Pope and Young Ethic Winter 2021

THE P&Y ETHIC

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THE JOURNAL OF POPE AND YOUNG

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Volume 49, No. 4

Winter 2021

THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF POPE AND YOUNG

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 6 8 10 12 Conservation 14 16

• From the Executive Director • President’s Column • 2nd Vice-President’s Column • Director’s Stand • Conservation Chair Column Matters • Conservation Hunting and the Art of Human Existence

Big Game 20 24 26 36 History 38 Heritage 45 Features 50

• • • • • • • By Frank Noska • Recent 33rd Recording Period Entries Slam - Set Up Your Magic Moment!

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By Chuck Adams Bowhunter - Kalahari Gold • Adventure

By Tom Miranda • Membership Column • Membership Listing Membership: • Youth The Pronghorn Princess

Up Front

By Shane Mahoney

58 74 76 Membership 80 82 Youth 88

Big Game Records Rocky Mountain Goat Entry and Measuring Procedure Species Profile: Rocky Mountain Goat Kaleb Baird World Record Rocky Mountain Goat Museum Move Fred Bear Society / Trust Fund Noska’s Notes: Goat Hunts are the Toughest

Mikayla L. Morfin • Typical American Elk Velvet • 347 2/8 • Elko County, NV • 08/29/2019

By Justin Broughton

Adventurous BowWomen 94

• By Joni Marie

The One That Got Away

Front Cover: Jason Duby • Mountain Goat • 50 4/8 • Kittitas County, WA • 10/31/2020 Back Cover: Brian Watkins • Mountain Goat • 81 4/8 • Kodiak Island, AK • 09/18/2021

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From the Executive Director

By Jason Rounsaville

Pope & Young Club Founded 1961

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President • Kurt Ebers 227 Stone Ridge Drive, Hannibal, MO 63401 573-719-8933 • kcebers@gmail.com

First Vice President • Dallas Smith PO Box 460806, Leeds, UT 84746-0806 435-680-2870 • dallas4263@hotmail.com

Second Vice President • Ricky Krueger

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ur new office in Chatfield is feeling more and more like home. Shelly and Krista have done a remarkable job getting everything unpacked and organized. Even though it’s a fraction of the size of our previous space, they have it running smoothly and efficiently. Our search continues for a new records coordinator. During the absence of that staff member, the existing team has been keeping records up and running. I was informed today that some trophy certificates went out today for entries received in the office Tuesday. While I would not come to expect a 48-hour turnover, it is a big step up from the six months we were at just a few years ago. We will continue to do our very best to get the records entered accurately and certificates out in a timely manner.

We keep getting great feedback from Reno. 2023 will be epic. If the convention is not already on your calendar, now is the time to add it, April 12-15, 2023. We will be back at

the Nugget, bigger and better than before.

Our new logo merchandise is a big hit.

Please check our website and find some P&Y gear for yourself, or as great gift items. We just received some additional sizes in current items and are looking to expand with more offerings from KUIU, Sitka, and others.

Some of these items are limited runs and only available for a limited time. We also have the newest record books. Some Traditional, third edition books are still available, and our latest offering, Velvet 2, is one of our finest books yet. Again, it was a limited run and will sell out.

In observance of our Preserve, Promote and Protect motto, please let us know if you see examples of bow hunting being threatened. Pope and Young stands ready to join the fight to protect our way of life.

May your hunting trails be fruitful through comradery and experiences as well as trophies.

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306 Granite Lake Drive, Clarkston, WA 99403 208-791-1896 • neilt@nezperce.org

Treasurer • Brian Benyo 14020 Berlin Station Rd, Berlin, OH 44401 330-518-7173 • bbenyo@brilex.com

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

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

John “Jack” Culpepper 1700 George Bush Dr., E #240 College Station, TX 77840 979-696-1444 • jack@culpepperrealty.com

John Gardner 4837 HWY 172, Durango, CO 81303 970 749 2013 • wildlifex@bresnan.net

Ken Rimer 512 171st Street, Hammond, WI 54015 715-410-3195 • camoose195.28@gmail.com

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

Membership Chair • Michael A. Oropallo 4578 West Lake Rd., Auburn, NY 13021 315-729-0602 • moropallo@barclaydamon.com

Conservation Chair • Neil Thagard Youth Coordinator • Justin Broughton 911 N. Bahnson Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 605-201-8708 • justin.broughton@premierbankcard.com

Trust Officer • Brian Benyo 14020 Berlin Station Rd., Berlin, OH 44401 330-518-7173 • bbenyo@brilex.com

Board Secretary • Tom Vanasche 37731 Bond Rd NE, Albany, OR 97322 tomvanasche@mac.com

The Pope and Young Ethic, Volume 49, No. 3, Winter 2021, ISSN#23815655 is published quarterly by Pope and Young, 223 South Main St. Chatfield, Minnesota 55923. Each annual Membership dues includes $23.80 subscription fee for The P&Y Ethic, Journal of Pope and Young. USPS #16690 in Chatfield, MN 55923.

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P&Y Staff: Executive Director: Jason Rounsaville Marketing Manager: Dylan Ray Director of Records: Tim Rozewski Office Manager: Shelly Sabin Special Projects Coordinator: Heather Knight Membership Services: Shelly Sabin Office Support: Krista Oehlke Records / Measurer Services: Position Open Museum Curator: Larry Streiff Associate Editors: Steve Ashley & Mike Schlegel Art Director: Tara Bondar

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The Pope and Young Ethic is the official publication of the Pope & Young Club, Inc. It is published four times each year and distributed to its membership, friends, and other supporters.

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 & Young Club, P.O. Box 548, Chatfield, MN 55923, 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.

Submission Deadlines are as follows: January 15 for Spring Issue April 15 for Summer Issue July 15 for Fall Issue October 15 for Winter Issue © Copyright 2021, Pope & Young Club, Inc.

President’s Column

By Kurt Ebers

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32nd Biennial Convention (Reno, NV.) • The April 2021 convention date was rescheduled to July, resulting in a successful convention with 788 attendees. The 33rd Biennial Convention is set for 2023, and will again be held at the Nugget Casino in Reno, NV. A surprising 48% of convention attendees were non-members.

tating 2021 was a challenging year for Pope and Young would be an understatement. The main challenges faced are continuing to deal with the COVID fallout, rescheduling of the big-game convention, selling/moving the headquarters office and closing the museum, plus sending the bulk of museum artifacts to a Bass Pro climate-controlled storage area in 2021.

However, while 2021 was challenging, Pope and Young is entering 2022 in a financially sound position with a clear mission and focus around the three pillars (preserve, promote and protect bowhunting) strategy.

Headquarters (office) • in May, Pope and Young relocated its main office to downtown Chatfield, MN. Staff is settled in and enjoy the ample space available within the building. The office’s main telephone number, and P.O. Box did not change. As always, the phone number and mailing address can be found on the Pope and Young website, or the Ethic.

COVID • this terrible virus continues to cause challenges around office operations, mainly staff-related, it took the life of Eli Randall, Pope and Young’s Director of Records.

Closing of the Pope and Young Club/ St. Charles Museum of Bowhunting • Pope

and Young reached an agreement with Bass Pro to loan its artifacts for display in a new bowhunting-only area within its Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium. Most museum artifacts were packed and shipped to a climatecontrolled space in Springfield, MO, owned

by Bass Pro. In October, Pope and Young and Bass Pro representatives held an initial conference call to discuss its space in the new museum. Additional meetings will be held to finalize the amount of space for our artifacts. The final museum plan shared with the membership in the coming months. Current timeframe is two years before the new Pope and Young’s area will be ready for viewing.

P&Y Re-branding (Three Pillars - Preserve, Promote and Protect) • refined mission built around an extensive assessment of Pope and Young’s past, present, and future.

An ideal blend that considers the current state of bowhunting, and the essential role of Pope and Young, while remembering its rich history of bowhunting heritage. Pope and Young is an organization for every bowhunter; an entry into the record books is not required for membership, only a passion for bowhunting. Pope and Young’s message and the Three Pillars will focus Pope and Young’s efforts to represent all bowhunters.

Financially Sound • due to management of expenses, strong raffle sales, successful big-game convention, and sale of the main office, Pope and Young is posting over $2.36M in its Charles Schwab investment accounts ($890,000 Reserve/Operating & $1.47M Trust Fund).

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2022 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Pope and Young as the Board implements its strategic plan around the Three Pillars to recruit new members, and retain current members. In the next issue of the Ethic, I’ll outline the board-approved strategic plan that will show the goals/objectives your Board has set forth for the current fiscal year.

2nd Vice President’s Column

By Ricky Krueger

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opefully, everyone had a great hunting season. Many of us are planning the next hunting trip and filling out the necessary paperwork for the next draw; good luck to everyone.

The board meeting continues with several items on the front burner and several new items that always pop up unexpectedly. However, we are heading in the right direction and continue to hear very positive feedback from everybody. I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead.

One of the items we are working on is the next record book, due to come out at the next convention in Reno in 2023. I was asked to be the co-editor, along with Doug Strecker. We have formed a small records book committee. Along with that, we will be asking members to submit stories. As a committee, we all have several ideas that we will be incorporating into the book. It will be a book that you will want to have, that’s for sure.

Another priority project we have been working on is increasing the membership, and as always, it is a challenge. So please ask your fellow bowhunters and friends to join our wonderful group.

There are many great general members to write about, and it’s hard to pick just one. This next fellow is a great guy and is always there when you need him. I have visited him a few times, and we follow

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each other on Facebook. It seems he is always on an adventure and spending as much quality time with his wife and kids.

Scott Homrich is an accomplished bowhunter and passionate conservationist from Michigan. In 2014, Scott became a General Member of Pope and Young and a life General member in 2015. Scott lives on a restored habitat property with his supportive wife Kelly and their three active kids. He has been actively involved in several volunteer organizations. He is currently president of the National Demolition Association, which is the industry he works in at his family’s third-generation demolition company.

Growing up chasing whitetails in Michigan, he still has yet to pursue one outside of Michigan, even though he has archery hunted all over North America the past few years. After his western big game hunts, he enjoys relaxing at the family’s hunting cabin in southern Michigan, deer hunting with his kids and other family members. In addition to the mainstream youth sporting activities, all three kids (aged 9-12) are active hunters.

They all have taken whitetails with guns and crossbows. His son Landon took his first archery whitetail deer last year at nine years old. His oldest daughter, Lydia, joined the middle school trap team last winter and has begun to try matching her younger brother this year,

chasing whitetails with her bow. The youngest daughter Laney is nine years old and has shown an increased desire to do more outdoor activities.

In recent years, Scott has been fortunate to harvest several different species that qualify for the P&Y record book and has had a couple of animals invited to panel. He looks forward to continuing his travel hunting while keeping his family involved in the great outdoors.

“It was so much fun to be along Landon’s side when he arrowed his first animal.

I can’t wait until the kids can join me on some of the out-of-state big game hunts.”

Thank you, Scott Homrich and family, for supporting Pope & Young

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Director’s Stand

By Merritt C. Compton

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ixty years, 50 years, and somehow, 45 years? The July 2021 Convention in Reno, NV, was without question a true celebration. Not only did we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Pope and Young, but after such a tumultuous year, it was simply a pleasure to gather with over 700+ members and friends, despite the uncertain times. As a Board Director, I can tell you that the number ‘far surpassed’ our best expectation, especially after moving the convention date from April to July due to Covid restrictions.

Your Executive Director, Jason Rounsaville, and his team of Heather Knight, Shelly Sabin, Dylan Ray, Krista Oehlke, new Director of Records, Tim Rozewski, plus all the outstanding volunteers, can’t be thanked enough for their herculean efforts! The Reno convention will undoubtedly go down as one of the best; 1st class and professional.

As I am writing this column, the calendar has turned to October. Social media outlets have been posting pics of some tremendous bow harvested animals. Elk, antelope, mulies, bears, whitetails, and the list goes on. As I’m sure you’ve probably seen, Dylan Ray, our Marketing Manager, keeps posting pics of various critters that our members have taken that will make even a seasoned bowhunter drool. Apparently, if you’re involved with our Records program, you know how to get it done as well. Our own Records Chair, Roy Grace, shot a beautiful 6x6 elk in Arizona and Tim Rozewski shot his best elk to date; it was also his first bull with a bow!

Let’s face it; it’s our time of year, and dang, it’s fun! This somehow brings me back to the Convention.

If you’ve never attended a convention, or if you’ve been to many, conventions are a time to catch up with good friends, make new friends, and best of all, talk bowhunting with fellow bowhunters from all over the country; four

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days of pure pleasure! Along with Pope & Young’s 60th-year milestone, Bowhunter Magazine is also celebrating its 50th Anniversary! I wanted to congratulate everyone at Bowhunter Magazine on this incredible achievement. As we all know, Pope&Young, plus the folks at Bowhunter, have been intertwined throughout the years. I’m going to say we’re all better bowhunters due to their written words, and I still look forward to every issue.

It just so happened, at this year’s Reno Convention, at any given time you could find Bowhunter Magazine Editor, Curt Wells, bowhunting icon Larry D. Jones, plus contributor’s Matt Palmquist and Danny Farris, and bowhunter extraordinaire, Frank Noska, walking and talking with fellow bowhunters throughout the entire Convention. And of course, all of these gentlemen were seen admiring the incredible display of outstanding animals taken during the last recording period. If you haven’t picked up Bowhunter Magazine’s Fiftieth Anniversary Collector’s Edition for your next hunting trip or your favorite camp, you need to. There’s a great article in that Edition written by our very own M.R. James. Note: If you happen to see this column M.R. by chance, please know we missed you and Janet at the Convention. We certainly hope to see you back in 2023!

As you probably can tell, I’m ‘already’ getting excited about the ‘23 Convention.

During one of our monthly Board conference calls, we recently discussed our upcoming Record Books slated for a 2023 release. I’m very excited to tell you that our current 2nd Vice-President and records committee member, Ricky Krueger, plus long-time measurer and records committee member, Doug Strecker, will be co-editing a two-volume set every book collector and bowhunter will want in their library. More exciting news to whet your appetite; Jason Rounsaville discussed the possibility of formulating

a ‘North American 28’ Live Auction for the ’23 Convention. Knowing the tenacity of Jason, I’d place a bet he’ll make it happen. Reno seems to be a correlation there! And yes, I know by the time you read this, it will be old news but take a few minutes to check out your new P&Y website and let us know what you think!

Jason and your Board continue working on numerous projects to help strengthen and improve Pope and Young and create excitement for our membership. So, stay tuned and be sure to look for additional information in upcoming issues of the Ethic.

