melton Jr. LeRoy Stockton

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MEASURER B. Hagy R. Banaszak S. Gobeli J. Lunde A. Cramer A. Crowe R. Graber J. Lunde P. Ostrum R. Karczewski R. Elkins P. Ostrum C. Collins L. Wood N. Woodland D. Scofield T. Fisk R. Karczewski W. Cooper G. Martin G. Martin B. Davis C. Kozitka M. Cooper D. Weddle T. Livengood R. Elkins M. Heeg S. Cowles M. Heeg S. Zirbel P. Layman T. Kissee D. Paul J. Lunde E. Stiede D. Temple A. Sternagel J. Medeiros J. Knevel R. Johnson

D. Clark W. Cooper Barry County, MI 10/26/2024 M. Seedorff Dougherty County, GA 1/14/2025 W. Cooper Chippewa County, WI 11/7/2022 J. Lunde Craig County, OK 12/21/2024 J. Aldrich Walker County, TX 10/10/2024 R. Wood Pulaski County, GA 11/9/2024 J. Thrift Meigs County, OH 11/9/2024 J. Sperry Baltimore County, MD 11/9/2024 A. Gray Middlesex County, MA 11/7/2021 R. Blaisdell Manitowoc County, WI 11/2/2024 S. Zirbel Rockingham County, VA 11/17/2020 B. Trumbo Chesterfield County, VA 10/26/2024 C. Grubbs Noble County, IN 11/1/2024 R. Karczewski Racine County, WI 10/31/2008 K. Zimmerman Pawnee County, NE 11/7/2022 C. Neill Pope County, MN 9/28/2024 J. Lunde Red River County, TX 10/7/2024 J. Barrow Macon County, MO 11/6/2024 A. Crowe Wabash County, IN 11/4/2023 R. Karczewski Baltimore County, MD 11/3/2024 C. Wilcox Sebastian County, AR 11/9/2024 B. Davis

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 137 2/8 137 0/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 6/8 136 5/8 136 5/8 136 4/8 136 3/8 136 3/8 136 2/8 136 1/8 136 1/8 136 0/8 136 0/8 136 0/8 136 0/8 136 0/8 135 7/8 135 7/8 135 7/8 135 7/8 135 6/8 135 6/8 135 5/8 135 5/8 135 4/8 135 4/8 135 3/8 135 3/8 135 3/8 135 2/8 135 2/8 135 1/8 135 0/8 135 0/8 135 0/8 135 0/8

GROSS 140 1/8 139 6/8 139 6/8 141 1/8 140 6/8 147 1/8 142 0/8 155 0/8 158 3/8 143 0/8 143 2/8 163 1/8 140 2/8 138 0/8 142 3/8 141 7/8 144 4/8 141 6/8 151 7/8 141 6/8 142 0/8 142 6/8 140 6/8 139 0/8 143 4/8 148 6/8 160 3/8 140 5/8 138 2/8 140 1/8 158 3/8 146 7/8 138 3/8 140 5/8 141 5/8 137 6/8 144 7/8 143 3/8 140 4/8 143 7/8 147 4/8 141 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Chris Baldwin John Dahlberg Jake Alford Nancy Kading Robert Brobeck Kody Keipe Austin L. Connell Mathias Miller Mike Krohn Nicholas Chafer Barry W. Webster Cassidy A. Quinton Ryan Rogers Josh Hall Kyler Broviak Nigel Turner Andrew C. Milam Thomas R. Crain Paul Quigley Justen Wilczak Dylan Zitzloff Jeremy McLimans Roy L. Dennie Randal Dufault Matthew A. Ellerbrock Forrest H. Robison Tyler R. Johnson Mike Kelly Mark J. Miller Skyler Struck Robert Godfrey Dimitrois M. Karagiannakis Robert D. Sturgeon Jeff Jacob Seth Beatty Taylor Wilson Noel Schmidt Robert Derlein Edward K. Hall/Jerry Clark John A. Dackowsky Jr. Carson C. Stailey Troy Cooper

134 7/8 134 5/8 134 5/8 134 5/8 134 4/8 134 3/8 134 3/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 2/8 134 1/8 134 1/8 134 1/8 134 0/8 133 7/8 133 7/8 133 6/8 133 6/8

140 4/8 139 4/8 148 2/8 143 1/8 142 4/8 143 3/8 149 7/8 137 3/8 140 2/8 137 7/8 138 5/8 139 3/8 143 4/8 140 6/8 144 6/8 145 3/8 136 4/8 138 5/8 141 7/8 137 6/8 137 4/8 141 0/8

Dennis Kraus Matthew Buttermark Jared Ciriello Shawn Cannon Michael Gietzen Bryan McDonald Connor Bradley Richard Rich Cody Emery Nickolas T. Holloway Dustin Schoonmaker Gunner Hasselquist Robert J. Cox Katie Arrington Marc V. Alberto Dallas Sumner Daniel Erickstad Mark D. Kunkel Lee Fasbender Michael S. Richardson Brad L. Netzler Scott Bremness

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Ingham County, MI 10/1/2024 R. Wilt Burnett County, WI 11/14/2024 J. Lunde Washington County, MS 1/9/2018 C. Neill Winnebago County, WI 9/25/2020 S. Zirbel Morris County, NJ 10/14/2020 T. Walsh Green Lake County, WI 10/27/2024 S. Zirbel Cook County, GA 11/15/2024 W. Cooper Indiana County, PA 11/15/2024 A. Harvey Goodhue County, MN 10/23/2024 C. Collins Sawyer County, WI 9/25/2024 P. Ostrum Mayes County, OK 11/8/2024 J. Warner Pierce County, WI 9/18/2023 K. Rimer Sequoyah County, OK 10/4/2024 R. Grace Houston County, MN 11/7/2024 J. Kelly Hendricks County, IN 10/23/2024 J. Moore White County, IN 10/7/2021 C. Coble Walker County, TX 10/1/2022 R. Collier Buncombe County, NC 11/16/2016 A. Crowe Kent County, MD 11/12/2022 R. Newton III Erie County, NY 11/1/2023 K. Schilling Pepin County, WI 9/28/2024 J. Lunde Sumner County, TN 11/2/2024 D. Amason Orange County, NC 11/10/2021 A. Crowe Pembina County, ND 10/19/2022 D. Erickstad Athens County, OH 9/30/2023 J. Riebel Jr Polk County, MO 11/5/2024 C. Neill Sumner County, TN 11/2/2023 T. Hancock Fillmore County, MN 11/8/2024 C. Collins Allamakee County, IA 10/31/2024 S. Zirbel Morris County, NJ 11/10/2024 T. Walsh Jackson County, OH 11/6/2016 M. Parah Newton County, IN 11/5/2022 A. Baxter Metcalfe County, KY 9/8/2024 S. Taylor Ward County, ND 10/24/2024 D. Scofield Grayson County, KY 12/6/2024 J. Druen Adams County, WI 11/10/2024 M. Miller Sherburne County, MN 11/15/2024 S. Forsberg Sauk County, WI 10/4/2024 G. Wegner Schuyler County, IL 11/12/2011 T. Fisk Oneida County, NY 10/15/2024 J. Dowd Lawrence County, IN 11/9/2024 M. Verble Ward County, ND 12/9/2024 D. Scofield Camden County, MO 12/20/2024 A. Lipper Monmouth County, NJ 11/9/2022 J. Messeroll Rockingham County, NH 9/15/2024 R. Blaisdell Kenosha County, WI 10/17/2024 M. Kirchoff Ward County, ND 11/11/2024 D. Scofield Prince William County, VA 10/12/2024 S. Keithley Tama County, IA 11/3/2024 T. Kalsbeck Hillsborough County, NH 11/21/2018 B. Emerson Grafton County, NH 9/23/2024 R. Blaisdell Custer County, ID 9/30/2024 R. Addison Brooke County, WV 10/1/2024 B. Elliott Polk County, WI 11/2/2024 J. Lunde Switzerland County, IN 11/12/2024 J. Shaw Bolivar County, MS 12/13/2024 C. Neill Wapello County, IA 11/2/2020 D. Erickson Wayne County, NY 11/8/2024 J. Dowd Ramsey County, MD 11/15/2024 R. Dufault LaSalle County, TX 11/29/2024 R. Knape Taylor County, WI 9/21/2012 J. Lunde Grant County, WI 11/8/2024 A. Crum Buffalo County, WI 10/21/2023 G. Martin Chippewa County, WI 10/13/2024 J. Lunde

Species: Typical Mule Deer Score: 150 6/8 Hunter: Ray Pastway Location: Sonors, MEX Date: 11/11/2016

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 133 5/8 133 5/8 133 4/8 133 4/8 133 4/8 133 4/8 133 3/8 133 3/8 133 2/8 133 2/8 133 1/8 133 0/8 133 0/8 133 0/8 133 0/8 132 7/8 132 7/8 132 6/8 132 6/8 132 6/8 132 5/8 132 5/8 132 5/8 132 5/8 132 4/8 132 4/8

GROSS 148 2/8 147 0/8 136 3/8 150 1/8 138 3/8 144 4/8 146 6/8 139 7/8 135 6/8 139 5/8 150 0/8 141 7/8 139 4/8 135 0/8 137 3/8 140 3/8 134 3/8 139 1/8 149 4/8 147 4/8 136 2/8 147 6/8 137 5/8 136 2/8 157 1/8 150 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Caleb Chapman Kyle Drinkwine Ben Koehler Douglas James Mark Susa Jerry Hammer Edward Lamb Karl W. Krause Christopher P. Lauth Timothy J. Strnatka Chad Dzingle Robbie O’Bryan Jeffrey Keogh Joseph Arabia Fred Gauger Eddie W. Miller III David Pfautz Tyler J. Thoman Matthew Hardy Cole Rogers Jeremiah Roberson Frank Dedomenico David R. Kuhn Taylor Hunt Matthew Despins Michael Cook