Yes, I know it’s a tad early, but set aside the dates of April 12-15, 2023; Join us at ‘The Nugget’ in Reno, NV and rub elbows with some of the best bowhunters known. I’m even sure some of your idols from Bowhunter Magazine will be there to talk bowhunting with you!

Oh, those 45 years, they belong to me.

I wonder where the years have gone, yet the love and excitement when bow season rolls around never changes. I have some final packing to do as I prepare to head north to hunt moose again with good friends Otto and Annie Roberts, of Roberts Outfitting in Newfoundland, long-time supporters of Pope&Young.

Fellow New Yorker and Senior Member John Borlang and I will spend some windshield time together as we trek towards Canada. My only hope on this trip is I have all of my paperwork in order when we cross the border! Well, hmmm, getting a moose wouldn’t be so bad either.

As a final note, try to get a friend to join our Club! If you have any questions about membership, don’t hesitate to contact Membership Chair Mike Oropallo at moropallo@barclaydamon.com. Also, if you know a youth bowhunter, get them to sign up too! Contact Jason Broughton at 605-201-8708 for additional information.

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Conservation Chair Column

By Neil Thagard

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” INITIATIVE

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eptember 24, 2021, National Hunting & Fishing Day - the White House released President Biden’s Proclamation for the Administration’s “America the Beautiful” initiative (also referred to as the 30x30 INITIATIVE). This initiative recognizes the role of hunting and fishing in funding conservation efforts that have helped protect wildlife habitats and fueled economic prosperity - creating more than $200 billion in economic activity while supporting over 1.5 million jobs.

The Proclamation states, “Ensuring that public lands are available to every American for activities like hunting and fishing is central to the Administration’s “America the Beautiful” initiative — an ambitious goal to pursue a locally-led and national, voluntary effort to conserve, connect, and restore 30 percent of our lands and waters, by 2030. We will continue to carry out this program with agricultural and forest landowners, anglers, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts; Tribal Nations, States, and territories; local officials; and other important

CONSERVATION FUND DONORS Robert Osgood Don Thompson Tony Wright Jon Fossel Frank Fackovec Thomas Kody William Guderley Thanks to these Pope and Young Conservation Fund supporters!

partners and stakeholders to identify conservation strategies that reflect the priorities of all communities. This initiative is only a starting point in our efforts to protect our environment and conserve our resources for future generations.”

Soon following the President’s Proclamation, Pope & Young, and our friends with the American Wildlife Conservation Partnership, submitted formal recommendations to the Administration that reflect priorities that were first outlined in the Hunt Fish 30x30 Coalition’s “Hunting and Fishing Community Statement on the 30x30 Initiative.” That statement is supported and signed by 66 sportingconservation organizations (including Pope & Young). It highlights the critical role that sportsmen and women have played in the conservation of fish, wildlife, and natural ecosystems. Recognizing the history of conservation successes, the current recommendations present an opportunity to advance practical, successful conservation efforts, while recognizing many existing efforts that have, to date, been largely overlooked relative to this initiative.

These recommendations provide the Administration with a clear roadmap that highlights the role of America’s 55 million sportsmen and women, as the nation’s leading conservationists, in moving the needle on biodiversity conservation for generations These recommendations were designed to provide an initial framework as the Biden Administration begins developing the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, which will measure conservation and restoration progress to date.

Recommendations include: • Clearly defining “conservation” to

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sustainable use of our nation’s public trust fish and wildlife resources.

• Collaborating closely with entities devoted to achieving measurable biodiversity conservation objectives, including: • State fish and wildlife management agencies, • Regional fish and wildlife management bodies, • Members of the sportingconservation community, • The more than 500 federally recognized Native American tribes, and • Private landowners through voluntary, incentive-based opportunities.

• Recognizing and including all efforts directly contributing to biodiversity conservation in the forthcoming American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, including those on lands subject to multiple uses.

These efforts are vital to protecting and conserving our wildlife resources so that we may be afforded future quality and sustainable bowhunting opportunities.

Read more at: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/ report-conserving-and-restoring-america-the-beautiful-2021.pdf https://www.huntfish3030.com/hunting-fishing-community-statement.html

Neil is a wildlife professional and serves as the Club’s Conservation Chairman.

In his professional capacity, he is the Director for the Nez Perce Tribe’s Wildlife Division. He has over 30 years of bowhunting experience and has bowhunted throughout North America while taking more than half of the North American big game species.

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By Shane P. Mahoney

HUNTING AND THE ART OF HUMAN EXISTENCE

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ver long and now misted millennia, the rhythm of our human existence was the same. Pursuing our sacred and relentless desire to survive, we hunted and gathered the living things that suited our physical needs for food and warmth.

Across endless wild environments we perfected the one great arc of our existence, the first great act of globalization. We marched slowly out of Africa and encircled our world, driven by need and curiosity and fuelled by the death of wild others. Perfecting the weapons, we fashioned the stone, honed bone and wood, and hunted our way into modernity. Against nearly impossible odds, we developed a pathway to existence that was to become the hallmark of our

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species and the most enduring portal to our natural selves.

Humans became the greatest hunters the natural world had ever seen. No other species could match the range of our capacity or the limitlessness of our inventions. Small, slow, and fragile, our children rose to strength and stature on the flesh and bone of wild brethren.

Upon our campfires roasted the great and fierce giants of the animal world.

Along ocean margins and ice field skirts, and from endless steppe to brooding mountain peak, the hunter excelled—our very existence testimony to the most eloquent equation ever derived: energy and matter are interchangeable. The flesh we consumed became the flesh we were; the

blood we drained became the river of our lives. Human and animal became inseparable; life and death were but a circle.

A long way down this road, a man would eventually write this equation down. When he did, we would revere him and call him the greatest physicist of all time. In reality, he was just a wild-eyed hunter, running down the truth. Both his mind and his pen were surely the inventions of his hunting past.

Thus we see the inseparable tie between our history and our future, the seamless flow of our existence. Complicated and enduring, hunters were, however, gathering far more than the flesh of fruit and the blood of animals as they hunted the landscapes around them. The hunters were

also endlessly discovering the secrets of the natural world. Through patient study, they were coming to understand our place in the unending cycle of death and resurrection. Evening fires illuminated the deep impressions of this experience.

They had witnessed the cunning of the great carnivores and the vigilance of the prey; and the intense but pitiless death that lay in between. They knew that each animal lived a different life and was to be found in a different place. The hunters exploited these frailties. Through butchering, the hunter knew what they ate and something of how their bodies worked. Hunters recognized the craving for fat and were aware of the best season

to secure it. They came to know when the rivers were full, when the rookeries were alive, and when the plains would squirm with new life. Consciously suspended in the wondrous web of life, human hunters would become the first ecologists.

Along this miraculous way, the hunter also came to understand the profound implications of procreation. Observing the wondrous bond between wild mother and offspring, they watched as tiny new life was birthed and the female turned to consume the sack from which it writhed.

Enthralled by the ferocious passions of males in rut, passions that allowed hunters to approach and kill them, hunters came to understand the function of display and ornamentation in mating—the

flash of antlers, the costumes and colors of the strutting male, the dancing of cranes.

Slowly, but certainly, hunters began to understand the need for all this complexity, and why it was required to ensure both animal existence and their own future. Lush grasses became fat deer from which the wolf pup was spawned. Like their animal counterparts, tribes well nourished on the abundance of animals prospered and bore many strong children to strong mothers and fathers. This knowledge bore witness to the indivisibility of life and that the miracle of transubstantiation was no rare thing. Indeed, did not the flowers grow in abundance where the

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mammoths were butchered? Further, should not their own dead be given back to the earth, interred to commence their decomposition to another form?

In coming to understand this great cycle of life, death, and rebirth, the human animal explored the boundaries of reality, the horizons of existence. Finally, humans would acknowledge the wondrous parallels between the lives of animals and their own needs and emotions. Animals would become our brothers, just as native cultures everywhere would remind us.

Somewhere along this road, philosophy was born.

So it was surely inevitable that art and spirituality would rise in the human species. Faced with a world of startling fullness, yet with existence a struggle for all,

humans were led to question their own origins and the purpose of existence.

They saw the wondrous complexities around them, but where in all of this magic and mayhem did they fit?

An expanding brain, fuelled by animal protein and an increasing emphasis on tool use and manufacture, carried with it the increased capacity to reason, and reflect. Falling sometimes to the great predators that made humans their prey, and at others elated by killing great beasts where weakness would mean failure, the hunting human prevailed and saw the world through a primate’s eyes but with a predator’s vision.

Thus it was that hunting cultures around the world developed rich mythologies centered upon the natural world.

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They saw the kill as an inevitable act and a gift from some power whose identity they might only imagine. As the magnificent cave art suggests, humans thus ceased to instinctively participate in the kill and began an intellectual and spiritual journey that tied both the hunting lifestyle and the magnificent creatures upon which they depended for survival.

Those theriomorphic figures displayed on cave walls and ceilings—the half-human, half-animal shape-shifters—attest to the recognition of the inseparableness of life and a shamanistic journey to other dimensions and realities.

Thus was the hunting human transformed, no longer a brute creature who killed with indifference but one who could worship the beauty and grace of the wild others and who could be convinced that hunting was not only something that was, but something that always had to be. The wild others were now essential companions of the hunter—more than just meat and marrow.

It was through the hunt that we came to an understanding of the very nature of existence. At a crucial point in our journey, we stepped away from the path of others and re-entered nature in a more vital and conscious way. Our metamorphosis from brute to intellectual carried these notions of art and beauty, the imaginings of parallel universes, the concepts of resurrection and transubstantiation, the logic of empirical observation and the miraculous preoccupation with trying to find a purpose for it all.

Biologically as constrained as ever, humanity was set free in the truest sense of the word.

These deepest parts of our humanity are not the constructs of modernity, of Newtonian science, or Judeo- Christian beliefs. These concepts were already fully formed when the hand-held spear was still being thrust through the mammoth’s ribs.

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Big Game Records

By Roy Grace

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ªhope all of you have had a great fall archery season and that you begin to enjoy the holiday season. The fall was an excellent time for Anne and me in the White Mountains. I was able to arrow a nice bull elk here in Arizona, and my wife’s bear she took in the spring made the minimum score required for entry into our records program; her very first entry! Add a new (and first) granddaughter; life is grand!

MEASURING INFORMATION By now, all measurers should have received their new joint measurer’s manual. Please review it, as a few areas have been updated and further clarified to reduce confusion. One such clarification is the explanation of what qualifies as a typical point on whitetail deer. For a point to be considered typical, it must first qualify as a point (1” in length and longer than wider, etc.). It must also originate from the top of the beam AND arise off the outside edge of the beam.

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The exact wording is, “The first consideration is that normal tines arise off the top outside edge of the beam in whitetails” (Pg. 37). If there is any shelf or dip present between the outside edge of the beam to the arising point, chances are it will be treated as an abnormal point by rule. If you have any questions on this, don’t hesitate to contact the Director of Records or myself for further clarification.

One other item I’d like to discuss is that the Director of Records sometimes does not have sufficient photographs to authenticate an entry. This occurs mainly with non-typical antler submissions, where point count and identification of typical and abnormal points need verification. Often, we only receive the three required photographs (front, right, left) without any written notes documenting each respective abnormal point. It would REALLY help the Director of Records and me if you submitted your photographs with written notes on

them (Figure 1). On complex non-typical antler configurations, the more photographs with written notes, the better! This will make it much easier and quicker for the Director of Records to identify which points were declared as typical and abnormal for the verification process. PLEASE help us by adding these notes and extra photographs for these types of submissions.

AMENDED POSITION STATEMENT ON THE USE OF TRACKING DOGS The Records Committee was given a task to review our current position statement on the use of tracking dogs to see if it needed updating. After reviewing our statement, consulting with several professionals in the business, and understanding that our primary goal should be to recover a wounded animal by any legal means necessary, the committee felt that we needed to amend our position statement. After amending the position statement, it was brought to the Board of Directors for approval, subsequently passed by unanimous vote. The amended position statement is as follows: Pope and Young recognizes that the use of tracking dogs to locate a wounded animal is becoming an increasingly popular tactic and is being legalized in many jurisdictions. However, Pope and Young support the philosophy that an ethical hunter’s responsibility is to expend all reasonable effort in recovering a wounded animal.

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To the same degree, though, Pope and Young believes it essential that a hunter learn and master the traditional practices of blood trailing and tracking.

These skills are inseparable components of a well-rounded hunter and are important woodsmanship values of the overall experience. Further, Pope and Young is concerned that certain technologies and practices can be used as a crutch and supplant the basic skills expected and desired of a bowhunter.

As such, Pope and Young will accept record book animals recovered with the use of trained tracking dogs with the following conditions/provisions: 1. The use of a tracking dog(s) must meet ALL state or provincial laws in

the jurisdiction you are hunting that govern the use of tracking dogs for wounded animals.

2. The dog(s) must meet all local requirements concerning training and licensing.

3. The recovery must be completed within 48 hours of the initial shot, and the hunter MUST be present.

4. The dog(s) may be used to recover a dead big game animal only. If the animal is found alive, the use of a tracking dog must be abandoned immediately.

The final determination of eligibility for entry of all animals found alive and later taken will be at the Records Committee’s discretion.

BYLAWS CHANGE A ballot initiative went out to the Regular/Senior membership to change the requirement that all animals in the top 10 of their respective category MUST be sent to panel. If they are not sent to panel, they will be removed from the records program until panel verification is completed. The proposal changed the requirement from the top ten animals to the top five animals for each category.

The initiative was approved as 87% of the voting members approved the initiative.

As such, the rule now requires the top five animals of each respective category to be sent to panel for verification.

Thank you to all of you who took the time to vote!

VELVET II BOOK If you haven’t ordered the new Velvet II Record Book, you’re missing out. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback on the newly designed layout and format, the color photographs throughout, and the numerous stories included in each chapter.

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Those who have already purchased their copies enjoy the look and feel of the new book. We only printed a limited amount of these books, so get yours while they are available to add to your collection.

You can order them from the office or on the website!

In closing, I would like to thank our measurers for continuing to do what you do! Also, my records committee, who I task with many projects, and they never complain! Thank you all! Until next time, keep the wind in your face and hunt ethically.

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he Rocky Mountain goat is a horned animal with two tapered horns sweeping back off the top of its head. Females also grow horns and often achieve the Pope and Young minimum score of 40 inches. When measuring a goat, be sure to indicate the sex in the appropriate box in the upper right corner of the scoring form. There are a total of twelve measurements taken on each Rocky Mountain goat. All measurements on goat horns, other than greatest spread and tip to tip spread, must be taken with a ¼ inch steel tape.