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Miller County, MO 9/25/2016 D. Hollingsworth St. Croix County, WI 10/22/2024 K. Rimer Roberts County, SD 10/9/2024 T. Kalsbeck Ingham County, MI 10/16/2024 M. Heeg Polk County, WI 11/1/2024 J. Squires Ward County, ND 12/17/2024 J. Plesuk Park County, MT 10/19/2024 F. King Waushara County, WI 11/7/2024 M. Miller Steuben County, NY 10/18/2024 G. Rightmyer Broome County, NY 11/5/2024 G. Dennis Sarpy County, NE 12/27/2024 T. Korth Saline County, MO 12/12/2016 D. Hollingsworth Houston County, MN 11/1/2019 D. Boland Passaic County, NJ 11/4/2024 T. Walsh Walworth County, WI 11/11/2024 G. Martin Alfalfa County, OK 11/12/2018 M. Reigh Potter County, PA 11/15/2024 S. Arnold Bradford County, PA 10/15/2024 G. Dennis Ralls County, MO 10/27/2024 S. Hardy Lyon County, IA 11/16/2024 J. Lunde Lincoln County, TN 10/17/2018 T. Fisk Niagara County, NY 10/7/2024 D. Haseley Oneida County, NY 10/30/2024 J. Dowd Schleicher County, TX 11/8/2024 J. McEachern Crawford County, WI 10/15/2023 C. Henke Winnebago County, WI 10/25/2023 S. Zirbel

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 132 4/8 132 3/8 132 2/8 132 2/8 132 2/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 0/8 132 0/8 132 0/8 131 7/8 131 6/8 131 6/8 131 6/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 3/8 131 3/8 131 2/8 131 2/8

GROSS 137 2/8 142 0/8 135 3/8 138 1/8 140 5/8 135 5/8 137 0/8 136 0/8 134 6/8 134 3/8 138 2/8 147 2/8 156 0/8 147 3/8 135 3/8 140 1/8 144 2/8 142 7/8 135 0/8 137 0/8 135 4/8 135 1/8 135 1/8 134 5/8 134 7/8 135 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Hunter S. Williams Harlin Darnell Cory Vajgrt Robert J. Reaser Chase Ward Dallas Sumner Cassie Snyder Christopher J. Larkin Stanley Kaminski Andrew C. Milam Jon B. Nelson Lucas R. Swartzentruber Paul Renner Jeremiah Roberson Jacob Paschal Arnie Crum James T. Frederick Christopher Peck Michael Siemonsma Scott Sedivy Josh Bowen Daniel Schultz Leonard W. Wood/King Ranch Jakobe Shepheard Andrew C. Milam Timothy S. Bebel

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Eaton County, MI 10/26/2024 R. Wilt Marion County, AR 9/9/2024 J. Workman Chippewa County, WI 11/2/2023 K. Zimmerman Barbour County, WV 9/28/2024 T. Livengood Dougherty County, GA 10/18/2024 W. Cooper Wayne County, NY 11/7/2022 J. Dowd Cavalier County, ND 9/27/2024 D. Erickstad Cortland County, NY 10/28/2024 M. Parah Washington County, WI 11/1/2024 M. Miller Blanco County, TX 10/19/2021 R. Collier Vernon County, WI 11/12/2022 J. Gander Greene County, IN 11/2/2024 D. Belwood Wayne County, PA 10/8/2024 J. Turner Butler County, KS 11/22/2021 T. Fisk Baker County, GA 11/17/2022 W. Cooper Allamakee County, IA 10/26/2024 C. Henke Racine County, WI 11/10/2023 G. Wegner Monroe County, OH 11/8/2024 J. Dowd Minnehaha County, SD 11/21/2024 E. Hagen Taylor County, WI 9/26/2000 J. Lunde Iowa County, WI 10/5/2023 J. Lunde Columbia County, WI 11/7/2023 K. Rimer Kleberg County, TX 10/13/2005 J. Tindle DeKalb County, MO 11/9/2024 J. Martin Blanco County, TX 10/30/2020 R. Collier Tioga County, NY 11/11/2024 J. Dowd

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35th Recording Period Partial Listing ENTRIES ACCEPTED INTO THE RECORDS PROGRAM SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE LAST QUARTERLY JOURNAL

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 131 2/8 131 1/8 131 0/8 131 0/8 131 0/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 5/8 130 5/8 130 5/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 3/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 1/8 130 1/8 130 0/8 130 0/8 129 7/8 129 7/8 129 7/8 129 6/8 129 6/8 129 6/8 129 6/8 129 6/8 129 5/8 129 5/8 129 5/8 129 4/8 129 4/8 129 4/8 129 3/8 129 3/8 129 3/8 129 3/8 129 3/8 129 3/8 129 2/8 129 2/8 129 1/8 129 1/8 129 1/8 129 0/8 129 0/8 128 7/8 128 7/8 128 7/8 128 7/8 128 6/8

GROSS 135 4/8 133 3/8 134 7/8 137 6/8 133 1/8 143 3/8 141 7/8 134 2/8 162 0/8 134 0/8 139 5/8 133 7/8 141 6/8 141 4/8 133 3/8 140 6/8 133 0/8 140 6/8 145 4/8 142 3/8 143 0/8 135 1/8 134 4/8 131 5/8 151 3/8 136 3/8 152 6/8 151 5/8 134 5/8 137 7/8 136 3/8 132 4/8 136 3/8 134 0/8 137 7/8 139 1/8 136 4/8 148 1/8 135 0/8 145 0/8 138 2/8 139 5/8 137 7/8 132 6/8 145 4/8 132 4/8 135 0/8 131 7/8 132 1/8 134 3/8 143 4/8 132 4/8 139 3/8 157 0/8 145 0/8 131 3/8 133 7/8 139 6/8 133 4/8 135 4/8 132 2/8 141 6/8 131 6/8 132 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Chase Widdon Scott Cisewski Damian J. Jones Lee Fasbender Justin E. Smith Dennis Ullman Noah Wodnicki Jason Brozdowski Mason H. Laugle David Ziegler Philip Marone Jeremiah Roberson Jim Nolen Jeramy Bader Kim Samuelson James Fowles Oscar A. Lopez Forrest H. Robison Daniel Aiken Reid Diers Paul Eldridge Garrett Korlyi Jason Cogoven Andrew D’Angelo William Carson II William A. Jump Scott Cisewski/Dirt Nap Daniel A. Barry Kyle Hochstein Jim Willems Dennis Ullman Parker Williamson Darwin T. Fleagle Brett D. Lauinger Forrest H. Robison Robbie O’Bryan Cody Ross Andrew M. Schnelker Matt Saba Todd Thiel Rodney W. Bell Edward J. Smith Dean C. Henke Jaydon Simon Jeff Andrews Raymond T. King Edward K. Hall Stephen Goodfellow

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Butler County, AL 12/12/2024 D. Watkins Yuma County, CO 11/17/2024 T. Heil Orange County, IN 11/6/2022 M. Verble Taylor County, WI 9/16/2023 J. Lunde Kingsbury County, SD 11/22/2024 S. Rauch Macoupin County, IL 11/1/2023 E. Jones Jefferson County, OH 11/11/2023 T. Crawford Hardin County, IL 10/12/2024 S. Carls Dearborn County, IN 10/16/2024 D. Schofield Lebanon County, PA 11/5/2024 J. Turner Craig County, OK 11/15/2024 J. Langley Lincoln County, TN 12/5/2024 T. Fisk Plymouth County, IA 11/9/2024 J. Weltz Douglas County, IL 10/12/2018 J. Fields II Watonwan County, MN 11/2/2024 D. Arndt Brown County, IL 12/3/2024 J. Borlang Olmsted County, MN 9/18/2011 L. Streiff Adair County, MO 11/10/2021 C. Neill Washington County, WI 11/8/2024 M. Kirchoff Colquitt County, GA 9/15/2024 W. Cooper Wabaunsee County, KS 11/6/2024 S. Zirbel Adams County, OH 11/18/2024 M. Hentrick Orleans County, NY 10/18/2024 G. Rightmyer Barbour County, WV 10/2/2024 J. Samples Wayne County, NY 10/26/2024 G. Rightmyer Spencer County, KY 11/2/2024 M. Stevens Wabaunsee County, KS 11/4/2024 T. Heil Carroll County, MS 12/28/2024 C. Neill Union County, SD 11/8/2021 R. Hochstein Mitchell County, KS 12/21/2024 S. King Morgan County, IL 10/26/2022 E. Jones Shawano County, WI 10/27/2024 S. Zirbel Saline County, IL 11/9/2018 S. Taylor Webster County, IA 11/21/2023 T. Herrick Quitman County, MS 11/14/2024 C. Neill Cooper County, MO 9/28/2004 D. Hollingsworth Polk County, GA 9/17/2024 B. Andrews Allen County, IN 11/2/2024 R. Karczewski Anoka County, MN 11/8/2024 N. Thesing Crawford County, WI 11/10/2024 S. Zirbel Jewell County, KS 11/7/2023 J. Pope, Jr. Mahaska County, IA 11/12/2024 D. Paul Wood County, WI 11/13/2024 B. Tilberg Burnett County, WI 10/31/2024 J. Lunde Fulton County, IL 11/13/2024 P. Cloninger White County, AR 12/5/2024 M. Groves Giles County, TN 11/27/2010 T. Fisk Garland County, AR 10/24/2020 W. Cooper Jefferson County, IL 11/8/2023 D. Hollingsworth

Michael Tanner Adam Morris Pike County, AR 10/12/2024 L. Walt Kevin L. McDonald Decatur County, IA 11/5/2024 K. Freymiller Harold “Gene” Hopkins St. Charles County, MD 12/8/2025 A. Clark Kaden Johnston Olmsted County, MN 10/14/2024 C. Collins Douglas Talley Woodruff County, AR 11/22/2024 L. Rochelle Beau E. Brazovar Richland County, WI 10/29/2014 G. Wegner Chris Pillars/Shawnee Hills Outfitters Gallatin County, IL 11/17/2020 L. Seedorf Cody Allen Benton County, AR 9/28/2022 R. Johnson Adam R. Armstrong Barry County, MI 10/1/2024 S. Pitsch Benjamin Lampkins Linn County, MO 11/2/2024 C. Hill Timothy Hanz Sutton County, TX 10/28/2010 R. Collier Justin E. Smith Kingsbury County, SD 10/18/2019 S. Rauch Dustin Erlewine Pulaski County, MO 10/30/2023 D. Hollingsworth Jon Boyd Charles County, MD 9/19/2024 S. Keithley Christopher Smith Bell County, TX 10/22/2024 D. Johnson