The first measurement taken is the greatest spread which is the extreme outside width of the horns. This measurement is taken at a right angle to the centerline of the skull. An easy way to take this measurement is to use a skull measuring box or calipers. If a box or calipers are not available, position the horns against a wall so the horns are level and the centerline of the skull plate is parallel to the wall. Then place a carpenter’s square against the outside of the other horn at the widest point. The measurement is taken between the wall and the square. Take this measurement only on a hard surface floor. If there is no convenient wall to put the horns against, two carpenter’s squares can be used, one against the outside of each horn. If the tips of the horns splay outward, as is often the case, the greatest spread will be at the very tips of the horns. If this is the case, the greatest spread measurement may also be the tip-to-tip spread measurement. The measurement can be taken with a lip-end tape or a folding carpenter’s ruler. The ruler may be best because it is stiffer and easier to hold.

This measurement is supplementary data only and is not added to the score of the horns. Enter this measurement on Line A of the scoring form.

The next measurement is the tip-to-tip spread. This measurement is taken from the center of the tip of one horn to the center of the tip of the other horn. If the

horn is broken, splintered, or flat at the tip, take the measurement to the center of the tip. The tip-to-tip measurement does not have to be perpendicular to the centerline of the skull, nor does it have to be parallel to the base of the horns.

The measurement can be taken with a lip-end tape, ring-end tape, or a folding carpenter’s ruler. This measurement is supplementary data only and is not to be added to the score of the horns. Enter this measurement on Line B of the scoring form.

Then the length of each horn is measured. The lip-end tape works best for this. The length of the horn is measured as a straight line from the lowest point on the front of the horn over the outer curve to the tip of the horn. Care must be exercised in locating the lowest point of the base of the horn. The tape can be hooked on this point to begin the measurement. Most goat horns end in a sharp point that marks the end of the length measurement. Some measurers use masking tape to secure the measuring tape to the horn. This allows the verification of the line of measurement and facilitates the identification of the locations for taking circumference measurements. If the horn tip is broken or broomed off, use a stiff card or straight edge at the horn tip to ascertain the correct end of the measurement line.

The card must be held perpendicular to the axis of the horn. Occasionally the skull will be broken and split apart. In the case of a broken or split skull plate, the horns can be measured and entered since the spread values are supplementary measurements and do not figure into the final score. Occasionally a horn may be broken and/or repaired. In this circumstance, the length measurement can only be taken to the longest portion of the unbroken horn. Enter the length of the right and left horns in the appropriate boxes on Line C of the scoring form. Subtract the smaller measurement from the larger to find the difference,

and enter this number on Line C, Column 3. If there is no difference, enter a dash (-) or a zero in Column 3.

The next measurement is the base circumference, which is taken at the lowest point of the horn near the skull, at a right angle to the axis or imaginary center line of the horn. The full width of the tape must be in contact with horn material around the entire circumference and can not cross any open space.

When measuring a goat that has been mounted, the thick wool around the horn base sometimes makes it difficult to work the tape into position for an accurate reading. Take care to avoid including hair or a portion of the skull in this measurement. Sometimes it will help to use stick pins to locate the serration at the base of the horn. Enter the base circumference measurement of the right and left horns in the appropriate boxes on Line D-1 of the scoring form.

Subtract the smaller measurement from the larger to find the difference, and enter this number on Line D-1, Column 3. If there is no difference, enter a dash (-) or a zero in Column 3.

The last measurements are the quarter measurements. Once the proper horn lengths have been established, locations of the quarter circumference measurements are determined by dividing the longer horn length measurement into quarters. Only the length of the longer horn is divided by four; these values are marked on both horns. The quarter circumference locations that are used should be listed on the scoring form in the space to the left of Column 1 for the corresponding D-2, D-3, and D-4 measurements. The quarter locations where each circumference measurement is taken are located by laying the tape over the outer curve of the horn in the same manner in which the length measurement was taken. After hooking the lip-end of the one-quarter inch tape at the precise spot where the length of horn measurement started, mark the

three-quarter locations carefully on the outer curve with a pencil. Masking tape on the horns at the quarter locations works well to mark these locations. Always measure from the base to determine quarter locations. Next, mark the shorter horn, starting from the base and proceeding toward the tip, using the same quarter figures as were used on the longer horn.

Once the quarters have been marked, measure each circumference by carefully arranging the tape at a right angle to the horn axis. A ring-end tape is best for taking circumference measurements.

The tape and the horn axis should form a right angle. Pull the tape snugly around the horn before reading the results.

All the measurements from one horn should be taken before starting the measurements on the other horn. Enter the circumference of the right and left horns in the appropriate boxes on Lines D-2, D-3 and D-4 of the scoring form. After both horns are done, subtract the smaller circumference from the larger and enter the difference in Column 3. If there is no difference between the two measurements, enter a dash (-) or a zero in the Difference Column.

To obtain the final score for goat, the values of Column 1 (Right Horn) and Column 2 (Left Horn) are added together. The difference value (Column 3) is then subtracted from this subtotal to determine the final score. The Official Measurer will then check the score form for completeness. If the horn measurements meet or exceed the minimum score for Rocky Mountain goat (40), the hunter will complete the Fair Chase Affidavit and sign it. Additionally, four photographs (field-if available, and the three required views: front, right side, and left side) and the $40 entry fee will be submitted to the Pope and Young Records Office. The entry will be reviewed, and when accepted by the Records Office, the final score will be official and recorded.

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By Mike Schlegel

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cientific Classification Order - Artiodactyla (Deer / Sheep / Goats / Bison / Pronghorn) Family - Bovidae (Bison / Goat / Sheep) Subfamily: Caprinae (goat-antelopes, wild goats and sheep, muskox) Genus: Oreamnos Species: americanus The mountain goat is currently the only living species in the genus Oreamnos.

The genus name is derived from the Greek term ‘oros’ - “mountain” and ‘amnos’ (Old Church Slavonic, “lamb”).

The common name is Rocky Mountain Goat or Mountain Goat. The term ‘Rocky’ refers to their habitat

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rather than the Rocky Mountains.

Despite the name, the mountain goat is not a true goat. It belongs to the subfamily Caprinae or goat-antelope, along with true goats, wild sheep, the chamois, the muskox, and other species. Although referred to as a goat, they are more closely related to antelope.

Mountain goats live in the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range, plus other regions of mountainous North America (Figure 1). Their northernmost range is said to be along the northern fringe of the Chugach Mountains in southcentral Alaska. Specifically, mountain goats currently inhabit Alaska,

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. They are also found in British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. However, mountain goats were never native in two Canadian provinces and six states.

The current populations in those areas are a result of translocations.

Both sexes of mountain goats are white. The only other pure white North American big game animal is the Dall’s bighorn sheep. However, they have a black tongue! The male mountain goat is called a ‘billie,’ the female a ‘nanny’ and the young of the year a ‘kid.’ Both sexes also have horns and a ‘beard’; however, the horns and beard of the nanny are smaller than those of a bil billie. The horns of both sexes are black, slender, and curve up and backward.

It is difficult to determine the sex of rocky mountain goats as the horns of the billie and nanny are the same shape (Figure 2).. The horns of a mature billie are 9-11 inches, whereas those of the nannie are 8-10 inches.

Like those of bighorn sheep, mountain goat horns grow throughout the animal’s

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life and produce an annual age ring (Figure 3). The beard for both sexes can be five inches in length (Figure 4).

The size difference also applies to body weight; billies up to 300 pounds; nannies

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up to 250 pounds. Mature billies are most often solitary or in small groups, except during the rut, while nannies, kids, FIGURE 3 and immature billies form small groups Due to the harsh environment mountain goats inhabit, they evolved with a double wool layered coat to protect them from subzero temperatures and winds up to 100 mph during the winter (Figure 4). The fine, dense inner wool is covered by an overlayer of long, hollow hair. As

temperatures warm in the late spring/ early summer, the winter coat is rubbed off (Figures 5 & 6). As a result, it is common to find clumps of wool on brush, trees, and rocks in mountain goat country.

Another adaptation for the mountain goat is its hoof. The hoof is oval to square in shape, structured for balance and grip on the steep rocky habitat in which they live. The rubber, soft pad is reinforced by an outer hoof (Figure 7).

In addition, leg bones and muscles are designed to allow landing on a small area on all four hooves, a low center of gravity, plus forward pulling power and maneuverability. Thus, mountain goats are well adapted to live in steep, rocky, mountainous terrain in often harsh weather conditions (Figure 8).

The main food items for mountain goats are lichens, grasses, moss, sedges, herbaceous plants, and conifer

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needles. Mountain goats are ruminants, thus have a four-chambered digestive system; rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. First, food is ingested and swallowed, passing through the esophagus into the rumen.

Rumen fluid contains microbes, which begin ‘breaking down’ the food. Material in the upper portion of the rumen is regurgitated, in the form of a ‘cud,’ chewed and re-swallowed, going back into the rumen. The smaller food particles pass into the reticulum from the rumen, basically a fermentation vat, and strained, passing into the omasum.

The omasum absorbs water, inorganic minerals, and fatty acids before the food moves to the abomasum. This is where gastric juices are secreted, allowing the majority of digestion to occur. Next, food passes into the small and large intestines from the abomasum, where additional digestion and absorption occurs.

Both sexes become sexually mature at 2 ½ years. However, due to the dominance, males are often 5-6 years old before they gain dominance. As with most wildlife, mountain goats have a mating season or ‘rut.’ The rut occurs from late October into early December. billies join the nanny/kid groups, court the nannies, and compete with other males to ‘claim’ the nannies. A mating ritual for the males consists of digging a ‘rut pit,’ urinating in the pit, and then rolling in the pit. Thus, they have a very strong musky odor—this ritual aids in identifying a billie when hunting during the rut.

The gestation period is about 175 to 180 days, with birth occurring in late May and early June. Nannies normally isolate themselves before giving birth.

A single kid is the norm, weighing 6-7 pounds at birth (Figure 9). Within a few hours after delivery, kids are capable of running and climbing (Figure 10). Weaning occurs within a month;

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decade entries ————————————————————— 1950s 9 1960s 39 1970s 98 1980s 151 1990s 221 2000s 178 2010s 137 2020s 8 ————————————————————— TOTAL 841

Table 2. Mountain Goat Entries,

By Score score range number ————————————————————————— 40 0/8 - 42 3/8 220 42 4/8 – 44 7/8 242 45 0/8 – 47 3/8 215 47 4/8 – 49 7/8 106 50 0/8 – 52 3/8 32 52 4/8 + 8 ————————————————————————— TOTAL 823* *18 ENTRIES MADE BEFORE MINIMUN RAISED

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however, kids can be seen nursing six months after birth. Nannies frequently form nursery groups during the summer.

Nannies are very protective of their kid. They are also aggressive toward each other while competing for food.

However, the majority of these aggressive conflicts consist of threats through the display of horns, body

Table 3. Rocky Mountain Goat Entries, All-Time and Last 10 Years All-Time Number Last 10 Years Number ———————————————————————————————————— BC 215 AK 41 CO 156 BC 24 AK 155 CO 23 WA 109 MT 9 ID 71 UT 8 MT 65 ID 5 UT 28 OR 5 WY 14 WY 4 SD 9 WA 3 OR 7 ————————————————— YUK 5 TOTAL 122 NV 4 ALB 2 NWT 1 ———————————————— TOTAL 841

posturing, etc. Physical altercations rarely result in serious bodily injury.

Mountain goats are known to be aggressive toward humans if approached too close, especially nannies with kids.

In October 2010, a mature billie killed a male hiker in Olympic National Park.

This billie had a history of aggression toward humans. The hiker, plus his two female companions, encountered this aggressive billie on a trail. The billie charged and gored the man in the thigh, puncturing the femoral artery. The billie stood over the man, preventing his companions and others from rendering aid as the man bled to death. Park staff eventually killed the billie; it weighed 370 pounds. There are other instances of aggression toward humans but no fatalities. The incident in Olympic National Park, plus the other reported incidents of mountain goat aggression in the park, have been attributed to the mountain goat’s addiction to salt found in human urine and sweat found on clothing items, plus backpacks. Apparently, there is a lack of naturally occurring salt sources in the park.

Table 4. Rocky Mountain Goat Entries,

By Location, Lower 48 States, All-Time and Last 10 Years

Table 5. Rocky Mountain Goat Entries,

By Location, AK and Canada, All-Time and Last 10 Years

All-Time Number Last 10 Years Number —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Clear Cr County, CO 45 San Juan County, CO 4 Snohomish County, WA 34 La Plata County, CO 4 Chaffee County, CO 31 Chaffee County, CO 4 Kittitas County, WA 25 Baker County, OR 4 La Plata County, CO 24 Gallatin County, MT 4 Custer County, ID 17 Park County, CO 3 Lemhi County, ID 16 Lincoln County, WY 3 Jefferson County, WA 15 Gunnison County, CO 3 San Juan County, CO 15 Lincoln County, MT 3 Park County, CO 12 Clear Cr County, CO 2 Summit County, CO 12 Weber County, UT 2 ——————————————————————— Custer County, ID 2 TOTAL 246 Madison, County, ID 2 Wallowa County, OR 2 Park County, MT 2 Utah, County, UT 1 Bonneville, County, ID 1 ——————————————————————— TOTAL 46

All-Time Number Last 10 Years Number —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kodiak Island, AK 36 Kodiak Island, AK 21 Kenai Peninsula, AK 16 Lake George, AK 3 Taku River, BC 11 Terrace, BC 2 Terrace, BC 10 Crab Lake, BC 2 Atlin, BC 9 Damdochax Lake, BC 2 Cordova, AK 9 Ketchikan, AK 2 Reviilagigedo Island, AK 2 Valdez, AK 7 Lake George, AK 7 Sheep Creek, AK 2 —————————————————————— Bella Coola, BC 6 Chugach Mtns, AK 6 TOTAL 36 Telegraph Creek, BC 6 Smithers, BC 5 Knik Glacier, AK 5 —————————————————————— TOTAL 133

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Table 6. Rocky Mountain Goat 10 Top All-Time Scores ———————————————————————————————— 1. fieldguide.mt.gov/displayFamily.aspx?class=Mammalia 2. Knowledge Base LookSeek.com, rocky mountain goat 3. Hiker killed by mountain goat in Olympic Nat'l. Park. seattlepi.com (2010-10-16) 4. Johnson, James J.S., Ph.D., Balancing High Risks: Learning from Mountain Goats, https://www.icr.org/ April 23, 2020 5. https://www.fs.usda.gov/nfs/11558/ www/nepa/104250_FSPLT3_4182017.pdf, mountain goat 6. http://www.wilddocu.de/mountain-goat-oreamnosamericanus 7. Janet George, North America’s Most Extreme Big Game Hunt, Backcountry Journal, January 12, 2021 8. https://toaltd.com/how-to-judge-mountain-goats 3-8-2019 9. Nevada Department of Wildlife, ConEd NDOW, July 28, 2021 10. https://animalia.bio/mountain-goat 11. https://www.boone-crockett.org/field-judging-rockymountain-goat 12. Gil Hernandez, Rocky Mountain Goat Profile, Pope and Young Club Ethic, 2015 13. Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance

Score Date Location Hunter Bow ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 53 4/8 9/11/2020 Cleveland Peninsula, AK Kaleb Baird Compound 53 1/8 10/3/2019 Reviilagigedo Island, AK Rosey Roseland Longbow 53 0/8 2/16/2006 Kalum Lake, BC Shad Wheeler Compound 52 6/8 8/30/2019 Reviilagigedo Island, AK Bryan Moody Compound 52 6/8 11/16/2014 Skeena River, BC James Dorrett Compound 52 6/8 8/8/2005 Terrace, BC Allen Bolen Handmade 52 4/8 9/20/1988 Park County, CO Lyle Willmarth Recurve 52 4/8 8/7/2008 Telegraph Creek, BC Tim Metcalf Compound 52 0/8 8/19/1994 Atlin, BC Mike Jennett Compound 52 0/8 9/3/2009 Boca de Quadra, AK Anthony Glasso Homemade

Table 7. Type of Bow, All-Time Bow Type Number Percent ————————————————————— Compound 568 67% Recurve 161 19% Handmade 80 10% Longbow 32 4% ————————————————————— TOTAL 841

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REFERENCES

Big Game: Species Profile ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT continued In September, 2021, a 155-pound female grizzly bear was found dead in a Canadian park. A necropsy determined that the grizzly bear died from the wounds inflicted on the neck and armpit area by a mountain goat!