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Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 128 6/8 128 5/8 128 5/8 128 5/8 128 5/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 3/8 128 3/8 128 3/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 1/8 128 1/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 6/8 127 6/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 4/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 2/8 127 2/8 127 2/8 127 1/8 127 0/8 127 0/8 126 7/8 126 7/8 126 7/8 126 5/8 126 5/8 126 5/8 126 5/8 126 4/8 126 4/8 126 4/8 126 4/8 126 3/8 126 3/8 126 3/8 126 3/8 126 3/8 126 2/8 126 2/8 126 2/8 126 2/8 126 2/8 126 2/8 126 1/8 126 1/8

GROSS 134 0/8 132 4/8 130 7/8 134 5/8 132 7/8 136 1/8 152 6/8 133 7/8 131 6/8 133 2/8 144 7/8 132 3/8 143 6/8 139 4/8 129 4/8 131 6/8 132 2/8 135 0/8 132 0/8 134 0/8 135 4/8 137 6/8 139 0/8 131 1/8 139 5/8 139 1/8 149 4/8 129 6/8 134 5/8 140 5/8 128 6/8 134 2/8 142 4/8 130 5/8 147 7/8 138 0/8 130 4/8 145 5/8 132 7/8 130 6/8 131 5/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Victor Rapkoch Brandon Alden Chance Long Tom Nelson James Bradford Jeremiah Roberson Dennis K. Kissinger Jr. Josh Rabska Joshua Druen Marty D. Kesler Robert Glass/Stanley Ranch Steele Edmunds Michael F. Boldt Robbie O’Bryan Robert Payne Jr. Ryan Bloede Thomas Raisbeck Nicholas Egeland Judy M. Stevens Cory J. Williams Dale Terrette Daniel Vassh Alex Leonard John M. Fabyanic Ryan Thompson James H. Brookshire Michael Dempsey Timothy R. Jensen Bronson Volk Ryan Pett Garrett Wassick Ross Fuller Steve Strickland Marion K. Almond Daniel S. Parent Jeffrey D. Norby Rhine Chesteen Rick Going Jeremiah Roberson Larry Hudson Garrett Childers

146 6/8 128 0/8 137 6/8

James I. Holzapfel Brent M. Schmitt

133 0/8 141 4/8 133 0/8 141 5/8 144 3/8 133 5/8 130 7/8 132 0/8 131 1/8 136 6/8 133 7/8 129 5/8 135 6/8 133 3/8 134 4/8 132 1/8 135 2/8 135 3/8 130 0/8 128 1/8

Daniel Tomaselli Christopher Feit Kyler Broviak Thomas Coale Casey R. Adams Michael Klosiewski Brent Conrad Doss Earnest Jeffrey Keogh Jeremy Nelson Nickolas Wunrow Shawn Koosman Jaycey Fiala Kyle Hochstein Daniel Honeck Dawson Smothers Pete Black Mark Erdmann Brandon Swisher Gary Neeser Cory M. Ross

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Marshall County, SD 12/15/2024 S. Rauch Clark County, OH 11/22/2014 J. Riebel Jr Dorchester County, MD 10/8/2024 B. Ihlenfeldt Osceola County, MI 11/12/2024 R. Wilt Monmouth County, NJ 11/19/2024 M. Kronyak Butler County, KS 11/21/2022 T. Fisk Ashland County, OH 10/28/2024 S. Heatley Monroe County, WI 11/1/2024 K. Zimmerman Hart County, KY 12/27/2024 R. Estes Newton County, IN 11/15/2025 R. Graber Dimmit County, TX 11/8/2020 R. Register Sussex County, NJ 10/30/2024 J. Messeroll Jackson County, MI 11/6/2024 J. Knevel Saline County, MO 10/25/2002 D. Hollingsworth Washington County, GA 10/18/2023 D. Forster Winnebago County, WI 11/4/2023 S. Zirbel Polk County, WI 11/2/2024 T. Rogers Emmet County, IA 11/8/2021 K. Freymiller Jefferson County, OH 10/29/2024 J. Williamson Tompkins County, NY 11/11/2021 M. Compton Potter County, PA 11/4/2023 R. Worden Waushara County, WI 12/5/2023 S. Zirbel Talbot County, MD 11/23/2024 R. Newton III Beaver County, PA 10/17/2024 J. Walter, Jr. Traill County, ND 12/3/2024 R. Dufault Avery County, NC 11/13/2020 A. Crowe Ralls County, MO 11/5/2021 S. Hardy Waushara County, WI 11/5/2023 S. Zirbel Tramping Lake, SAS 9/13/2024 B. Gust Anoka County, MN 10/31/2024 S. Grabow Preston County, WV 11/7/2024 T. Livengood Oconee County, GA 10/19/2024 I.B. Parnell Olmsted County, MN 10/26/2024 D. Boland Morgan County, GA 11/11/2024 W. Cooper Putnam County, IN 11/7/2023 A. Baxter Dunn County, WI 11/7/2024 S. Ashley Linn County, KS 11/17/2024 C. Neill Monmouth County, NJ 11/1/2024 M. Kronyak Lincoln County, TN 11/5/2020 T. Fisk Pike County, IL 10/31/2024 J. Workman Shawano County, WI 11/5/2017 P. Barwick Carroll County, OH 11/10/2019 A. Cramer Stearns County, MN 10/29/2023 D. Strecker Litchfield County, CT 10/19/2024 S. Cowles Anoka County, MN 11/2/2024 J. Lunde Randolph County, IL 11/8/2024 J. Moore Pittsburg County, OK 11/17/2024 R. Ebert Clinton County, MI 10/28/2023 B. Hagy Richland County, WI 10/28/2023 T. Senft Chippewa County, WI 10/10/2024 J. Lunde Lyon County, KS 11/13/2024 C. Neill Houston County, MN 11/5/2014 D. Boland St. Croix County, WI 11/7/2023 J. Lunde Brown County, WI 10/15/2024 S. Zirbel Polk County, WI 11/2/2024 D. O’Brien Kewaunee County, WI 11/11/2024 T. Karl Union County, SD 10/23/2019 R. Hochstein Brown County, SD 12/8/2023 J. Lunde Lyon County, KY 9/20/2024 D. Clark Colorado County, TX 10/4/2024 B. Dalzell Renwater River, ALB 11/11/2024 D. Bromberger Pottawattamie County, IA 11/28/2024 K. Freymiller Chippewa County, WI 9/17/2016 J. Lunde St. Joseph County, IN 11/5/2023 R. Karczewski

Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 126 0/8 126 0/8 126 0/8 125 7/8 125 6/8 125 6/8 125 6/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 4/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 2/8 125 2/8 125 1/8 125 1/8 125 0/8 125 0/8 125 0/8 125 0/8

GROSS 132 3/8 146 6/8 129 5/8 132 0/8 148 4/8 143 7/8 139 1/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 134 2/8 130 4/8 132 1/8 130 7/8 129 7/8 130 7/8 136 0/8 130 5/8 128 1/8 128 6/8 128 7/8 129 7/8 136 2/8 130 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jordan Cavaliere Matt Bruber Joe T. Satterlee Matthew P. Jones Randy Kor John R. Wuest Shawn Everson Shane Dammann Kevin Connell Jason M. Rhyne Chase Fuller Trayton McCabe Arnie Crum Jacob Paschal Jason Anzelmo Andrew C. Milam Amber Albrecht Shelden Burkle Daniel Honeck James Nehring Stephen LePage Tyler Nolen Benj Cruce

Typical Whitetail Deer Velvet SCORE 166 4/8 165 5/8 163 5/8 157 5/8 156 2/8

GROSS 180 6/8 178 6/8 177 2/8 163 7/8 164 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Adam Patton J.T. Mardis Jacob T. Dye James K. Sipe Keary Critchelaw

World Record 204 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Cayuga County, NY 11/7/2018 M. Parah Washington County, MN 10/29/2023 J. Lunde Boone County, IL 11/9/2024 T. Anderson Hutchinson County, TX 10/18/2024 K. Easley Lyon County, MN 11/11/2024 K. Fredrickson Dimmit County, TX 12/7/2024 D. Brimager Williamson County, TN 12/26/2024 D. Amason Worth County, MO 11/7/2023 P. Jensen Platte County, MO 11/27/2023 J. Blystone Iredell County, NC 9/10/2024 D. Allen Gwinnett County, GA 9/14/2024 D. McZilkey Fillmore County, MN 10/5/2024 J. Kelly Allamakee County, IA 12/7/2024 C. Henke Baker County, GA 11/23/2001 W. Cooper Bergen County, NJ 12/9/2022 M. Kronyak Blanco County, TX 10/4/2021 R. Collier Cavalier County, ND 12/23/2024 D. Erickstad Queen Annes County, MD 9/23/2024 J. Melvin Benton County, MN 10/25/2024 J. Lunde Douglas County, WI 11/6/2024 J. Lunde Fergus County, MT 11/14/2024 D. Keene Woodbury County, IA 11/22/2024 J. Weltz Desha County, AR 11/29/2024 L. Walt

World Record 182 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Montgomery County, KY 9/17/2024 D. Weddle Yazoo County, MS 9/13/2024 B. Dye Anderson County, KY 9/8/2024 J. Lacefield Anderson County, KY 9/10/2024 D. Frederick Breckinridge County, KY 9/8/2024 K. Stockdale

Typical Whitetail Deer Velvet Continued SCORE 155 5/8 143 6/8 143 3/8 139 2/8 134 7/8 134 5/8 131 4/8 128 1/8 127 2/8 127 1/8

GROSS 169 3/8 148 5/8 158 7/8 151 7/8 151 6/8 138 6/8 136 3/8 141 6/8 143 7/8 141 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER William J. Peters Chris Hall Jack H. Pifer Pierce Nelson Michael Verbos Forrest H. Robison Tommy D. Rominger Matt Telep Nathan Petersilka James L. Eveland

Non-Typical Whitetail Deer SCORE 206 1/8 204 6/8 201 2/8 200 1/8 199 2/8 198 6/8 198 6/8 197 3/8 195 2/8 194 6/8 194 4/8 194 3/8 190 2/8 190 2/8 188 5/8 188 0/8 187 6/8 187 4/8

GROSS 210 4/8 209 2/8 206 2/8 202 3/8 204 3/8 209 3/8 202 1/8 202 4/8 205 5/8 208 0/8 199 0/8 204 1/8 197 5/8 203 4/8 196 1/8 199 2/8 193 0/8 195 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Kevin Cottrell Scott J. Poole Greg Sebasty Harold H. Kent III Ronald D. Stites II Matthew Cavanagh Alex J. Thielbar Adam W. Hollcroft Matthew Schulz Gregg Schilling Ephraim Schneider Nick C. Winchell Matthew L. Fors Christopher Duve Harry D. Larsen Talon Cornwell Chase M. Aldridge Dennis J. Kohlmeyer

World Record 182 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Meade County, KY 9/7/2024 Powell County, KY 9/7/2024 Grand Forks County, ND 9/4/2023 Tripp County, SD 9/1/2024 Charles County, MD 9/9/2024 Montgomery County, MS 9/13/2024 Stokes County, NC 9/7/2024 Cecil County, MD 9/6/2024 Benson County, ND 9/1/2024 Cecil County, MD 9/6/2024

MEASURER K. Stockdale D. Weddle B. Tilberg M. Clausen C. Wilcox C. Neill J. Pope, Jr. R. Newton III B. Ihlenfeldt R. Newton III

World Record 327 7/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Hart County, KY 9/9/2024 Greenwood County, KS 9/23/2022 Berrien County, MI 11/8/2024 Leflore County, MS 10/23/2024 Clark County, IL 11/2/2024 Livingston County, IL 10/27/2022 Newton County, IN 11/3/2024 Meade County, KY 10/7/2024 Jasper County, MO 11/11/2023 Knox County, IL 12/22/2024 Pettis County, MO 11/19/2024 Vigo County, IN 11/1/2024 Grundy County, IL 10/26/2024 Fairfield County, OH 11/3/2024 Monona County, IA 11/12/2024 Newton County, IN 11/8/2024 Clark County, IN 11/2/2024 Marquette County, WI 11/1/2024

MEASURER W. Cooper D. Boland L. Seedorf R. Cannon J. Fields II J. Fields II J. Moore M. Verble J. Lunde D. Good B. Harriman D. Belwood T. Anderson R. Elkins T. Rogers C. Coble S. Taylor J. Ramsey

Species: Alaska-Yukon Moose Score: 183 2/8 Hunter: Edwin DeYoung Location: Matanuska Susitna, AK Date: 09/18/2021

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35th Recording Period Partial Listing ENTRIES ACCEPTED INTO THE RECORDS PROGRAM SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE LAST QUARTERLY JOURNAL

Non-Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 187 4/8 187 3/8 187 1/8 186 5/8 186 4/8 186 0/8 185 4/8 183 3/8 183 1/8 183 0/8 182 7/8 182 6/8 181 7/8 181 3/8 181 1/8 180 4/8 179 7/8 179 7/8 179 6/8 179 5/8 179 3/8 177 6/8 175 3/8 175 3/8 173 7/8 173 3/8 173 0/8 172 5/8 172 2/8 172 0/8 171 2/8 171 1/8 170 4/8 170 3/8 170 2/8 169 2/8 168 6/8 168 4/8 168 4/8 168 3/8 167 5/8 167 4/8

GROSS 200 6/8 191 1/8 193 5/8 191 1/8 193 1/8 194 7/8 188 2/8 197 5/8 191 6/8 191 0/8 190 2/8 186 1/8 190 0/8 192 4/8 184 4/8 184 0/8 183 3/8 192 1/8 186 1/8 181 7/8 186 3/8 182 4/8 177 4/8 179 4/8 186 2/8 178 7/8 176 7/8 175 3/8 179 6/8 179 0/8 184 4/8 180 1/8 178 0/8 180 3/8 181 2/8 173 4/8 178 4/8 176 0/8 177 6/8 177 4/8 178 4/8 174 7/8

166 2/8 166 2/8 166 0/8 165 7/8 165 3/8 165 2/8 165 0/8 165 0/8 164 7/8 164 0/8 163 3/8 163 3/8 163 2/8 162 7/8 162 5/8 162 0/8 161 7/8 161 3/8 161 2/8 160 7/8 160 6/8 160 5/8

170 0/8 174 4/8 180 7/8 174 7/8 170 0/8 176 0/8 168 6/8 170 3/8 172 2/8 178 1/8 165 7/8 175 7/8 172 1/8 168 4/8 177 2/8 188 1/8 171 0/8 170 5/8 163 5/8 170 6/8 170 7/8 167 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Brandt Beer Jacob L. Williams Brady Conner Jamison Lazzell Michael Sarna William Brannen Frank A. Morrow Lucas Plagenz Jake Craig Chad Gessner Jack Steffensen Heather Davis Rick Zitloff Michael Dempsey Michael Fuss Ryan Tillich Kevin W. Pagel Kimber Hulm Jordan Klingbeil Dean Stebner Andrew Perry AJ Myers Jared Prusia Charles G. Stevens Jonathan M. Prior Zarek Nawrot Derek Draganowski Jalen Alexander Braxton Bowden Chrisopher L. Book Milton E.G. Mahan Charles Grubbs Billy Tallman Brian Morrissey Thomas Nelson Jr. Terrance Wachal James McElroy Ty Leibfried Dustin A. Gaskill Mason L. Moore Adam F. Maves

World Record 327 7/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Van Buren County, IA 11/6/2024 Rush County, IN 11/13/2024 Richland County, WI 11/10/2019 Jefferson County, OH 9/30/2023 Davis County, IA 11/11/2024 Will County, IL 11/30/2024 Wayne County, KY 10/11/2024 Marquette County, WI 11/10/2024 Carroll County, IN 10/27/2024 Blue Earth County, MN 11/8/2022 Kandiyohi County, MN 11/15/2024 Ray County, MO 12/13/2014 Pepin County, WI 9/23/2024 Ralls County, MO 11/27/2024 Oconto County, WI 11/1/2024 Waukesha County, WI 10/25/2024 Weld County, CO 11/11/2012 Ziebach County, SD 9/28/2024 Eau Claire County, WI 11/6/2024 Carroll County, OH 10/12/2024 Baltimore County, MD 11/9/2024 Madison County, IA 10/15/2024 Decatur County, IA 11/5/2024 Marion County, IA 11/8/2024 Union County, OH 11/15/2024 Adams County, WI 11/15/2024 Barron County, WI 10/31/2022 Richland County, WI 10/26/2024 Juneau County, WI 10/29/2023 Scioto County, OH 11/30/2024 Magoffin County, KY 9/7/2024 Johnson County, IA 9/22/2024 Morgan County, OH 11/9/2023 Macon County, MO 11/5/2016 Washington County, MS 12/24/2024 Butler County, NE 10/27/2024 Barron County, WI 11/6/2022 Grant County, WI 11/14/2024 Decatur County, IA 11/15/2024 Washington County, IN 10/7/2024 Portage County, WI 9/28/2024

MEASURER M. Miller T. Wright A. Crum T. Livengood K. Freymiller Z. Randall D. Weddle M. Miller C. Coble C. Collins S. Grabow R. Bergloff J. Lunde S. Hardy E. Conradt P. Barwick E. Lowery M. Clausen J. Vogel A. Cramer R. Newton III J. Miller T. Livengood G. Dowell J. Riebel Jr J. Gander G. Wegner J. Kelly J. Gander M. Dickess S. Taylor J. Miller G. Dearth R. Bergloff J. Young R. Krueger J. Lunde C. Henke C. Collins S. Taylor T. Heil

Jesse T. Williams/JC Outfitters of Ohio Jefferson County, OH 11/8/2024 J. Dowd Trey Sutter Dane County, WI 10/28/2024 C. Henke Rodney W. Bell Jewell County, KS 11/13/2024 J. Pope, Jr. Dakota Rushing Wood County, TX 11/9/2024 J. Strasser, Jr. Bryan Phelps Ohio County, KY 9/28/2024 D. Weddle Christopher T. Everitt Benton County, AR 10/16/2024 L. Rochelle Easton J. Osting Putnam County, OH 10/26/2024 W. Bellman Nickolas J. Baldwin Juneau County, WI 11/5/2023 G. Wegner Thad Cooley Menard County, IL 11/13/2024 C. May Jon Kepling Vermilion County, IL 11/8/2023 D. Good Monty Morsey Pawnee County, OK 11/14/2024 C. Parker James Kennedy Madison County, MT 10/4/2023 T. Barnes James E. Crimmer Steuben County, NY 11/2/2024 M. Compton Riley H. Hill Mercer County, MO 11/11/2024 J. Blystone Dakota Pennington Lawrence County, OH 10/25/2024 M. Dickess Shawn Stoffel Chippewa County, WI 11/17/2022 J. Lunde Jim Willems Gage County, NE 11/26/2022 D. Willems Joshua Gernentz Pierce County, WI 9/17/2024 S. Ashley Charles Campbell Mason County, KY 11/1/2024 L. Lueckenhoff Kasey Morgan Decatur County, IA 1/3/2025 M. Miller Wesley F. Frederick Meigs County, OH 11/6/2024 L. Klingler Mac Kraft Pettis County, MO 11/11/2024 D. Hollingsworth Bryce Olson Wright County, IA 10/19/2024 S. Grabow