Mountain goats can live 12-18 years despite the harsh environmental conditions in which they live. However, various studies have documented mountain lion predation as a significant cause of mortality where they coexist. In addition, other important predators include bobcat, lynx, wolverine, wolf, bear, coyote, and golden eagles.

Presently, ten states and four Canadian provinces provide mountain goat hunting opportunities. The majority of mountain goat hunting is restricted; regulated by the lottery process. How-

ever, Alaska and British Columbia both provide over-the-counter opportunities. Research has documented limited harvest in mountain goat populations is necessary to avoid overharvesting.

However, in Colorado and Utah, nannie-only tags are available to regulate mountain goat populations. Although determining the sex of a mountain is difficult, biologists encourage hunters to restrain from harvesting nannies.

The hunter has printed and audio/ visual material that discusses techniques to differentiate billies from nannies.

The following field scoring guide is courteously of the Boone and Crockett Club: “Accurately field-judging mountain goats have a unique set of challenges. For one, both males and females have horns or antlers. The only other

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North American big game species to regularly exhibit this characteristic are pronghorn, sheep, and caribou. In these instances, female horn or antler growth is significantly smaller, and therefore this feature alone makes identifying sex in the field relatively easy.

For mountain goats, this is not the case; many wildlife departments allow the taking of nannies purely due to the difficulty of ascertaining the correct sex quickly in the field. They encourage hunters to avoid nannies and, in many cases, require an orientation course on identifying billies, yet nannies are still mistakenly taken. The key to making this determination and evaluating a goat lies in the mass of both horns and body. Nannies rarely grow the mass needed to make B&C minimums (47 Awards, 50 All-time book). The mature billy will exhibit a definitive hump on his back or shoulder and will overall appear “thicker” than a nanny. The horns of a billy will curl over their entire length, while a nannies horns will commonly rise straight up, only curling back on the upper 1/3 or 1/4 of the horn.

Another factor to keep in mind is that normally a trophy goat will be a loner. This creates a special challenge for field judging since outside of the rutting season (late November), one seldom sees a mature billy other than alone or as one of a small group. Since a loner is not necessarily always a big mature billy, assessing his size, bulk, apparent horn length, and mass are essential to correctly identify a highscoring trophy. However, there is usually not a medium or small billy close by for comparison.

The length of each horn is factored into the final score, so let’s start there. When estimating horn length, we must take into consideration two factors. One is that horns, especially on

males, will grow in a curved, backward configuration, and depending on the time of year hunted, long winter coats can hide horn growth at the bases near the skull.

The curvature of the horn can short change the true length of horns in field observations, so it is a good idea to try and visualize the horns as straight.

If the apparent horn length is visualized as straightened-out and reaches the distance from the nostrils to the bottom of the eye, you are looking at a horn length of probably at least eight, but not over nine inches. If the same comparison yields an apparent length equivalent to the distance from the nostrils to the ear hole, you are unquestionably looking at a recordsclass billy, providing his horn tips are not broken, and he appears to have a thick base on each horn.

Another useful gauge is the apparent length of the horns compared to the visible length of the ear. For trophy quality, one normally must look for a horn that appears to be two and onehalf times the visible length of the ear.

Judging the base of a billy goat’s horns is a fine art. Though a general rule to use is that the bases will appear to nearly touch when viewed straight on, on a nanny or lesser billy white will be definitively visible. Be cautious, though, since billy’s possess two large black glands directly behind the horns, which can be mistaken for extraordinary mass. Nannies do not have this gland. “ The Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance has a great video on how to differentiate the sex of mountain goats: https://goatalliance.org/pages/ goat-identification Currently, Pope and Young has 841 rocky mountain goat entries, a 16% increase since the 2015 profile. Table 1 displays the entries by decade; 38% of the entries are since 2000. The

entries, by score, are found in Table 2. There are 823 entries for this table; 18 of the 841 entries occurred prior to raising the minimum to 40 0/8 and were omitted. Of the total, 56% are between 40 0/8 and 44 7/8, whereas 5% exceed 50 0/8. The entries, alltime, and last-10-years are shown in Table 3. Alaska, British Columbia, and Colorado are tops in both categories, accounting for 63% of the all-time and 72% during the last ten years.

Also, Canada and Alaska account for 45% of the all-time and 53% of the last-10-years. The entries, by location, are in two tables, one for the lower 48 states and one for Alaska and Canada.

Colorado tops both the all-time and last-10-year list with 51% and 43%, respectively (Table 4). Alaska is top

with 65% of the all-time and 83% of the last-10-year (Table 5). The 10 top all-time scores are displayed in Table 6; eight of the ten were taken during the past 20 years. Director of Records, Tim Rozewski, provided a new set of data, type of bow, all-time, (Table 7).

In the 2015 profile, Gil Hernandez summed up hunting mountain goats very well: “Rocky Mountain goats present one of the most challenging and exciting pursuits by bowhunters.

They inhabit some of the most dangerous and impressive landscapes on our continent. They are durable animals with a strong will to live. The opportunity to hunt them does not come along every day. For ultimate challenge and adventure, pursue Rocky Mountain goats with your bow and arrow!”

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Museum Move, Part 2

Background For many years there have been discussions about a possible relocation of the Pope & Young / St. Charles Museum of Bowhunting to a different location.

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By Gene Hopkins Justifications for this possibility ranged from the high cost to Pope and Young for maintaining the facility, to the ability to draw as many visitors as possible into our museum. However, simply owning a world-class museum by itself is not the goal for any

important not only to Pope and Young but our sport in general.

Like many of you, I read about the sale of the Chatfield building and the eventual move of the museum to Springfield in the Ethic. By a vote of the Board of Directors in early 2021, it was decided to sell the Chatfield building, which houses both the museum and the office/ administration areas of Pope and Young.

If you know anything about me, you know that I am very passionate about preserving our sport’s history, and keeping the legacy of our bowhunting pioneers

alive through education and outreach.

What better tool is there for this than a well-run museum. With this in mind, I immediately sent an email to President Kurt Ebers and asked him if I could volunteer to participate in this project to ensure our museum’s success for the long term.

A phone call was arranged with Kurt, he patiently explained the direction the Board had decided to take: 1) A new office would be found in Chatfield and leased, allowing the current staff to continue without

museum - a primary goal of any museum is to use the memorabilia and information contained in that museum to preserve the legacy and promote the future of the area for which the museum was created. Our museum is no different. We want our museum to: 1) be a powerful tool to tell the story of our history 2) to honor those pioneers who blazed the trail for us to follow and preserve their legacy for future generations to come 3) to use those stories to fascinate visitors and entice them to become participants in our great sport, and hopefully be drawn in to become a member of Pope and Young.

These objectives are a powerful reminder of why our museum is so vitally

The old, worn out boots on the right are Fred Bear’s boots used by Fred on his last Little Delta Alaska hunt in 1959, and brought back from the cabin by Joe St. Charles and Ron Sherer in the fall of 2000.

The boots in the background are from the late Kevin Hisey, former Executive Director of Pope & Young. Kevin and his family were the heart

of P&Y during his life. We lost Kevin to cancer in 2015.

We are loading the truck today to move the museum to its new location, and I could not resist taking this picture. I can see Fred and Kevin sitting around the campfire with Glenn and the others, telling their stories and watching over us until our time to meet again.

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All packed up and ready to load!

Bow cases belonging to Art Young and Saxton Pope, used in their African trip.

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worrying about relocation.

2) The current building had been placed on the market for sale (and soon after that was sold.)

3) A discussion was underway between Bass Pro and the Board about relocating our museum to the Wonders of Wildlife complex in Springfield, Missouri (subsequently, the Board signed this agreement.)

I asked Kurt the same questions I know many other members have been having about how the new arrangement might work: 1) How will the ownership of the items contained in our museum be handled?

Answer: While the new building structure would be built and owned wholly by Bass Pro, our museum artifacts would remain fully owned by Pope and Young.

2) If we want to return any items, will this be possible at some point in the future?

Answer: Bass Pro is spending a lot of capital funds in making this happen, so while items are on display, they will remain in control of Bass Pro, but we still maintain ownership. Those items not on display will be carefully stored by Bass Pro, but remain available to use should we ask for something to be returned. If any item is taken off display or if the museum is disbanded for any reason, then the items are again available for return to Pope and Young. We still maintain ownership of our items, but those items on display are in control of Bass Pro as long as they continue to be on display.

3) Will we have any input into the new building design?

Answer: Bass Pro will own the building and spend a significant amount of money building it, so they will certainly have the final say in the design. Still, they are very open to our ideas, and we will facilitate communication between Pope and Young and Bass Pro to such an end.

4) Will we have any input into the new museum layout?

Answer: We fully expect this to be a coordinated effort. Bass Pro are experts at

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Museum Move, Part 2 marketing and design, while we are experts in the history of Pope and Young and our sport. Therefore, the proper way to move forward is to work as a team in the new museum layout to provide the ultimate story and presentation.

5) What is the expected timeline for the new museum to be completed and operational?

Answer: The plan is to begin soon and be completed over the next 18-24 months.

After this discussion, I asked Kurt if I could be included in the activities as a senior member interested in helping to do the best for our museum.

Of course, Kurt was very accepting of

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my offer and asked me to give him some ideas for going forward. My feedback to Kurt was that I would like to see the planning done in Phases to better manage such a large project.

Phase 1 • Package and Ship the contents held in Chatfield. This Phase is complete.

Our first task was to assemble a team of volunteers who would accept the responsibility for such a project. We decided that the Team would consist of myself as coordinator/facilitator, John Gardner from the Board of Directors and past Board member Doug Clayton, and a couple of people to be nominated for their knowledge and expertise. First, I asked Joe St. Charles because of his

background as the originator of the original St. Charles Museum in Seattle, and his unparalleled knowledge of bowhunting history. Next, I asked Tom Czarnopy of Chicago because of his historical knowledge, but just as much so because of his talents as a professional artist. Finally, the Team would not be complete without Glenn Hisey, and Larry Strieff, due to their long commitment to the museum during its time in Chatfield; and their knowledge that could never be replaced. Several other Pope and Young members would ultimately provide their assistance as well during the efforts.

Now that the Team was identified, we would prepare all the memorabilia for packing and shipment. While there were

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This is the table and chair from Glen St. Charles’ office in Seattle, Washington, around which the organizational meetings of the Pope and Young Club were held.

Art Young’s concert violin.

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many items on display in Chatfield, there were just as many items that were not on display due to space limitations, duplications of inventory, etc. During late January 2021, the Team met in Chatfield to begin scoping out the effort and making plans for how this move would happen. Decisions about what items would be moved to Springfield for the new museum and what things would stay in Chatfield, to be included in the new office space or put into local storage were made.

Plans were put together to pack the items to protect them during transit and storage while the new museum is under construction.

Next, in early April, the Team met once again in Chatfield to begin the task of actually packing the items and staging them for the ultimate arrival of the semi-tractor/trailer, which would come in June. Another several days of hard work and long hours were given by the team members to build crates, buy and cut the PVC tubing, plus pack the boxes and crates, carefully labeling them as we went.

Once the containers were sealed, they were carefully staged into different building areas and labeled where they would ultimately be sent.

Lastly, in early June, the Team arrived to coordinate with the truck’s arrival from Bass-Pro. The Team finished packing what was left to be packed, and the truck was loaded for the journey to Springfield.

Phase 2 • Design and Construction of the new Museum. This Phase is underway.

This is a very critical phase in the plan. We want to ensure that our items are protected and displayed so that they tell the story of our sport, which attracts people both into the sport and into Pope and Young as new members. This is where we are now. Because Bass Pro will own the physical structure, they will provide professional designers and architects to ensure a world-class facility is offered to house our museum. We are asking to provide our input into the story that should be told so that the designers and architects can provide a blueprint that allows that story to be told. Communication

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Museum Move, Part 2 with the Bass Pro team has started, and we are awaiting feedback on when and how this coordination will occur.

Phase 3 • Rebuilding the Displays and Opening of the new Museum. The timing for this Phase is to be determined.

Once the new building is constructed, the next critical project plan phase will be to move the memorabilia from storage back into the new displays. Our Team’s knowledge about the items and their history will be vital as this step is performed.

The coordination and teamwork between Bass Pro and our Team will allow the displays to be completed, the stories to be told via signage, visual and audio storytelling, and maybe even self-guided walking tours.

In Summary

Many of us, myself included, are very protective of our museum. Change is hard, but all of us want to do our best to ensure that the museum is as successful as possible and is protected for future generations of bowhunters down the trail. That being said, a museum is a costly endeavor to create, staff, and maintain. The costs for our current building were growing as the building aged. But the most important criteria for the ultimate success of our museum is to get as many people to visit as possible so that our message can be spread as far and wide as possible.

Over a million people a year visit the

Wonders of Wildlife complex in Springfield. This will be a fantastic opportunity for Pope and Young to reach a far greater number of people with the fascinating story of our sport; with realistic expectations that many of those visitors will be drawn to the magic of an arrow spiraling downwind, hopefully becoming participants in our sport, and eventually many of them will then become members of Pope and Young.

Not everyone will agree with any change, but our Board has decided with logic in the reasoning. I, for one, will do what I can to ensure that their decision is carried out to the best of my ability and the best possible outcome for Pope and Young.

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NOSKA’S NOTES: GOAT HUNTS ARE THE TOUGHEST By Frank Noska

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have had more dangerous and adventurous experiences bowhunting Rocky Mountain Goats than any other North American big game species. To be successful on a goat bowhunt, the overall effort and commitment can be excessive.

And both the physical and mental exertion is often enormous. When I am in the middle of an excruciating goat hunt, I have questioned my sanity more than once. Why would any normal person put their body through so much pain and torture for a pair of little black curved horns and meat that is not as good as deer, elk, moose, or caribou?

Five hours into the steep climb, the big goat was nowhere to be found. Slowly searching the mountainside ahead of me, I finally laid eyes on my prey. Unfortunately, he was moving further away and into some vertical rocky terrain that was physically impossible to traverse by a human. Collapsing there on the side of the steep mountain, the words exhaustion and defeat best describe the way I felt.

Looking far down the mountain, my oneman tent appeared a tiny orange speck in the distance, even with binoculars. Ironically, straight up towards the top of the mountain, there were some barely visible white specks. Yes, it was more goats. With only four hours of daylight left, I had a decision to make. One, I could either hike my way back down to my dry tent, warm sleeping bag, and a hot freeze-dried meal.

Or two, I could climb the rest of the way to the very top of the mountain. There was a slight chance I could get to the upper goats before dark. And then, if I was lucky, maybe get a shot at a goat. I think you know what my decision was.

The climb to the top was not easy. It took some creative navigating and maneuvering to get up the steep and rough terrain. With every step, I was hoping that I would get to the goats before it got too dark. When the sun went down, it was going to get really dark. Knowing this, I had accepted the fact that I was

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going to have to spend the night on the mountain, with no tent or sleeping bag.

Even with my headlamp, descending down the mountain at night was not an option in this dangerously steep terrain.

This was the sacrifice it was going to take, even to have a chance at harvesting a goat with my bow. Fast forward, I did make it up there before dark, and I did arrow a really nice goat. The night I spent out on the mountain after that was not fun. A campfire was not possible because of very few trees and no wood

The author with another of his goats. This one, from the Wrangell Alaska area, scored 40 4/8

to burn. Staying warm was difficult.

All I could do was walk around, basically in circles, until I got warm. Then I would lay down on the ground and close my eyes. In only 10 or 15 minutes, the bitter cold would awaken me, and I would have to get up and walk around to warm up again. This routine was repeated over and over, all night long.

Suffice it to say; no sleep was had that night. I felt like the eastern sky was never going to show signs of light. I finally made it back to my tent camp

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at the bottom of the mountain, late the next day. Looking at those black curved horns sticking out of my backpack, I could not help but smile.

On another goat hunt, this time on Kodiak Island, another similar circumstance occurred. I left my spike camp, looking for goats. Further and further, I ventured until finally, I found some.

When I got that goat killed, it was late in the day. After taking care of the goat and getting it stuffed into my backpack, I started towards camp. I decided to go a different route back to camp since it looked easier than the way I had come.

This decision proved wrong. Not even halfway back to camp, darkness overtook me. Luckily, I was low enough on the mountain, and there were some trees. Huddling up next to a large rock

outcropping, I started a campfire. It was necessary to gather wood all night long to keep the fire going. This physical process kept me moving and warm. No sleep was had that night!

I was climbing up through some thick alders and devil’s club only two months ago, on yet another goat pilgrimage.

This climb took several hours, and in the rain, it was not easy. Crampons on my boots were a must since it was so steep and slick. Even then, I was crawling on my hands and knees much of the time to make forward progress. I stumbled into some kind of bees or hornet’s nest along the way and luckily only got stung three or four times. Even with the best rain gear, I was sweaty, soaked, filthy, and only a couple of hours into the climb!

Stopping to rest for a couple of minutes,

I took my backpack off for the first time since I had started climbing. Like on all of my mountain hunts, my bow was strapped onto my backpack. When I looked at my bow, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. First, my protective bowstring cover was completely missing. Second, but much worse, the bowstring had entirely come off of the bow cam. Climbing through all of that thick, tangled brush had inadvertently pulled the bowstring off of its cam. My first thought was that my hunt was over. Slowly I cleaned all of the leaves and dirt off of my bow and inspected it.

It appeared that I just might be able to slowly pull the string back and get it to slide into its groove and onto the cam.

Very carefully, I pulled with one foot on the bow handle and both hands on the

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Frank with his 2015 47 0/8 goat, taken on Kodiak Island.

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bowstring. Surprisingly, I was successful at getting my bow “back together.” After averting this potential bow catastrophe, I trudged on up the mountain.

Finally getting to where I had planned on camping, I put up my small tent again, totally soaked from the all-day climb, and rain. With only half a quart of water left, I needed to replenish my water supply. After thoroughly looking around where I thought there was water, I accepted that there was none. Now I had to hike another difficult two hours, roundtrip, to fill up my water bottles and bladders. It was easy to understand when I got into my sleeping bag that night, sleep came fast. The next day I was fortunate to make a successful stalk, which ended with me putting my hands on another good goat. The hike back down the mountain, with my camp AND goat, is a whole other story.

That was the thirteenth Rocky mountain goat that I have taken with my bow. When I am halfway through nearly every goat hunt, I question why in the heck I continue to take all of these risks. And why do I put my body through so much pain and torture when I have already killed several goats.

The answer is, I guess, I just love the challenge. The amount of commitment, effort, discomfort, and overall grit needed to get into goat country and kill one with a bow is big. You better take all of the physical and mental toughness you possess when you decide to bowhunt a Rocky mountain goat. It comes down to the simple question of, “How bad do you want it?”. When I look at those little black curved horns at the end of every successful goat hunt, I find myself dreaming of, and planning the next one. My sanity is still in question because I’m not done with goat hunting yet.

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CONQUER THE UNCHARTED I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY to be one of the first to hunt in this remote part of Saskatchewan that has never been bear hunted. The journey started with several days of travel by jet, plane, and boat to get to this remote lake north of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan. The challenges and excitement of a true off grid bear hunt into uncharted territory made this an experience one I will never forget.

After the weather cleared, we were able to fly into our remote lake where we set up our tent and began with camp chores. Once camp was set and we had plenty of firewood and water we decided to see what bounty the lake had to offer before we headed out scouting. We had heard this remote area was home to trophy pike and abundant lake trout, but it only took us a few casts before we realized the rumors were true. That night we enjoyed a meal of some of the freshest lake trout I had ever had.

The next several days were filled with scouting along game trails looking for fresh bear sign. We stumbled across sign at most locations, however, most was old and not what we were looking for. From our scouting missions we decided to set up five bait locations with cameras to see if there was anything in the areas. After three days all we had to show was a smaller 2-year-old bear on a single bait. Not what we were hoping for. Experience and determination were on our side though and we knew this area could produce large bear and we just had to figure out what they were feeding on and where to find them. On the second to last day of the hunt we went to the far end of the lake where our most remote bait location was set and found a large aggressive boar who wasn’t happy with our presence. This old boar would posture to let us know he had no interest of giving up his food, no matter who or what we were. After a few bluff charges to 20 yards, he gave me the shot I need, a clean quartering away shot and the bear made it a few more yards before expiring.

Harvesting a great boar in the remote wilderness and having great knives to work with made this hunt unforgettable.

-Gus Congemi, host of Live the Wild Life TV

33rd RECORDING PERIOD PARTIAL LISTING The following listing represents entries that have been received and accepted into the Records Program since the publication of the last quarterly journal listing.

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ALASKA BROWN BEAR

WORLD RECORD 29 4/16

SCORE 28 15/16 28 4/16 23 10/16

AREA/ST/PROV Kenai Peninsula, AK Kodiak Island, AK Cook Inlet, ALB

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GRIZZLY BEAR

MEASURER D. Poole S. Godfrey Z. Walton

SCORE 22 4/16

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SCORE 122 2/8 100 4/8

GROSS 28 15/16 28 4/16 23 10/16

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jared Bradshaw Dan Evenson William A. Pettett, Jr./Harold Fehreribrook

BLACK BEAR SCORE 21 7/16 21 20 13/16 20 11/16 20 11/16 20 10/16 20 10/16 20 7/16 20 7/16 20 6/16 20 1/16 19 15/16 19 15/16 19 15/16 19 14/16 19 13/16 19 13/16 19 12/16 19 10/16 19 10/16 19 9/16 19 8/16 19 8/16 19 8/16 19 7/16 19 6/16 19 6/16 19 5/16 19 5/16 19 5/16 19 3/16 19 3/16 19 3/16 18 15/16 18 15/16 18 14/16 18 14/16 18 13/16 18 11/16 18 11/16 18 8/16 18 8/16 18 7/16 18 7/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 5/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 3/16 18 1/16 18 1/16

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GROSS 21 7/16 21 20 13/16 20 11/16 20 11/16 20 10/16 20 10/16 20 7/16 20 7/16 20 6/16 20 1/16 19 15/16 19 15/16 19 15/16 19 14/16 19 13/16 19 13/16 19 12/16 19 10/16 19 10/16 19 9/16 19 8/16 19 8/16 19 8/16 19 7/16 19 6/16 19 6/16 19 5/16 19 5/16 19 5/16 19 3/16 19 3/16 19 3/16 18 15/16 18 15/16 18 14/16 18 14/16 18 13/16 18 11/16 18 11/16 18 8/16 18 8/16 18 7/16 18 7/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 6/16 18 5/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 4/16 18 3/16 18 1/16 18 1/16

DATE 5/31/2021 5/10/2021 6/3/2020

WORLD RECORD 23 5/16 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jeremiah Walker Jerry Hiltner Ethan Smith Tyler McDonel Paul A. Kieffer Brandon Heise/Dustin Brodhagen David Boese Charles Anthony Hackney Shane Jensen Jessica Evans Colby Cervais Daniel Kesner/Neapews Outfitting Richard G. Legge Kyle Sinclair-Smith Mark French/Mike Ray, Bear Paw Outfitters Dustin Kesner/Neapews Outfitting Therese Bogatko Rick Arendsen/Pine Arcres Bear Camp Logan Johnson Doug Welch/Jim Phillips Zachary Waddle Justin Biro Lee Duet Ryan Butler/Ross Kinch Bob Ameen Derek Gentile/Steve Ward Ted Shinn Dallas Kaiser Randall Freund Nicholas S. Causey George Laufenberg Duane Corky Richardson Duane C. Dorn/Alex’s …

Bob Ameen Caleb Matthew Gray John R Saft Kobe Kokoski Win Stevens/Alton Carter Robert Eckles Yannick Leclerc Gary L. Wilford Cole Englot Shane Jensen Michael L. Donaghue Jeff Hermanns Rick Popovich Mike T. Brown Dwayne Zimmerman Kevin Schaus Randy D. Oleson/Pakuni Lodge, Keith Fretz Greg Schlicht Kaden Clowater Nicholas S. Muche Kevin Schaus John Powell Anne E. Grace

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AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Delta County, CO 9/2/2018 T. Hawkins Routt County, CO 9/4/2019 M. Harrison Sawyer County, WI 9/10/2020 K. Zimmerman Perry County, PA 10/31/2018 J. Frey Benton County, MN 10/4/2020 D. Ohman Koeka Lake, ONT 9/13/2019 S. Zirbel Pierce County, WA 8/22/2020 R. Spaulding Mesa County, CO 9/11/2019 A. Hammond Saddle Hills, ALB 4/25/2021 B. Watson Sublette County, WY 8/24/2018 K. Dana Bronson Lake, SAS 5/13/2021 A. England Camperville, MAN 8/28/2019 S. Zirbel Alberta, ALB 5/1/2021 A. England Fairview, ALB 5/20/2021 R. Dyck North, NBW 5/26/2018 G. Tori Camperville, MAN 8/30/2019 S. Zirbel Wolf Lake, ALB 6/8/2020 W. Voogd Vermillion Bay, ONT 8/17/2019 B. Novosad Cold Lake, ALB 5/19/2020 D. Powell Prince of Wales, AK 5/6/2021 L. Carey Plumas County, CA 9/6/2020 Z. Walton Saddle Hills, ALB 6/13/2020 C. Siegfried Mesa County, CO 9/9/2020 R. Steverson Slave Lake, ALB 5/20/2021 D. Coupland Prince of Wales Island, AK 6/9/2020 J. Willems Cochise County, AZ 8/25/2020 J. Ohmer Pope County, AR 9/26/2020 R. Crocker New Fish Creek, ALB 5/29/2020 B. Daudelin Koochinching County, MN 8/20/2020 M. Miller Fairbanks Borough, AK 5/30/2021 N. Muche Jackson County, WI 9/10/2010 B. Laufenberg Gila County, AZ 8/22/2018 P. Dalrymple McCreary, MAN 5/12/2019 J. Lunde Prince of Wales Island, AK 6/9/2020 J. Willems Coconino County, AZ 11/21/2020 E. Fanchin Ulster County, NY 10/26/2019 S. Cowles Fort a’ la Corne, SAS 5/8/2021 D. Atamanchuk Nez Perce County, ID 5/15/2019 T. Donnelly Humboldt County, CA 8/1/2013 A. Cramer Roquemaure, QUE 6/3/2020 M. Jerome Kapuskasing, ONT 6/4/2019 D. Good McBride Lake, SAS 5/25/2021 C. Dillabough Sturgeon Lake, ALB 5/13/2020 B. Watson Polk County, WI 9/18/2020 J. Lunde Ray River, AK 5/31/2014 N. Muche Duck Mountains, MAN 6/5/2018 R. Johndrow Taylor County, WI 9/18/2020 G. Wegner Luce County, MI 9/27/2020 L. Schiferl Yukon River, AK 5/23/2010 N. Muche Far Falls, ONT 9/1/2019 T. Orlikowski Sullivan County, NY 10/13/2020 T. Walsh Grand Mountain, ALB 5/14/2021 B. Watson Copper River, AK 5/15/2021 S. Parkerson Yukon, AK 6/6/2013 N. Muche Cold Lake, ALB 5/28/2020 D. Powell Madison County, MT 6/2/2021 R. Grace