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Non-Typical Whitetail Deer Continued SCORE 160 4/8 160 3/8 160 2/8 160 1/8 159 0/8 158 3/8 157 5/8 157 5/8 156 7/8 156 2/8 155 4/8 155 4/8 155 2/8 155 1/8 155 1/8 154 7/8 154 5/8 154 1/8 153 7/8 153 2/8 153 0/8 152 4/8 152 0/8 151 6/8 151 3/8 151 3/8 151 0/8 150 7/8 150 7/8 150 6/8 150 5/8 150 5/8 150 1/8 149 6/8 149 2/8 149 1/8 148 0/8 147 4/8 147 3/8 146 7/8 146 1/8 145 3/8

GROSS 172 6/8 164 3/8 165 2/8 169 7/8 164 5/8 165 4/8 165 7/8 160 5/8 167 2/8 159 7/8 166 0/8 162 1/8 165 2/8 159 5/8 161 6/8 163 5/8 162 0/8 162 2/8 160 7/8 159 3/8 155 3/8 156 3/8 161 6/8 158 0/8 156 6/8 156 6/8 157 5/8 154 5/8 158 3/8 157 3/8 158 2/8 154 5/8 157 5/8 160 5/8 154 6/8 159 4/8 158 5/8 154 4/8 153 1/8 155 7/8 152 7/8 152 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Ethan T. Weber Fred Wehrhahn Josh Perrin Austin Brink Jarod McLeland Robbie O’Bryan Thomas G. Perry Jr. David Twigg Chandler Staten Michael Lawson Gary E. Lambert/Andy Schils Brad Johnson Jeff D. Eder Steven A. Rutkowski Gary “Trevor” Niston Zachary Ireland Brad Pikula Ben Kolo Roger White Jeremy M. Hicks Steve King Jason Munz Will P. King Jr. Dino Raether Jerry Raygor Dave A. Breitenbach Markole Hackenburg Brenden Braund Gregory Reese Colton Kluth Nathan Graney Trampus Wolfe Larry G. Lueckenhoff Derek Gooden J. Camp Newton Robert A. Coyle II Robbie O’Bryan Grady Potter Dustin Stutts Adam M. Jensen Kyle Miller LeRoy Stockton

Non-Typical Whitetail Deer Velvet SCORE 185 3/8 183 6/8 151 6/8

GROSS 196 3/8 189 3/8 154 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Bob McCabe Hunter Pulliam Tim Tillman

Typical American Elk SCORE 399 5/8 374 1/8 372 1/8 370 1/8 369 3/8 362 6/8 362 6/8 360 6/8 358 0/8 357 6/8 356 6/8

GROSS 439 3/8 386 3/8 379 6/8 376 5/8 379 2/8 370 5/8 368 6/8 376 4/8 373 2/8 365 7/8 369 5/8

World Record 327 7/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Sauk County, WI 11/14/2024 J. Ramsey Dodge County, WI 10/29/2004 G. Wegner Dunn County, WI 9/25/2024 J. Lunde Allamakee County, IA 11/1/2024 A. Crum White County, IN 11/1/2024 C. Coble Saline County, MO 11/4/2010 D. Hollingsworth St. Louis County, MO 10/26/2024 S. Corley Lucas County, OH 10/31/2024 W. Ogden Adair County, KY 9/8/2024 D. Weddle Carroll County, AR 9/29/2024 L. Walt Adams County, OH 11/3/2021 R. Blaisdell Casey County, KY 10/8/2024 D. Weddle Milwaukee County, WI 11/15/2020 T. Heil Washington County, MN 9/22/2023 K. Lundell Surry County, NC 9/7/2024 M. Headen Livingston County, MO 9/25/2024 J. Blystone Calvert County, MD 11/15/2024 R. Newton III Ringgold County, IA 11/14/2024 K. Fredrickson Worth County, GA 9/17/2024 W. Cooper Suffolk County, NY 11/10/2024 J. Dowd Van Buren County, IA 11/10/2021 J. Willems Iowa County, WI 11/8/2023 D. Hawkins Starke County, IN 11/3/2013 R. Karczewski Clark County, WI 1/6/2018 J. Lunde Polk County, WI 10/28/2010 J. Lunde Kalamazoo County, MI 10/27/2024 M. Seedorff Sandusky County, OH 11/27/2024 PY Club Juneau County, WI 11/4/2024 J. Gander Sequoyah County, OK 12/31/2024 W. Ledbetter Waupaca County, WI 9/19/2022 A. Sternagel Green County, WI 11/11/2023 S. Zirbel Washington County, IA 11/13/2023 J. Riebel Jr Callaway County, MO 11/17/2012 L. Redel Brown County, IL 11/17/2024 J. Bordelon Boone County, MO 9/17/2023 B. Harriman Rush County, IN 10/23/2024 T. Wright Cooper County, MO 10/25/2003 D. Hollingsworth Polk County, WI 9/22/2024 J. Lunde Platte County, MO 11/5/2022 D. Rudy Seneca County, NY 11/13/2024 M. Compton Waukesha County, WI 10/30/2022 G. Wegner Sebastian County, AR 11/1/2023 B. Davis

World Record 271 0/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Russell County, KY 9/10/2024 Fayette County, TN 8/28/2024 Lowndes County, GA 9/14/2024

MEASURER D. Weddle S. Easley W. Cooper

World Record 430 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Tanner Wilkin White Pine County, NV 9/16/2022 S. Sanborn Michael Algerio Elko County, NV 9/5/2024 T. Andersen Tyler Tooley Larimer County, CO 9/2/2024 J. Bradley Thomas Hooven Sweet Grass County, MT 9/15/2024 M. Titus Kasidy Lyman San Juan County, UT 8/26/2024 D. Cowley Nathan Anderson Clackamas County, OR 9/24/2024 R. Evans Michael Rubin Coconino County, AZ 9/10/2025 B. Long Cameron Jackson Columbia County, WA 9/8/2024 T. Morris Russell Richardson Gila County, AZ 9/12/2024 D. Richardson Deborah Elliot/Drop Tyne Outfitters Coconino County, AZ 11/20/2024 C. Wilcox Jason Ruebl San Miguel County, NM 9/19/2024 M. Kirchoff

Typical American Elk Continued SCORE 355 6/8 353 2/8 348 2/8 346 5/8 343 6/8 342 6/8 342 6/8 341 1/8 339 7/8 336 7/8 335 5/8 334 0/8 331 6/8 330 3/8 329 5/8 327 5/8 326 7/8 326 6/8 323 4/8 323 2/8 319 1/8 317 2/8 316 3/8 316 1/8 314 4/8 311 7/8 311 0/8 303 6/8 300 3/8 300 1/8 299 6/8 296 7/8 296 4/8 294 6/8 294 5/8 293 5/8 293 3/8 292 0/8 291 5/8 291 4/8 291 2/8 289 6/8 289 2/8 289 0/8 288 5/8 287 7/8 287 5/8 286 1/8 279 3/8 279 0/8 272 1/8 271 5/8 266 5/8 262 1/8 261 2/8

GROSS 371 4/8 360 6/8 355 0/8 352 1/8 352 5/8 360 5/8 349 6/8 354 3/8 354 3/8 342 6/8 360 2/8 341 7/8 343 6/8 338 7/8 346 4/8 335 4/8 335 7/8 333 5/8 340 6/8 355 7/8 325 5/8 326 0/8 324 5/8 362 6/8 325 3/8 322 2/8 318 4/8 313 1/8 307 0/8 308 3/8 308 0/8 302 3/8 307 0/8 301 4/8 301 7/8 304 6/8 311 4/8 298 6/8 306 4/8 321 0/8 303 3/8 297 4/8 299 6/8 295 2/8 313 4/8 299 0/8 294 5/8 293 5/8 285 3/8 289 0/8 280 0/8 278 1/8 272 3/8 309 0/8 272 6/8

Steff Stefanovich/Preston Keihl Edward Lamb Brett Kowalchuk Jeffrey Miller Tood A. Leinbach Chad W. Doyle Robert Albers Logan T. Warren Cole Hadley

Non-Typical American Elk SCORE 414 4/8 405 4/8 371 3/8 354 5/8

GROSS 453 1/8 434 4/8 382 0/8 373 7/8

World Record 430 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE Robert Tallent Rosebud County, MT 9/7/2024 Chris J. Dunn Yavapai County, AZ 9/15/2013 Jason Eastman Asotin County, WA 9/16/2023 Dale Karsten/Rivers Edge Musselshell County, MT 9/8/2024 Vickie Jacobs Staten Kittitas County, WA 9/18/2024 Charles A. Sievers Clark County, ID 9/4/2024 David Anderson Saguache County, CO 9/6/2024 Shane S. Seward Owyhee County, ID 9/17/2024 Jeremy Harrison Butte County, ID 9/5/2015 David Ware Jr. Catron County, NM 9/23/2001 Justin Babler Grant County, WA 9/15/2024 Kevin Connell/Forbes Outfitters Campbell County, WY 9/28/2024 Richard W. Hubble Jr. Navajo County, AZ 9/13/2024 Shane Cummings Millard County, UT 9/14/2024 Mark Kassen Mineral County, CO 9/21/2024 Joshua D. Hojem Powell County, MT 9/15/2023 Ryan A. Farmer Park County, MT 9/22/2024 Chris G. Sanford Fergus County, MT 9/14/2022 Henry S. Darr Powell County, MT 9/12/2024 Josh Roper Albany County, WY 9/28/2024 Kyle Hochstein Johnson County, WY 9/16/2020 Chad W. Doyle Uintah County, UT 9/1/2024 Russell Richardson Gila County, AZ 9/8/2023 Mitchell Horn Lincoln County, WY 9/13/2024 John R. Wilmesher Linoln County, NM 9/15/2022 Gary Mehaffey Gila County, AZ 11/21/2024 Caitlin Q. Ruhl Sandoval County, NM 9/13/2024 Shannon Parsons Meagher County, MT 10/6/2023 Todd A. Leinbach Lincoln County, NM 9/12/2022 Tim Fisk Meagher County, MT 9/24/2023 Glen Chapin Freemont County, ID 9/26/2024 John R. Wilmesher/Garret Born Lincoln County, NM 9/7/2018 Tim R. Dawson/Vermejo Park Ranch Colfax County, NM 9/23/2023 Gilbert J. Garcia Taos County, NM 9/17/2023 Brian S. Heaton Idaho County, ID 9/16/2024 Kresimir Lackovic/Kolby Beach Fergus County, MT 9/20/2024 J. Barnie Beasley Jr. Socorro County, NM 9/19/2024 Richard N. King Mesa County, CO 9/25/2024 Wesly Cochell Morrow County, OR 9/28/2024 Joshua Rice-Ramirez Lewis County, WA 9/13/2024 Leiza A. Fitzgerald Rio Ariba County, NM 9/28/2024 Max N. Rich Ravalli County, MT 9/13/2024 Kimberly Myers Teton County, ID 9/15/2024 Neil Thagard Park County, MT 9/29/2011 Will Desorcy Wasatch County, UT 9/15/2024 Hayden R. Rothballer Union County, OR 9/18/2024