GROSS 22 4/16

WORLD RECORD 27 1/16 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Nicholas S. Causey

AREA/ST/PROV Denali Borough, AK

DATE 5/28/2021

MEASURER N. Muche

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BISON

WORLD RECORD 129 6/8 GROSS HUNTER/OUTFITTER H.E. Lillis/Ray Guthrie Travis Donathan

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Absarokee Wilderness, MT 9/21/1953 Garfield County, UT 9/14/2020

MEASURER P&Y D. Leo

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COUGAR SCORE 15 1/16 14 15/16 14 6/16 14 5/16 14 4/16 14 3/16 14 1/16 13 10/16 13 9/16

WORLD RECORD 16 1/16 GROSS 15 1/16 14 15/16 14 6/16 14 5/16 14 4/16 14 3/16 14 1/16 13 10/16 13 9/16

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Paul Vincent Birinyi/Byron Stewart Omni Warner Travis J. Heyrend Cynthia Dziekan/Quentin Smith Eric Gately/Tanner Rousch Donald Anderson/Hal Mecham & Jerry Martin David Williamson/Kody Borne Brian Shaub/Ben Dover Jacob Richards

AREA/ST/PROV Simonette River, ALB Apache County, AZ Bonneville County, ID Rio Blanco County, CO Ravalli County, MT Duchesne County, UT Grand County, UT Routt County, CO Powder River County, MT

DATE 2/12/2020 12/12/2015 12/2/2006 1/25/2021 2/1/2021 1/1/1981 12/31/2020 2/21/2021 2/8/2019

MEASURER S. Smith T. Chapman R. Atwood B. Smith C. Rehor R. Perry P. Jensen D. Waechtler S. Wahl

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BARREN GROUND CARIBOU SCORE 333 7/8 333 5/8

GROSS 349 3/8 358 5/8

WORLD RECORD 448 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER AREA/ST/PROV Tim Vance/Alaska Skookum Lyle Becker Upper Colen River, AK Greg Fields./Bob Tenulue Canne River, AK

DATE 8/29/2020 9/22/1992

MEASURER D. Allen A. Baxter

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BARREN GROUND CARIBOU VELVET SCORE 352

GROSS 382 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Remi Warren

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Talkeetna Mountains, AK 8/21/2017

MEASURER A. Mudd

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TYPICAL COLUMBIAN BLACKTAIL DEER

WORLD RECORD 172 2/8

SCORE 145 4/8 141 140 6/8 125 7/8 114 7/8 112 1/8 102 5/8 100 5/8 98 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Santa Clara County, CA Humboldt County, CA Benton County, OR Mendocino County, CA Thurston County, WA Clark County, WA Mendocino County, CA Trinity County, CA Mendocino County, CA

GROSS 157 5/8 145 4/8 145 1/8 129 4/8 123 6/8 116 4/8 108 3/8 103 2/8 105 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Mark Bonales Dylan Carr Paul A. Dumanovsky Bryan Rudick Branden Peden Ross Miller Jonah M. Stewart Mark (Gutz) Gutsmiedl Caden Lear

DATE 8/10/2010 8/26/2013 11/28/2020 9/1/2019 9/2/2018 10/28/2020 11/18/2020 11/17/2020 11/28/2019

MEASURER J. Eder D. Boland S. Wilkins T. Brown T. Ryle R. Stahl T. Embry S. Zirbel J. Martin

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TYPICAL COLUMBIAN BLACKTAIL DEER VELVET SCORE 124 5/8 112 4/8

GROSS 127 3/8 119

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dan Evenson Eli Edwards

AREA/ST/PROV Trinity County, CA Trinity County, CA

DATE 8/16/2020 8/20/2017

MEASURER S. Godfrey H. Wilson

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NON-TYPICAL COLUMBIAN BLACKTAIL DEER WORLD RECORD 194 4/8 SCORE 172 1/8 140

GROSS 178 3/8 151 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Tavis Rogers Jacob Jensen

AREA/ST/PROV Jackson County, OR Lane County, OR

DATE 11/18/2020 11/29/2020

MEASURER J. Knez L. Jones

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TYPICAL SITKA BLACKTAIL DEER

WORLD RECORD 116 3/8

SCORE 91 76 3/8

AREA/ST/PROV Kodiak Island, AK Kodiak Island, AK

GROSS 98 4/8 77 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Frank S. Noska, IV William A. Pettett, Jr.

DATE 10/28/2020 11/8/2020

MEASURER C. Brent Z. Walton

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TYPICAL SITKA BLACKTAIL DEER VELVET

WORLD RECORD 108 1/8

SCORE 76

AREA/ST/PROV Prince of Wales, AK

GROSS 79 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Rosey Roseland

DATE 11/6/2020

MEASURER B. Ameen

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TYPICAL COUES’ DEER

WORLD RECORD 130 1/8

TYPICAL MULE DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 205 6/8

SCORE 111 107 3/8 104 5/8 104 3/8 103 2/8 98 6/8 96 2/8 92 4/8 92 90 5/8 89 3/8 87 6/8 87 5/8 87 4/8 86 7/8 86 4/8 84 6/8 84 4/8 83 4/8 83 83 81 6/8 81 6/8 81 80 6/8 80 6/8 80 3/8 78 6/8 77 4/8 76 4/8 74 4/8 74 72 5/8 71 2/8

AREA/ST/PROV Santa Cruz County, AZ Santa Cruz County, AZ Santa Cruz County, AZ Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonoro, MEX Sonora, MEX Cochise County, AZ Cochise County, AZ Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Cochise County, AZ Pinal County, AZ Pima County, AZ Gila County, AZ Sonoro, MEX Santa Cruz County, AZ Pima County, AZ Sonora, MEX Pima County, AZ Cochise County, AZ Gila County, AZ Sonora, MEX Cochise County, AZ Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Santa Cruz County, AZ Hermosillo, MEX Hermosillo, MEX Cochise County, AZ Sonora, MEX

SCORE 153 4/8 152 2/8 151 3/8 151 2/8 151 2/8 149 6/8 149 1/8 147 146 7/8 145 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Red Deer River, ALB Shaunavon, SAS Pennington County, SD La Paz County, AZ Sonora, MEX Sheep River, ALB Medicine Hat, ALB Yavapai County, AZ Las Animas County, CO Mesa County, CO

GROSS 114 3/8 114 2/8 112 4/8 122 1/8 107 1/8 101 4/8 99 93 4/8 93 3/8 95 2/8 93 2/8 89 6/8 92 6/8 96 3/8 88 7/8 89 3/8 85 7/8 87 3/8 90 4/8 84 4/8 88 1/8 84 6/8 83 4/8 88 4/8 85 4/8 83 3/8 82 1/8 83 1/8 81 78 2/8 76 5/8 75 7/8 74 2/8 75 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Phillip K. Rigas Jonah M. Stewart Philip F. Nuechterlein Kevin J. Railsback/Jim Reynolds Frank S. Noska, IV Dan Evenson Mark (Gutz) Gutsmiedl Tim Vance/Frank Noska Derek Gentile/Steve Ward Conrad Sheley Don G. Scofield/Steven Ward Outfitters Frank S. Noska, IV William K. Rigas Hunter Michael Wall Duane Corky Richardson Bryan Miller Mark (Gutz) Gutsmiedl Brad Hiatt Bob Ameen Ricardo Longoria Craig Thrasher Alycia Sheley Ryan Kemp Mike DeMaria Julio Delgado Drew McCartney Dan Evenson Ricardo Longoria Frank S. Noska, IV Demetra Skyler Stewart Jim Lott Jim Lott Paul Navarre William A. Pettett, Jr.

DATE 1/25/2021 1/10/2021 1/11/2020 1/31/2021 1/1/2021 1/16/2021 1/28/2021 12/28/2020 8/26/2020 1/11/2020 2/9/2021 1/7/2021 1/12/2021 1/2/2020 12/29/2018 1/10/2017 1/24/2021 1/17/2021 1/10/2021 10/13/2021 1/6/2021 1/30/2021 1/18/2011 1/7/2021 1/8/2020 1/9/2020 1/26/2021 1/13/2021 1/22/2021 1/1/2021 1/20/2021 1/18/2021 1/7/2021 1/15/2021

MEASURER P. Dalrymple N. Muche S. Kleinsmith E. Stanosheck C. Brent S. Godfrey S. Zirbel D. Clayton J. Ohmer M. Zieser J. Plesuk C. Brent P. Dalrymple C. Salyer P. Dalrymple M. Durfee S. Zirbel M. Golightly F. Noska IV M. Lockwood D. Meger B. Rimsza C. Salyer C. Miller R. Nail L. Leonard S. Godfrey M. Lockwood C. Brent T. Embry R. Krueger R. Krueger B. Smith Z. Walton

GROSS 157 3/8 164 159 5/8 163 1/8 157 2/8 155 3/8 152 5/8 150 1/8 150 6/8 150 5/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Wayne Soderberg Kevin Hardin Troy Erickson Randy Liljenquist Dan Evenson John Adkins Todd Grimm/Graham Brigden Jesse McDaniel Mike Broadwell/Mike Lancaster Austin Redelle Poe

DATE 10/30/2014 10/14/2020 11/10/2020 12/18/2006 12/11/2020 9/20/2018 10/4/2012 12/17/2019 9/10/2020 9/7/2020

MEASURER D. Powell R. Allemand J. Twamley D. Richardson S. Godfrey E. Swanson R. Willmore E. Fanchin D. Waechtler C. Neill

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TYPICAL MULE DEER VELVET SCORE 202 4/8 182 5/8 182 5/8 180 1/8 174 3/8 172/8 171 2/8 169 1/8 166 4/8 166 2/8 166 1/8 165 1/8 163 4/8 154 7/8

GROSS 206 2/8 190 5/8 189 2/8 195 6/8 185 3/8 181 6/8 176 3/8 175 2/8 173 1/8 171 176 171 2/8 167 3/8 159 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Lee Morin Trevor Krueger Charles Schorsch/Chad McPherson Benjamin Allen Jake Hicken Kyle Garrison Justin Stewart Brian Ross Daved J. Hansen Brian C. Shaub/Ben Hepworth Hunter Klenk Robert Ponciano Wayne Soderberg Claude Gosselin

AREA/ST/PROV Twelve Mile Lake, SAS Vermilion River, ALB Millard County, UT Gunnison County, CO Grand County, UT Weber County, UT Coconino County, AZ Lake County, OR Kane County, UT Elmore County, ID Park County, CO Camas County, ID Red Deer River, ALB Vermillion, ALB

DATE MEASURER 9/8/2020 P. McKenzie 9/2/2020 D. Bromberger 8/19/2019 W. Muth 9/16/2020 M. Moline 8/17/2019 C. Moss 8/21/2018 C. Mitton 8/23/2020 R. Placzek 8/9/2020 S. Miles 9/6/2020 D. Smith 8/18/2020 D. Waechtler 9/11/2020 B. Smith 8/19/2019 G. Hernandez 9/3/2020 D. Powell 9/12/2020 N. Napora

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TYPICAL COUES’ DEER VELVET SCORE 114 109 2/8 90 3/8 82 6/8 81 2/8 77 4/8 77 2/8 75 3/8

GROSS 124 2/8 110 4/8 93 4/8 85 2/8 82 7/8 80 4/8 83 2/8 78 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Carl Wade Harward Tanner W. Barcom Shane Edgar Timothy Chavez Charles R. Feldmann Ryan Kemp Zac Jones Dallin Durfee

AREA/ST/PROV Coconino County, AZ Yavapai County, AZ Pima County, AZ Gila County, AZ Yavapai County, AZ Gila County, AZ Greenlee County, AZ Gila County, AZ

DATE 8/23/2019 8/22/2020 8/26/2020 9/1/2020 8/28/2020 8/20/2010 8/28/2020 8/21/2020

MEASURE D. Richardson B. Rimsza B. Rimsza J. Gardner M. Golightly C. Salyer D. Leo M. Durfee

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NON-TYPICAL COUES’ DEER

WORLD RECORD 139 2/8

SCORE 120 4/8 112 3/8 106 7/8

AREA/ST/PROV Sonora, MEX Hildago County, NM Pima County, AZ

GROSS 125 5/8 116 4/8 126 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jonah M. Stewart/Arrow 5 Outfitters Arnold J. Holona Billy N. Canas

DATE 1/29/2021 1/18/2021 12/27/2019

MEASURER N. Muche D. Cowley P. Dalrymple

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TYPICAL MULE DEER

WORLD RECORD 205 6/8

SCORE 180 1/8 175 7/8 173 3/8 165 7/8 1 64 7/8 163 3/8 162 2/8 155 6/8 154 153 7/8 153 6/8

AREA/ST/PROV Rio Arriba County, NM Cherry County, NE White Pine County, NV Salt Lake County, UT McKenzie County, ND Dogpound, ALB Garfield County, UT Custer County, CO Vermillion, ALB Randall County, TX Washoe County, NV

GROSS 189 2/8 193 4/8 179 7/8 175 6/8 166 3/8 175 6/8 168 4/8 160 3/8 158 3/8 155 3/8 165 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Douglas J. Aikin Douglas Matzek Duane Corky Richardson Eric Parker Corey Hugelen Dallas Kaiser Rockie L. Walker Koy Grote Jonathan Desrochers Brandon Ray Thomas Hansen/Nevada Hunting Services

DATE 1/4/2016 10/15/2019 8/12/2018 11/17/2019 12/5/2020 9/19/2020 8/20/2020 11/1/2020 9/15/2020 10/27/2020 9/5/2020

MEASURER G. Calkins K. Rimer P. Dalrymple B. Capes S. Lang B. Daudelin J. Eder G. Damuth N. Napora R. Parsons T. Humes

Species: Bighorn Sheep Score: 150 6/8 Hunter: David Harrison Location: Steward Creek, AB,CAN. Date: 11/22/2018

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TYPICAL MULE DEER VELVET CONTINUED