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Lee J. Lakosky Grady O’Neil Chase Williams Chuck Lawrence

Petroleum County, MT 9/28/2024 Park County, MT 9/28/2024 Fremont County, WY 9/25/2024 Fergus County, MT 9/8/2024 Lincoln County, NM 9/10/2024 Salt Lake County, UT 12/5/2023 Gallatin County, MT 9/18/2016 Idaho County, ID 9/12/2023 Beaverhead County, MT 9/20/2024

MEASURER B. Milliron E. Fanchin J. Wiggs K. Schuette T. Morris T. Peterson W. Lisac R. Addison R. Atwood T. Davis T. Davis J. Blystone M. Zieser C. Mitton C. Hill J. Staten F. King B. Milliron S. Thao C. Clark R. Hochstein J. Slaugh D. Richardson K. Dana D. Janes C. Goldman N. Tatman S. Thao J. Pope, Jr. S. Thao L. Leake D. Janes C. Scott D. Aikin D. Nielsen P. Martin B. Taft F. King S. Wilkins R. Spaulding G. Morrison J. Staten R. Atwood R. Tastsides D. Nielsen G. Childers B. Zundel F. King R. Walter B. Milliron M. Headen J. Slaugh F. King D. Belwood N. Larsen

World Record 449 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Powder River County, MT 9/10/2024 Powder County, MT 9/11/2024 Socorro County, NM 9/14/2023 Garfield County, UT 9/13/2024

MEASURER J. Lunde C. Scott B. Buhay D. Leo

Typical Roosevelt’s Elk SCORE 339 7/8 320 3/8 262 5/8

GROSS 346 7/8 365 0/8 267 0/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Paul Mulkey Jr. Brian Donne Brian Dalrymple

Canada Moose SCORE 174 0/8 147 5/8 147 2/8

GROSS 177 2/8 150 6/8 151 5/8

GROSS 150 3/8 146 7/8 132 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Anthony Spiegelberg Jay Otto Isaac M. Prudhomme

MEASURER S. Miles S. Miles S. Miles

World Record 222 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV Marc V. Alberto/Big knife Outfitters Yellowhead, ALB Bronson Volk Grass Lake, SAS Douglas Wright/Ray’s Hunting Gaff Topsails, NFL

Shiras’ Moose SCORE 148 4/8 142 7/8 130 6/8

World Record 398 1/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Polk County, OR 9/22/2024 Benton County, OR 9/26/2024 Tillamook County, OR 9/21/2024

DATE 9/20/2024 10/7/2024 10/9/2023

MEASURER D. Erickson B. Gust D. Amason

World Record 192 0/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Bighorn County, WY 9/1/2024 Sublette County, WY 9/20/1987 Jackson County, CO 9/7/2024

MEASURER R. Parish D. Pawlicki L. Gatlin

HORNS Muskox SCORE 99 2/8 94 2/8

GROSS 109 2/8 95 1/8

World Record 127 2/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV DATE Michael Monin/Canada North Outfitting Baker Lake, NUN 3/9/2023 Rusin Ivanoff-Ladd Kangerlussauq, GRN 10/7/2023

Pronghorn Antelope SCORE 77 2/8 76 0/8 73 4/8 72 2/8 71 6/8 71 0/8 70 4/8 70 4/8 69 6/8 69 4/8 68 2/8 67 4/8

GROSS 77 7/8 76 7/8 75 0/8 73 0/8 72 1/8 71 7/8 71 6/8 71 0/8 70 4/8 70 6/8 69 6/8 68 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Leith Cox Andrew Lathrop Frank McCauley/Rawhide OF Wyatt Shinn Austin Poe/Double A Russell W. Trusty Jeremy Gillespie Breyndan M. Porter Kenneth C. Reeves/Walker Outfitters Cody Burggraff Aaron Reiling Greg Luchak

Rocky Mountain Goat SCORE 51 2/8 47 6/8 40 0/8

GROSS 51 4/8 47 7/8 40 3/8

SCORE 158 7/8

GROSS 159 2/8

GROSS 161 2/8

World Record 53 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Gallatin County, MT 10/20/2024 Skeena, BC 8/23/2024 San Juan County, CO 9/3/2024

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Isaac Skoog

AREA/ST/PROV Chugach, AK

MEASURER F. King R. Wiens J. Kinsey

World Record 174 0/8

Desert Bighorn Sheep SCORE 160 2/8

World Record 91 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Yavapai County, AZ 8/23/2024 E. Fanchin Iron County, UT 8/30/2024 S. Pyper Meagher County, MT 9/12/2024 S. Homyack Jr. Petroleum County, MT 8/16/2024 F. King Campbell County, WY 9/21/2024 C. Neill Fremont County, WY 9/20/2024 R. Wood Fergus County, MT 9/15/2023 L. Buhmann Carbon County, UT 9/2/2024 D. Leo Beaverhead County, MT 10/24/2024 G. Frost Custer County, SD 10/5/2011 E. Hagen Jackson County, CO 9/17/2024 K. Sharp Johnson County, WY 8/15/2010 B. Davis

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Ned H. Miller William Pettett Jr./Dustin Roe Nolan Tappenden

Dall’s Sheep

MEASURER K. Schilling J. Rushing

HUNTER/OUTFITTER David Beeler

DATE 10/3/2023

MEASURER C. Brent

World Record 186 4/8 AREA/ST/PROV DATE Carmen Island, MEX 1/28/2025

MEASURE S. Godfrey

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Super Slam Hunting BY CHUCK ADAMS

Be Versatile for Elk!

he elk is my favorite big game animal, but I do not have a favorite method of bowhunting the beast. A variety of tactics might work, depending on the situation and the individual animal. In my experience with modern, hardhunted bulls—particularly those on public land—one of the least surefire strategies is calling. It might surprise some to know that, according to official Pope and Young statistics, only about ¼ of recent entries in the book have been taken by calling. Sure, this tactic works at times, especially

when two or more people team up with one bugling, grunting, or cow calling behind the shooter or shooters. It’s a favorite technique used by bowhunting guides. I’ve found that tree raking with a stout limb is less likely to alarm a wise elk, because it’s not a counterfeit sound. Mature bulls in most areas have heard enough bogus calls to be super-wary. Like wild turkeys, they tend to be call-shy if they make it to middle age. Spot-and-stalk hunting is the highestpercentage way to bag a Pope and Young elk. Nearly 40 percent have been taken with

this method. By spotting a large bull and dogging his rutting herd, it is often possible for an archer to set up a shot. Stay downwind, hide from prying eyes, and hope the herd master circles into range. Such hunting often requires long hikes and patience. But rutting bulls seldom stop moving as they keep track of their cows and rival bulls. I have shot more than half of my four dozen bulls with this technique. Still hunting can be an excellent way to harvest a large elk. If terrain, footing, and wind direction are right, and if there are plenty of elk in the area, you can slip along blind and bump into a bull. This is not necessarily a surefire way to bag a recordsized animal, because it is catch-as-catchcan. There’s no telling what size you might encounter. But between 10 and 20 percent of P&Y bulls are taken simply by sneaking through the woods. Nearly ¼ of record-sized elk are shot from ground blinds or tree stands. These are usually placed near water in dry areas or active wallows, but the edges of alfalfa fields or other food sources can also be productive. Heavily used trails between bedding and feeding grounds are excellent No matter what the method used, a mature bull elk is a magnificent animal to bowhunt.

Chuck ambushed this giant, award-winning P&Y bull in 2024 as it drank at a waterhole.

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ambush spots. The keys here are the same as those for blind hunting deer. Find a spot with high elk activity, get the wind right, and wait patiently for critters to show up. Though not legal in many places, baiting elk to a ground blind or tree stand is

practiced by a few bowhunters. For example, Casey Brooks shot his mammoth Washington State World Record non-typical bull with the aid of apples and alfalfa legally placed near a blind. Except for baiting, I have taken

record-sized elk by all other tactics described here. Calling, spot-and-stalk, still hunting, and sitting on a stand should be in every bowhunter’s toolbox. When conditions are right, any of these methods can be golden for elk!

In 2025, Chuck spot-and-stalked this massivebeamed Wyoming bull. As usual, the hunt required a long hike and tricky maneuvering to get inside solid bow range.

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Adventure Bowhunter BY TOM MIRANDA

Outback Tusker

n 34 years of producing outdoor TV shows, I’ve often said that Adventure Bowhunting is pursuing an animal species you’ve never seen—in a place you’ve never been. This mantra has taken me to the four corners of the planet in pursuit of unique and interesting big-game species. The feral boar is well distributed across the southern states of the USA, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, and Australia. The mere fact that they are so adaptable and so prolific in so many areas

of the world demands the attention of every bowhunting conservationist who reads our P&Y Ethic. Having taken these raging boars in Texas, Hawaii, Spain, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia, I can attest to many similarities and several differences in feral hogs—likely attributed to climate as well as food and local competition variables. A biologist I’m not… but as an avid hog hunter, I can say these feral pigs can be easier to “sneak on” in some areas and tougher in others. Their demean-

Tom Miranda poses with Aussie guide Ben Salleras and Miranda’s “ripper” Top End Tusker.