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 160 6/8 160 6/8 160 6/8 160 5/8 160 4/8 160 2/8 160 160 159 5/8 159 5/8 159 4/8 159 4/8 159 3/8 159 2/8 159 2/8 158 6/8 158 5/8 158 2/8 158 1/8 158 1/8 158 1/8 158 1/8 158 1/8 157 7/8 157 6/8 157 6/8 157 4/8 157 4/8 157 3/8 157 3/8 157 2/8 157 156 7/8 156 7/8 156 6/8 156 6/8 156 5/8 156 4/8 156 4/8 156 3/8 156 2/8 156 2/8 156 2/8 156 1/8 156 1/8 155 5/8 155 4/8 155 4/8 155 2/8 155 2/8 155 1/8 154 7/8 154 6/8 154 6/8 154 5/8 154 5/8 154 5/8 154 4/8 154 4/8 154 2/8 154 154 154 154 153 7/8 153 6/8 153 6/8 153 5/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE LaSalle County, IL 12/30/2020 Richland County, WI 9/20/2020 Grant County, ND 11/3/2016 Sunflower County, MS 1/3/2021 Iowa County, WI 10/27/2020 Adams County, OH 11/4/2020 Coryell County, TX 10/7/2020 Battleford, SAS 10/19/2020 Morgan County, IN 11/7/2020 Sunflower County, MS 11/1/2020 Hennepin County, MN 11/4/2020 Owen County, KY 11/12/2020 Polk County, WI 10/30/2020 Adar County, IA 11/13/2020 Wapello County, IA 10/4/2020 Juneau County, WI 9/19/2020 Clayton County, IA 12/2/2019 Adams County, WI 11/8/2020 Waupaca County, WI 9/12/2020 Chippewa County, WI 11/6/2015 Natchitoches County, LA 1/22/2021 Grenada County, MS 11/21/2020 Ross County, OH 11/6/2020 Taylor County, WI 11/13/2020 Towner County, ND 12/17/2020 Kent County, TX 10/10/2020 Jackson County, IA 11/6/2020 Hamilton County, OH 10/26/2020 Dunn County, WI 10/28/2020 Adams County, WI 11/5/2020 Trigg County, KY 11/7/2020 Green County, KY 9/5/2020 Bolivar County, MS 10/20/2020 Taylor County, IA 11/13/2020 Muskingum County, OH 11/3/2020 Muhlenberg County, KY 11/8/2020 Coshocton County, OH 11/4/2019 Des Moines County, IA 11/11/2020 Ohio County, IN 10/11/2020 Meigs County, OH 11/4/2020 Pierce County, WI 9/14/2020 Marathon County, WI 11/4/2020 Crawford County, WI 9/27/2013 Dougherty County, GA 10/1/2020 Fulton County, GA 11/12/2012 Polk County, MO 11/2/2020 Whitley County, IN 11/4/2020 Wood County, WI 9/20/2020 Putnum County, MO 12/10/2020 Lake County, IN 11/17/2016 Oneida County, NY 11/2/2020 Preston County, WV 11/9/2020 Bolivar County, MS 11/26/2020 Webster County, IA 11/1/2020 Union County, IA 10/29/2020 Anoka County, MN 10/30/2020 Queen Anne’s County, MD 11/9/2017 Kent County, MI 11/11/2020 Trempealeau County, WI 11/2/2018 Chickasaw County, IA 11/2/2020 Woodbury County, IA 11/28/2020 Sauk County, WI 11/13/2020 Ingham County, MI 11/2/2020 Washburn County, WI 11/2/2020 Asquith, SAS 10/17/2020 Tuscarawas County, OH 10/24/2020 Rosebud County, MT 9/5/2020 Saunders County, NE 11/13/2020

SCORE 153 5/8 150 2/8 145 1/8

GROSS 158 7/8 161 3/8 156 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Tyler Daniel Nelson Richard D. Tone Jess Edward Kucera

AREA/ST/PROV Summit County, CO Mohave County, AZ Dunn County, ND

DATE 9/4/2019 9/1/2019 9/2/2018

MEASURER J. Mancuso E. Fanchin G. English

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NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER

WORLD RECORD 291 5/8

SCORE 225 218 1/8 195 4/8 193 3/8 189 6/8 189 1/8 184 6/8 174 6/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Jefferson County, CO 9/3/2020 M. Arnold Sasketchewan River, SAS 9/6/2020 B. Minshull Fergus County, MT 11/9/2020 S. LePage Graham County, KS 11/10/2018 L. Lueckenhoff Garfield County, CO 9/17/2018 T. Watts Pinal County, AZ 1/12/2021 L. Leake Rush County, KS 11/18/2020 E. Nelson Yavapai County, AZ 12/29/2020 E. Fanchin

GROSS 231 3/8 225 198 6/8 200 5/8 192 7/8 199 5/8 192 4/8 183 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Clayton Kucklick Landon Polk Gerry Manseau Cliff Cormier, Jr. Doug Aikin Ron R. Maguire/Dwayne Adams Dale Hron/Shane Smith Jesse McDaniel

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NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER VELVET

WORLD RECORD 326 1/8

SCORE 217 3/8 202 3/8 183 5/8

AREA/ST/PROV Mohave County, AZ Slope County, ND Wood Mountain, SAS

GROSS 221 6/8 204 4/8 197 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Marvin N. Zieser Cody Olsen Keith Hamilton

DATE 8/22/2020 9/6/2020 9/9/2020

MEASURER C. Salyer R. Dufault B. Minshull

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 197 3/8 191 7/8 191 2/8 181 7/8 178 6/8 178 3/8 178 2/8 177 7/8 177 6/8 176 1/8 175 1/8 174 1/8 173 1/8 171 1/8 170 5/8 170 5/8 170 3/8 170 2/8 170 1/8 170 168 6/8 168 2/8 168 167 5/8 167 3/8 167 2/8 167 1/8 165 6/8 165 5/8 165 1/8 164 1/8 163 6/8 163 4/8 163 3/8 163 3/8 162 6/8 162 5/8 162 4/8 162 2/8 161 7/8 161 6/8 161 5/8

AREA/ST/PROV Shelby County, IL Suffolk County, NY Wyoming County, WV Winona County, MN Berks County, PA St. Clair County, IL Rock Island County, IL Marion County, IL Linn County, KS Webster County, WV Montgomery County, IL Des Moines County, IA Ottertail County, MN Jefferson County, KS McHenry County, IL Madison County, IA Putnam County, MO Shelby County, KY Schuyler County, NY Logan County, WV Pope County, IL Waupaca County, WI Ripley County, IN Polk County, WI Walsh County, ND Motley County, TX Fulton County, GA Washington County, KY Cedar County, IA Monroe County, NY Henry County, MO Franklin County, KS Bourbon County, KY Jeferson County, WI Bracken County, KY Plymouth County, IA Miniota, MAN Buffalo County, WI Nicholas County, KY Chippewa County, WI Lewis County, MO Columbia County, WI

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GROSS 213 198 195 190 4/8 190 2/8 192 5/8 187 182 7/8 184 6/8 186 2/8 193 1/8 181 1/8 178 3/8 181 3/8 187 1/8 180 6/8 183 3/8 178 1/8 173 4/8 179 7/8 176 3/8 181 4/8 170 4/8 170 6/8 183 7/8 177 170 1/8 184 1/8 176 1/8 165 3/8 173 6/8 172 1/8 182 5/8 172 2/8 182 7/8 171 1/8 172 3/8 166 2/8 167 4/8 170 2/8 173 2/8 168 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Don R. Higgins Dieter W. Herbert Jody Dalton Brett Schmit Benji Adam Robert A. Shelton Kenneth W. Woods Randall Haddad James Clary James A. Greene Matt Blankenship Patrick J. Riherd Nicole Larson Rusty Johnson Santino Datoli Ben Bjorholm Roy Oswalt Chris Rogers Matthew Combs Clarence Freeman Lee Craft Taylor Knowles Jena Everage Shannon Sivek Ryan P. Rosinski Andreas Bossler Bob Coombs Anthony Osbourne Jamie Lee Kline Joseph R Pastore Andrew Meads Matthew D. Jones William R. Abernathy Dan Evenson Adam T. Engnes Beau Ohm Robyn K. McKean Mark Williams Kevin Pascoe Hunter McAlpine Michael Whan Peter Schwoch

WINTER 2021

DATE MEASURER 10/30/2020 T. Walmsley 10/31/2020 J. Dowd 11/5/2020 T. Dowdy 10/31/2020 C. Pierce 10/21/2020 C. Scott 11/11/2020 J. Mraz 11/13/2020 S. Fox 11/11/2020 S. Durham 11/13/2020 B. Smith 11/30/2020 G. Surber 11/17/2020 W. Rench 10/27/2020 C. Belknap 12/14/2020 T. Kalsbeck 11/7/2016 J. Johnson 11/19/2020 N. Davey 11/11/2019 J. Brummer 11/4/2019 L. Lueckenhoff 9/9/2020 K. Morphew 10/28/2020 T. Spacek 11/14/2020 G. Surber 11/11/2020 M. Bobel 11/15/2020 A. Sternagel 11/8/2020 S. Petkovich 9/20/2020 J. Lunde 1/2/2021 J. Plesuk 10/17/2020 C. Newcomb 11/26/2020 R. Register 9/9/2020 D. Weddle 11/14/2019 S. Grabow 11/4/2020 D. Briggs 11/13/2020 L. Lueckenhoff 11/10/2020 L. Grimes 9/15/2020 D. Weddle 11/21/2020 S. Godfrey 10/31/2020 D. Weddle 10/29/2020 J. Weltz 10/30/2020 S. Holman 10/23/2020 J. Brummer 12/18/2020 T. Mollett 9/28/2020 S. Ashley 10/24/2019 C. Coble 10/27/2008 A. Zuhlke

GROSS 162 4/8 169 2/8 166 5/8 169 181 1/8 168 168 6/8 163 5/8 163 3/8 170 2/8 163 7/8 162 4/8 162 3/8 165 7/8 166 3/8 169 4/8 168 2/8 167 163 5/8 166 1/8 160 6/8 167 5/8 161 167 6/8 171 5/8 164 6/8 176 5/8 174 7/8 165 6/8 165 6/8 170 1/8 170 159 2/8 164 4/8 164 5/8 164 2/8 161 6/8 172 5/8 161 5/8 165 1/8 163 1/8 165 3/8 161 5/8 163 5/8 167 6/8 159 7/8 162 6/8 162 7/8 164 4/8 179 5/8 158 7/8 164 1/8 160 2/8 158 6/8 163 1/8 169 4/8 160 6/8 166 160 158 6/8 158 167 5/8 162 4/8 166 2/8 166 7/8 160 4/8 157 3/8 164 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dan Stillwell Thomas R. Sweeney Brian Mueller Harper Ross, Jr. John Kjos Donnie Ellison Jeffrey Aycock Colby Melnechenko Jim Hartman Andy Jones Mark Hynes Casey Mefford Gregory Orton Ben Johnston Wesley Pierson Christopher J. Clements Chad Edberg Larry Nawrot, Jr. Christian Dieck Kyle Zerbian Joey W Woodard James Michael Pegg Boden Koppelman Phillip Curran Kasey Peterson Preston Clayton Matthew Daniels Matt Grutzik Brett Monson Richard Stark Tony Patterson Philip Weaver Thomas Bruton Jason Rolloff Tyler J. Forsyth Matthew Uzzle Ryan Hall Jacob Kerr Jesse D. Chipman Jeff Wade Tucker Bauer Carl B. Stuhr Jason Hubanks Jacob Paschal Bob Coombs Mark R. Skidmore Jeffrey R. Schuchman Michael J. Zdun Trevor Simon Nick Wright Shawn S. Chartrand John Pitrolo Caleb Campbell Pilgrim Douglas Hill Marshall Tucker Matt Mellum Ryan Dissinger Kevin J. Bloem Brady Johnson Nickolas Jurgensen Kevin Clark Gerald Horken Timothy Adams Jay Koenig Jim Shockey Logan Wilcox Kevin Ebensteiner Scott Stinnette

MEASURER M. Elias C. Gallup S. Zirbel C. Neill J. Sumwalt J. Thompson K. Witt A. England J. Moore J. Hale S. Grabow M. Roberts D. O’Brien L. Grimes D. Bradley K. Rimer L. Briney M. Siekierski S. Zirbel K. Rimer T. Johnston C. Neill T. Hawkins A. Wisniewski R. Dufault D. Sherpy C. Coble M. Serio K. Rimer K. Rimer W. Cooper D. Weddle C. Neill S. Grabow C. Smiley K. Morphew B. Emerson C. Coburn J. Hooten W. Barlow S. Ashley T. Heil S. Zirbel W. Cooper R. Register J. Workman R. Karczewski T. Heil J. Lunde K. Wohlers M. Ali C. Lawson C. Neill K. Fredrickson D. Pfeiffer J. Lunde C. Wilcox S. Pitsch C. Fish D. Baumler J. Weltz J. Lunde B. Hagy J. Lunde F. Pringle T. Crawford R. Rocheleau R. Krueger

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 153 5/8 153 5/8 153 3/8 153 2/8 153 2/8 153 2/8 153 2/8 153 153 152 7/8 152 6/8 152 6/8 152 6/8 152 5/8 152 5/8 152 4/8 152 3/8 152 3/8 152 1/8 152 152 151 7/8 151 7/8 151 7/8 151 7/8 151 6/8 151 5/8 151 3/8 151 3/8 151 3/8 151 1/8 151 150 7/8 150 7/8 150 6/8 150 6/8 150 4/8 150 4/8 150 4/8 150 4/8 150 3/8 150 3/8 150 3/8 150 2/8 150 2/8 150 2/8 150 2/8 150 2/8 150 2/8 150 1/8 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 149 6/8 149 6/8 149 5/8 149 4/8 149 2/8 149 2/8 149 2/8 149 149 149 149