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ors, traits, and habits also vary somewhat from continent to continent. The wilds of the north of Australia offer a unique ecosystem of habitats, weather, and remoteness that can produce some amazing wild feral hogs. And in the coastal areas where rainfall is high, the muddy flats where these animals root for tubers allow for magnificent tusk growth. Whilst one may not see a 400-pound boar that can be taken in Turkey, the tusks of a 140-pound Aussie stud can sport magnificent cutters. The uniqueness of the Australian outback is reason enough to make the trek southwest. The “Top End,” as the Aussies refer to it, is vast, unspoiled, and likely very close to the way it’s been for millennia. When explorers Tasman, Dampier, and eventually Cook sailed past the north coast, they were all in agreement as to the wild and unique nature of this lost and newly found continent. The “Top End” is hot, wet, and full of surprises…. Where every day of the hunt is like Christmas morning as a child, you just don’t know what you’re going to get. Similar to bowhunting caribou in its heyday, when the migrating herds offered numerous bow chances and just over the next rise could be the new “number one”— A walkabout in Australia’s top end offers a wildlife potpourri of songbirds, dingoes, wallabies, buffalo, banteng, wild cattle, even crocodiles, and yes, the wide-ranging and quite numerous feral hogs. On my last trip, it wasn’t uncommon to bump five hogs and get four stalks on one 2-hour stroll through the bush—multiple opportunities at dandy boars. Of course I say boars, yet there are plenty of sows and these need harvested as well, yet there’s nothing like a 30 minute sneak on a rooting boar where the last 200 yards are in the wide open flood plain… where at any second, wind on your neck or

The wild coastline of Australia’s Top End

Even buffalo of this size are no match for a big, salty croc that surfs inland to lie in ambush at the billabong edge.

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the cry of a shore bird has spoiled the effort and the long tusked beast dashes across the flats and into dense tropical forest never to be seen again. Well…. never seen at least for today… ‘cause tomorrow— he’ll most likely be right back out in nearly the same area doing it all over again. I was blessed to be hunting with Aussie bowman Ben Salleras, a seasoned world-class bowhunter with a hefty dose of Australian hospitality surging through his veins. Proud of his native land, Ben guides only a few lucky hunters every year into this amazing playground, a paradise filled with bowhunting opportunities. For years, I’ve faced criticism from some bowhunters for always hunting with a guide.

The premise was always that “without a guide, Tom Miranda would never be able to take any animal with his bow.” Yet, my career was not actually bowhunting, as I was a television producer who bowhunted…. and my job was to produce the absolute best outdoor programs. Anyone who has ever watched one of my shows knows that my guides were always the stars of the episode. A local guide knows the area, the animals, and the habitats better than any visitor from any state, country, or continent. Who better to portray these adventure bow hunts than the guide— teaching me the river names, the birds, the trees, the dangers… It was a winning combination and has gathered many expert outdoorsmen to be true friends of mine,

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all spread across the globe…. But I digress…. Back to the outback. Ben was a fantastic guide and hunting companion. This was my third trip to Australia bowhunting, and yet I still learned something new every day about Ben and this fascinating land. Here’s something of note… while one might think that venomous snakes or a charging buffalo would be the most dangerous situations one could encounter, these scenarios pale in comparison to the real danger. With ocean tides on the coast rising and falling by some 15 feet, this brings a surge of water miles inland to these tidal flats and floodplains. The tidal flow fills these coastal streams, which wind through the forest, surging into mud holes and billabongs. In these high tides, huge salt water crocodiles surf inland— sometimes miles inland, and settle into a small muddy hole, or undercut bank— to lie in wait for sometimes a week or more more— waiting for any and all unsuspecting animals which might slip into drink the rainwater that often floats on the top few inches of these salty, muddy flooded areas. These beasts target anything that happens by…. Yes, even a bowhunter walking along a stream, paying little attention or unaware of this prehistoric danger underfoot. Springing like a trap, a fifteen-hundred-pound dinosaur is looking to make you lunch. Yes, it’s pretty crazy stuff. Needless to say, anyplace a bowhunter can go where there is no hunting license needed, no limit on take except your own moral ethics and absolutely encounter opportunity after opportunity… well my best advise is to make this outback a bucket list hunt, save your pennies, call Ben Salleras and hop on a Qantas flight for one heck of an awesome adventure bow hunt. And take along a lot of arrows! A big Thank You to all the members and, of course, Steve Ashley, who have all allowed me to continue to write for our Club magazine.

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ello P&Y Membership, Due to the clean-up of our database in preparation for the implementation of a new membership management software program, we should have a new, improved, and more accurate measurement of our member numbers. The office is working diligently to get accurate membership statistics, and I hope to report those to you in the next Ethic. On another note, we plan to email invitations to people who wish to advance to the Regular membership level. Although you never need an invitation to apply for advancement, we are sending these out to General members who have met the five-year requirement as a General member. Although there are other Club participation and animal harvest requirements, it is a great way to notify people that they have met the time requirement. For more information, please refer to the application on our website at https://www.pope-Young.org/ userfiles/2338/PDFS/Regular%20Application%20Revised%20Jan%202023.pdf. We have included the deadlines and general processes for our upcoming election in this issue. If you are interested in running for a Board position, please review this document and plan accordingly. Below, I have included a section of the bylaws that deals with the requirements/terms/processes for the positions and elections: 4.9 The President, First Vice-President and four elected Directors shall be a Regular or Senior Member and shall be elected by the Regular and Senior Members. The Second Vice-President shall be a General Member and shall

be elected by the General Members. The Board Secretary, Membership Chair, Records Chair, Treasurer and Conservation Chair shall be appointed by the President from within the General, Regular and Senior Membership with the majority approval of the elected members of the Board and shall serve for two year terms. No voting member of the Board may be a paid employee of the Club. 4.10 Any Regular or Senior Member wishing to run for the office of President, First Vice-President or Director may do so by submitting a petition with five Regular/Senior Member’s signatures as sponsors of the nominee. Notice of upcoming election and election procedures shall be published in the two (2) editions of the Club’s journal immediately preceding the election dates. No person convicted of a game violation or felony may run for or serve in elected office or appointed Board position unless approved by the Ethics Committee and the Board. The results of any investigation made by the Ethics Committee or the Board will be given to the applicant and be made part of that members membership file. The nomination procedures, dates, and election rules shall be addressed in the Rules and Regulations of the Pope and Young Club. 4.11 The Second Vice-President shall be nominated and elected by the General Members. Any qualifying General Member may be nominated by submitting a petition with five General Members’ signatures as sponsors of the nominee. Nominees for Second

Vice-President must meet the following qualifications: 1. Must have been a General Member in good standing for at least five years. 2. Must have attended at least two biennial awards programs. 4.12 Notice of upcoming election and election procedures for the position of Second Vice-President shall be published in the two (2) editions of the Club’s Newsletter immediately preceding the election dates. No person convicted of a game violation or felony may run for or serve in elected office unless approved by the Ethics Committee and the Board. The nomination procedures, dates, and election rules shall be addressed in the Rules and Regulations of the Pope and Young Club. 4.13 The President, First Vice President, and Second Vice President shall be elected biennially and shall serve until their successors are elected. 4.14 Two Directors shall be elected biennially for a four-year term and shall serve until their successors are elected. The nominations and elections of Directors shall be the same as for the President and First VicePresident. Our club is only as effective as its board of directors and members, and there is no greater service to P&Y than to volunteer your time and skills to direct the future of this great club. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. If you are interested in running for a position, please contact the office at admin@pope-young.org. Sincerely, Stephen LePage

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g in Pope & Young Youth Membership BY KYLE S. LIPKE

Kyle Lipke Bio

yle Lipke grew up in Arizona and New Mexico, where he began shooting a bow at the age of 3. He killed his first mule deer buck with a bow at the age of 8 and has been passionate about bowhunting ever since. For 12 years, he volunteered as a youth hunter education instructor with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, passing on the heritage of bowhunting and wildlife conservation with hundreds of up-and-coming youth hunters. For three years, he instructed youth archery through a local New Mexico organization, Camp Oro Quay, sharing the flight of the arrow with hundreds of kids attending summer camp. From

2016 through 2018, Kyle served as assistant director of Kicking Bear, mentoring and instructing kids at camps across the country on how to shoot a bow, as well as mentoring them on hunting and fishing trips. He continues to share his love of archery and bowhunting by introducing the bow and arrow to interested family and friends. Additionally, Kyle writes freelance outdoor articles for publications such as Bowhunting World, Bowhunter Magazine, RMEF’s Bugle, and the Pope and Young Ethic. Kyle currently resides with his family in Silver City, NM, where he thanks God for the ability to chase many of his bowhunting dreams.

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The Adventurous BowWomen BY COURTNEY JENNER

ith each new hunting season, I find myself reminiscing on past hunts and seasons. One hunt in particular always comes to mind: my Montana elk hunt, now five years ago. This memory is especially fresh in my mind with the recent loss of my beloved dog, Sage, who accompanied me on my scouting trip the summer prior to the hunt. Although I’ve been a lifelong hunter, I was still new to elk hunting. In 2019, my boyfriend at the time (now husband), Nevin, convinced me to apply with him and his hunting party, consisting of his father, brother, and best friend. The guys had hunted the same general unit for the past few years and were anticipating it to be their year to draw another special permit to hunt the Missouri Breaks. Unfortunately for them, Nevin made the mistake of throwing me into the mix, not realizing at the time that he had lowered their average number of preference points as a party. As a result, our group drew general tags instead of the coveted Breaks permits. In 2019, my first experience chasing elk through the mountains of Montana was incredible. Though I didn’t notch my tag, I had a few close encounters and a strong dose of beginner’s luck. When 2020 rolled around and it came time to apply again, I was booted from the group as the guys were sure they’d finally draw their Breaks tags without me bringing them down. I was already discouraged that spring due to the pandemic, which had canceled a few long-awaited adventures for me. I wasn’t expecting a very exciting hunting season. Then fate stepped in. The guys didn’t even draw general tags that year and

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therefore weren’t eligible for the special Breaks draw. I, applying solo with only one preference point, somehow pulled the coveted permit. I certainly wasn’t the most popular person in the group for a while, and I worried I might have to make the trip alone. Fortunately, Nevin eventually softened and agreed to accompany me, taking on the dual roles of unofficial guide and pack mule. We managed a single scouting trip that summer, and seeing so many elk filled me with optimism. It felt like destiny; I was sure I’d finally kill my first elk. September couldn’t come soon enough. When the season finally arrived, we headed west and began hunting during the second week. The first few days were spent glassing and hiking several miles each day. One evening, I spotted the bleached-white whale tails of a young five-by-five bull poking from a patch of juniper. Daylight was slipping away, but I decided to attempt a quick stalk. I dropped from our glassing perch, crossed the draw, and climbed the opposite hill. Unbeknownst to me, I kicked up two coyotes that sprinted straight toward the bull, startling him to his feet. When I crested the ridge, my heart sank as I watched the young bull trotting along the ridgeline, directly away from me. I couldn’t understand how I’d blown it until Nevin told me later he’d seen the coyotes ruin the stalk through his binoculars. The following morning brought new excitement. At first light, we glassed two big bulls cresting a hill and watched them drop into the draw below us. They eventually bedded in a thick patch of cedar. We could see one bull clearly, but the second had vanished into cover.

Sage, my beloved dog, accompanied me on my scouting trip.

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The Adventurous BowWoman CONTINUED

After nearly four hours of watching the pair laze in the sun, I decided to make a move. Nevin stayed on the hilltop to spot while I began my stalk. I crossed the draw, changed my plan twice, and backtracked more than once. When I finally reached the opposite side, I noticed Nevin signaling frantically, but through the binoculars, his gestures were impossible to interpret. I dropped to the bottom of the draw, unsure if he was miming antlers or shrugging, and continued east, expecting to bump into a bull at any moment. CONTINUED Realizing I’d probably chosen the wrong route, I climbed back to higher

ground and began glassing the hidden backside of the hill—terrain we hadn’t been able to see from our morning vantage point. Slowly, I worked my way from one patch of cover to another, timing each step with gusts of wind to hide the crunch of dry clover beneath my boots. Then I saw it — the sunlight glinting off the tines of a bull bedded directly across the draw. My breath caught in my throat. I was exposed and without a plan. Yet, somehow, he hadn’t noticed me. I crawled under the nearest tree, about 70 yards away from the bull, but instantly regretted it, as the ground was completely littered with pinecones. I crept a few yards

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closer, still nearly double my comfortable shooting range. The bull lay in thick juniper, and my only hope was that he’d stand and move into the one and only small opening to the south of where he lay. Then the inevitable happened — the sharp crunch of a pinecone cracked under my boot. The sound seemed to echo through the hills. The bull’s head snapped up; he stood and trotted quickly over the ridge, gone in an instant. A failed stalk, yes — but the rush was unforgettable. As the week wore on and our luck faded, we decided to move camp to a new area a couple of hours away. The moment we arrived, we were greeted by the music of bugling bulls echoing through the coulees. Spirits soared. We had just enough daylight left for one quick hunt, so we grabbed our gear and headed out before even setting up camp. Only a few hundred yards from the truck, we set up and began calling. I stood still as stone, release clipped, bow ready. When no bulls responded, we moved again, just a few hundred yards farther. Nevin started cow calling again, then let out a bugle. Suddenly, like a ghost, a bull materialized through a break in the trees. It was a satellite bull, cautious but curious, making his way across the grassy valley toward us. With only a couple of small trees for cover, I waited anxiously, wondering if I’d even get the chance to draw my bow unseen. At about 55 yards, the bull dipped his head, and I drew—probably early, but I feared it was my only opportunity. Step by step, he continued forward, then began angling slightly away, wary as bulls often are when no other elk appear. At

roughly 35 yards, he paused, quartering slightly. I released. The arrow hit with a solid thwack. The bull spun and thundered off, disappearing over the rise. Nevin sprang from his hiding spot, binoculars raised, tracking him until he vanished from sight. Then came the sinking realization— the bull had crossed onto private land. We immediately called the landowner, who graciously gave us permission to search. From the boundary, we could see where the blood trail began, but beyond that, the terrain dropped sharply. With daylight fading fast, we had to wait until morning. That night was one of the longest of my life. We simply laid our cots beside the truck, too exhausted to set up camp. It was a stunning September night, clear and full of stars, but I barely noticed. Lying awake, I replayed the scene again and again, naturally second-guessing my shot, worrying about the blood trail, and imagining every possible negative outcome.

The first few days were spent glassing and hiking several miles each day.

I heard the unmistakable “thwack” and watched the bull spin and run away in retreat.

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The Adventurous BowWoman CONTINUED

My bull, lying peacefully in a deep cut among thick green vegetation at the bottom of a narrow cut in the bank.

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When the sun finally rose, we contacted the landowner again. He asked to join us when we entered his property, which meant waiting a few more hours, but I didn’t mind. I was grateful for his kindness and permission. Once he arrived, we followed the blood trail carefully. It was strong — a double trail from the complete pass-through of my arrow. My pulse raced with every step. Then Nevin, a few feet ahead, froze and whispered, “Courtney, what’s that?” I glanced to the right, and there he was. My bull, lying peacefully in a deep cut among thick green vegetation at the bottom of a narrow cut in the bank. Relief and gratitude washed over me. There was my first (archery) elk. Then came the real work. To my surprise, the landowner didn’t just allow access—he helped with the entire recovery. Nevin and I were prepared to pack the bull out ourselves, but the man insisted on helping. He even used his truck to haul the elk back to camp, far exceeding anything we could have asked for. From there, we took the bull to a local processor, hearts still pounding from the whirlwind of emotion. The long, restless night gave way to total satisfaction and gratitude. That elk ended up being my only harvest of 2020, but I couldn’t have been happier. It wasn’t just about the tag or the meat; it was about everything the hunt represented. The hard miles, the failed stalks, the sleepless night, and the kindness of a stranger all became part of a story I’ll never forget. I ended that season with a full freezer, a grateful heart, and renewed faith in people — and in the magic of elk season.

P&Y Giving Societies

There are numerous ways to support P&Y’s mission: to ensure bowhunting opportunities for today and tomorrow. To impact bowhunting’s fate in the long term, membership in one of P&Y’s Giving Societies is ideal. Making a cash gift or establishing a planned legacy gift in your Will or Estate is a perfect way to ensure the future of bowhunting while enjoying tax and other benefits. Learn how to join one of the world’s leading conservation organizations dedicated to the highest ethical standards. P&Y is the voice of today’s bowhunter. To get our message out, P&Y needs your financial support. Our Giving Society program recognizes members seeking an opportunity to contribute to the Club’s Mission beyond their regular annual membership. Please consider joining a society as the financial contribution allows the P&Y to continue growing the Trust Fund and Conservation Fund, which in 2023 supported several Wild Sheep Federation conservation projects and Shane Mahoney’s Wild Harvest Initiative, to name a few. Below are summaries of the two P&Y giving societies. Please forward any questions about these societies to Justin Spring (Executive Director) or John Gardner (Trust Officer). Their contact information is listed on page 7 of the Ethic.

Fred Bear Society The Fred Bear Society is the P&Y’s premier major giving “society,” whose members have made substantial financial contributions through a cash donation or legacy gift to the Club. Gifts are donor-directed and tax-deductible and can be made to P&Y’s Endowment Fund, Conservation Fund, or Area of Greatest Need. A cash pledge can be given over time to a maximum of 5 years. If installment, the Member would be recognized at the appropriate level after making the first cash installment payment. Since its inception in 2013, more than $1.4 million in Fred Bear Society cash gifts and $1.9 million in legacy gifts have been directed to P&Y. Due to the time value of money and the promise of cash payment in the future, a Legacy gift is 2X the Cash amount. Black Bear Silvertip Polar Kodiak

$15,000 ($3,000/year installment) Cash or $30,000 Legacy $50,000 ($10,000/year installment) Cash or $100,000 Legacy $75,000 ($15,000/year installment) Cash or $150,000 Legacy $150,000 ($30,000/year installment) Cash or $300,000 Legacy

Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)—Members 70-1/2 or older and subject to required minimum distributions (RMDs) are eligible to make a QCD directly to P&Y (a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)3 of the United States IRS Code 501). In addition to the benefits of giving to P&Y, a QCD excludes the amount donated from taxable income.

RAZORHEAD SOCIETY

General Fund Stan and Carolyn Godfrey – In Memory of Lou Kindred Larry Streiff Brian G. Taylor Jesse J. Arndt

Trust Fund Larry Streiff

Razorhead Society The Razorhead Society was formed in 2023 to create a pathway for Pope & Young members seeking an opportunity to contribute to the club’s Mission beyond their regular annual membership. Current Fred Bear Society members who continue making cash donations to advance to the next benefactor level are also eligible for Razorhead Society recognition. The Razorhed Society has four benefactor levels enabling tax-deductible, donor-directed gifts to be made in annual installments (5 years) or a lump sum. If installment, the Member would be recognized at the appropriate level after making the first cash installment payment. Donations can be made to Pope & Young’s Endowment Fund, Conservation Fund, or Area of Greatest Need to fund specific programs and initiatives. Razorhead Society members will be recognized with a stunning lapel razorhead pin indicating their benefactor level. Members may also “upgrade” their benefactor levels within the society and the premier Fred Bear Society. A member’s Razorhead Society donation does track towards the Fred Bear Society. Members of the Fred Bear Society who give beyond their initial donation are also eligible for Razorhead Society recognition. Levels Gold- $10,000 ($2,000/year installment) Silver - $5,000 ($1,000/year installment) Bronze - $2,500 ($500/year installment) Copper - $1,000 ($200/year installment)

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