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Washington County, PA 10/29/2020 Dunn County, WI 10/23/2020 Harford County, MD 9/20/1980 Clarke County, IA 11/19/2019 Washinton County, AR 11/13/2020 Chisago County, MN 12/28/2020 Ripley County, IN 10/24/2020 Frontier County, NE 11/9/2020 Pottawatomie County, KS 11/3/2020 Beltrami County, MN 11/1/2020 St. Croix County, WI 10/11/2020 Clark County, IL 11/2/2020 Nodoway County, MO 11/10/2020 Wells County, ND 10/3/2020 Perry County, OH 11/4/2020 Greene County, IN 11/4/2005 Sheboygan County, WI 9/25/2020 Jefferson County, IN 10/30/2020 Davis County, IA 10/29/2020 Scott County, IA 11/18/2017 Fond du Lac County, WI 11/8/2020 Magoffin County, KY 10/12/2019 Dougherty County, GA 9/17/2019 Marquette County, WI 10/31/2020 Franklin County, IN 11/12/2020 Jasper County, IA 11/27/2020 Hocking County, OH 11/21/2011 Oliver County, ND 11/20/2020 Grant County, WI 11/7/2020 Davis County, IA 11/9/2004 Mitchell County, KS 11/6/2020 Sussex County, VA 10/23/2020 Frederick County, MD 10/28/2020 Putnam County, MO 10/28/2016 Manitowoc County, WI 11/9/2019 Winneshiek County, IA 11/3/2020 Polk County, MO 11/7/2020 Ozaukee County, WI 11/13/2019 Marquette County, WI 11/4/2019 Richardson County, NE 11/12/2020 Chisago County, MN 10/29/2020 Penobscot County, ME 11/13/2020 St. Croix County, WI 11/6/2020 Clark County, WI 11/13/2020 Lake County, IN 11/7/2004 Ward County, ND 9/10/2020 Barton County, MO 11/11/2020 Woodbury County, IA 11/27/2020 Suffolk County, NY 10/18/2019 Wayne County, IN 10/11/2020 Franklin County, IA 10/24/2020 Jackson County, MO 11/7/2019 Crawford County, OH 11/26/2020 Nicholas County, KY 9/18/2020 Russell County, KY 11/12/2020 Arkansas County, AR 11/11/2020 Suffolk County, NY 12/4/2020 Berks County, PA 10/27/2020 McHenry County, ND 11/20/2020 Cavalier County, ND 10/28/2020 Peoria County, IL 11/7/2018 Licking County, OH 11/7/2019 Shawano County, WI 11/19/2020 Cass County, ND 1/1/2021 Berrien County, MI 10/15/2020 Gold Creek, BC 11/16/2020 10/29/2010 Jackson County, WI Yankton County, SD 10/19/2020

SCORE 149 148 7/8 148 6/8 148 6/8 148 5/8 148 5/8 148 4/8 148 4/8 148 4/8 148 3/8 148 2/8 148 1/8 147 7/8 147 6/8 147 5/8 147 5/8 147 5/8 147 4/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 1/8 147 147 147 146 7/8 146 7/8 146 7/8 146 6/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Deleware County, IA 10/28/2020 Issaquena County, MS 12/28/2016 Grayson County, TX 11/16/2019 Andrew County, MO 12/7/2019 Merrimack County, NH 9/17/2020 Shawno County, WI 9/16/2020 Dunn County, WI 10/23/2020 Clark County, IN 11/5/2020 Chester County, PA 11/6/2020 Waseca County, MN 10/11/2020 Morgan County, OH 11/14/2020 Adams County, OH 11/12/2020 Owen County, IN 10/31/2020 Black Hawk County, IA 11/1/2020 Anne Arundel County, MD 11/14/2020 Pushmataha County, OK 11/4/2020 Black Hawk County, IA 11/1/2020 Pierce County, WI 10/30/2020 Scott County, IA 11/28/2020 Oconto County, WI 1/2/2020 Chippewa County, WI 10/30/2018 Buffalo County, WI 11/1/2020 Jo Davis County, IL 11/12/2018 Portage County, WI 10/21/2020 Dodge County, NE 10/31/2020 Rock County, WI 10/27/2020 Cattavaugus County, NY 11/4/2020 Newton County, IN 11/7/2020 Jefferson County, IN 10/10/2020 Putnam County, IN 10/24/2020 Clay County, IA 11/16/2020

GROSS 158 5/8 157 2/8 161 156 3/8 164 5/8 170 4/8 157 3/8 156 160 1/8 158 7/8 159 6/8 168 7/8 170 4/8 160 5/8 159 5/8 157 3/8 169 1/8 160 5/8 158 167 4/8 157 2/8 162 1/8 159 3/8 157 6/8 161 5/8 155 4/8 156 7/8 153 5/8 160 4/8 165 4/8 155 5/8 157 6/8 157 2/8 155 6/8 152 6/8 160 162 157 3/8 156 3/8 158 6/8 158 6/8 159 6/8 162 4/8 165 6/8 159 4/8 155 2/8 152 1/8 151 6/8 157 2/8 158 6/8 161 2/8 156 1/8 155 7/8 155 2/8 164 2/8 155 2/8 152 7/8 155 4/8 159 1/8 153 1/8 156 5/8 153 5/8 151 1/8 153 7/8 155 2/8 152 4/8 155 2/8 161 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Joe Graziani James Nanstad Ronald Lang Justin Kincy Steven Walters Jason Hoechst Daniel T. Daily Steve Prew Michael Scott Everhart Jesse Nordman Travis Timm Mitchel Hardiek Todd Tobin Tyler Riedesel Michael Marchione/Larry Wintermute Tom J. Hendryx Connor R. Klermund Derek Bevans Scott Rolffs Justin Coonts Josh Preissner Farley Neal Joseph Jacob Paschal Joseph Zauner Michael W. Arison Don Morris George Jesse Barkhurst Kyle J. Zachmeier Craig Tobin Michael A. Oropallo/Fountain Outfitting Jim Willems Jacob Richard Pitman Seth Eyler Christopher Errickson Dalton Schmidt Corey Meyer Brandon Hebbert Jeremy Gasiorowski Brooke Mulock Aaron D. Stalder Christopher Knolls Randy E. Kelley Shannon Morris Brad Antoniewski Tom J. Hendryx Steve L. Larsen Trevan Riley Lucas Edwards Andrew J. Mozer Hunter Shelton James R. Bailey Chingnou Yang Brad Oberlander Michael Evans Andy Stephens Joel Rawls Lenwill Burmester Cody Readinger Chandler Jacob Dwight Logie Joseph D. Gronewold Craig Bonham Aaron Romanek Mike Jones Joseph Adam Farber Evan Kleindienst George Laufenberg Jeff Koster

MEASURER J. Walter, Jr. B. Laufenberg S. Grabow K. Fredrickson R. Johnson J. Lunde J. Hooten B. Smith C. Scott S. Grabow S. Ashley M. Lamb N. Stiens J. Zins T. Morang J. Bugucki B. Tessmann T. Wright C. Coburn J. Coonts M. Miller D. Weddle W. Cooper A. Zuhlke T. Wright C. Coburn M. Olson W. Muth L. Hazen M. Compton D. Willems D. Scott C. Wilcox M. Kronyak B. Ihlenfeldt C. Coble T. Donnelly S. Zirbel G. Martin S. Cowan III J. Lunde A. Wentworth S. Ashley P. Barwick J. Bugucki J. Plesuk B. Denison G. Hempey R. DiBene J. Moore J. Huffman J. Blystone C. Talbot J. Lacefield D. Weddle L. Walt F. Giuliani C. Scott D. Scofield D. Erickstad R. Willmore M. Olson R. Loberger J. Zins A. Blaske E. Swanson B. Laufenberg D. Cull

GROSS 155 1/8 154 7/8 154 2/8 151 153 3/8 170 6/8 165 1/8 152 5/8 155 4/8 157 1/8 161 3/8 151 5/8 153 7/8 164 5/8 159 5/8 154 4/8 150 4/8 153 1/8 152 5/8 150 3/8 156 6/8 150 7/8 152 1/8 149 3/8 152 4/8 165 6/8 166 1/8 151 2/8 157 160 3/8 150 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dean W. Dempster, II Mac Mabry Lindsay Harber Ron Browning Scott Kenison Jeremy A. Lee Curt Theisen Shawn Hall Anthony J. Dinenno IV Darren Wagner Steven F. Hill Buck Hagy David L Hash Larry Rosauer Jonathan Earhart Jesse Morrison Jason McMahon Kyle Pinion Justin Coonts Cody Van Hoff Kevin Bathke Abby Smith John Georgean Scott J Cisewski Tom Henry Douglas Whalen Robert Mahiques Ike Theoharis Zach Hoover Geoffrey E. Woodard Shawn Douglas Pingel

MEASURER D. Boland C. Neill K. Witt J. Martin R. Blaisdell P. Gauthier D. Evenson J. Moore C. Scott D. Boland M. Olson R. Wilt S. Petkovich K. Freymiller G. Combs J. Langley K. Freymiller C. Fish J. Coonts R. Marlatt J. Lunde S. Zirbel G. Martin T. Heil R. Krueger A. Sternagel K. Schilling R. Tastsides J. Moore S. Petkovich M. Gustafson

Species: Typical Whitetail Score: 150 3/8 Hunter: Shannon Morris Location: St. Croix County, WI. Date: 11/06/2020

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 146 6/8 146 6/8 146 5/8 146 5/8 146 5/8 146 5/8 146 4/8 146 3/8 146 2/8 146 2/8 146 1/8 146 1/8 146 1/8 146 1/8 146 146 145 7/8 145 5/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 4/8 145 3/8 145 3/8 145 3/8 145 3/8 145 2/8 145 2/8 145 1/8 145 145 145 144 7/8 144 7/8 144 6/8 144 6/8 144 6/8 144 6/8 144 6/8 144 5/8 144 4/8 144 4/8 144 3/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 144 1/8 144 1/8 144 1/8 144 144 144 144 143 7/8 143 6/8 143 6/8 143 6/8 143 6/8 143 5/8 143 5/8 143 5/8 143 5/8

AREA/ST/PROV Jefferson County, WI Le Sueur County, MN Dougherty County, GA Rock Island County, IL Anderson County, SC Potter County, SD Luzerne County, PA Cass County, IA White County, IN Buffalo County, WI Barron County, WI Burnett County, WI Moniteau County, MO Scott County, KY Pike County, KY Washington County, MN Menifee County, KY Morgan County, GA Pike County, IL Simpson County, KY St. Louis County, MN Scottland County, MO Hendricks County, IN Boliver County, MS Henry County, KY Scottland County, MO Barron County, WI Ocean County, NJ Linn County, KS Guernsey County, OH Breathitt County, KY Pike County, OH Real County, TX Lincoln County, WI Elk County, KS Dougherty County, GA Monroe County, OH Gage County, NE Washington County, MN Fulton County, IL Pine County, MN Jasper County, MO Hampshire County, MA Middlesex County, MA Shackelford County, TX Fayette County, PA Barron County, WI Tioga County, PA Erie County, NY Greene County, MO Washington County, WI Jackson County, IN Guernsey County, OH Schylur County, IL Madison County, MS Webb County, TX Hemphill County, TX Johnson County, IA Hillsdale County, MI Dallas County, IA Washington County, MS Crawford County, WI Dubuque County, IA Adams County, WI Tompkins County, NY Richland County, IL Shelby County, KY Lagrange County, IN

SCORE 143 5/8 143 5/8 143 4/8 143 3/8 143 3/8 143 3/8 143 3/8 143 3/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 2/8 143 1/8 143 1/8 143 1/8 143 1/8 143 143 143 143 143 142 7/8 142 7/8 142 7/8 142 7/8 142 7/8 142 6/8 142 6/8 142 6/8 142 6/8 142 6/8 142 5/8 142 4/8 142 4/8 142 4/8 142 3/8 142 3/8 142 3/8 142 3/8 142 2/8 142 2/8 142 1/8 142 142 142 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 6/8 141 5/8 141 4/8 141 4/8 141 4/8 141 4/8 141 4/8 141 2/8 141 2/8 141 1/8 141 1/8 141 1/8 141 140 7/8 140 7/8 140 7/8 140 7/8 140 7/8 140 7/8

AREA/ST/PROV Clinton County, IN Deleware County, IA Dunn County, NE Forsyth County, GA Tama County, IA Manitowoc County, WI Franklin County, IN Chippewa County, WI McKenzie County, ND Ramsey County, ND Hamilton County, OH Washington County, OH Greenwood County, KS Madison County, LA Brown County, WI Chippewas County, WI Trempealeau County, WI Grayson County, TX Dutchess County, NY Grayson County, TX St. Joseph County, IN Randolph County, GA Madison County, MT Towner County, ND Schuyler County, MO Ozaukee County, WI Ferry County, WA Aransas County, TX Dunn County, WI Dunn County, ND Manitowoc County, WI Trempealeau County, WI Montgomery County, IN Doniphan County, KS Jack County, TX Philadelphia County, PA Putnam County, IN Charlevoix County, MI Seneca County, NY Manitowoc County, WI Carievale, SAS Harrison County, KY Macoupin, IL Grenada County, MS Valverder County, TX Mecosta County, MI Wayne County, MI Fairfield County, OH Delaware County, IN Hampden County, MA Scott County, KY Erie County, NY Pulaski County, IN Cook County, IL Buffalo County, WI Suffolk County, NY Chippewa County, WI Vigo County, IN Pine County, MN Wright County, MN Brookings County, SD Magoffin County, KY Pettis County, MO Wayne County, NE Jones County, IA Dekalb County, IN Monmouth County, NJ Oconto County, WI

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GROSS 155 3/8 151 6/8 153 3/8 149 1/8 151 6/8 152 2/8 157 162 6/8 152 159 2/8 152 2/8 156 3/8 152 1/8 157 3/8 154 3/8 150 148 2/8 153 5/8 150 1/8 147 6/8 166 1/8 158 4/8 153 2/8 158 1/8 160 156 5/8 155 2/8 150 5/8 149 3/8 154 1/8 148 160 7/8 149 5/8 157 150 7/8 152 1/8 149 6/8 150 151 7/8 154 3/8 152 1/8 151 3/8 151 3/8 155 1/8 151 152 148 5/8 166 5/8 150 6/8 167 6/8 161 2/8 154 2/8 148 7/8 146 5/8 147 5/8 146 154 147 6/8 148 2/8 147 1/8 146 3/8 163 4/8 154 7/8 146 5/8 153 4/8 145 5/8 147 2/8 148 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dan Evenson Christoffer Mulcahey Jacob Paschal Kenneth W. Woods Christopher Gene Myers Kyle Petersen Austin Kofluk Brandi Maine Brody Ault Steve McGuire Rick Dvorak Dean John Anderson Mark Messer Jaxon Witajewski Braxton Laine Branham Mark Kroll Joshua Brown Marion Keith Almand Paul Blymire III Hunter O. Galloway Brandon Keck Dustin Johnson James Wilson Winn House Jason Burcham Dustin Johnson Kat Schwartz David Krupski James Michael Pegg William G. Mason Robbie Gross Christopher Gwozdz Michael Corley Dan D. Detert Kenneth E. Cole/Souther Kansas Trophy Outfitters Jacob Paschal Jeff Palte Nate Keller Andy Kees Cory Sabatini Joseph Guy Reiner Jason Hoechst Joshua Wildman Evan Collins Kim Tackett Edward Shawn Nicholson Jessica Hunt (Dvorak) Fred W. Powers Kyle Parker Matt Lockhart Matthew J. Schmitz Jesse Benbow Farley Neal Joseph Daniel J. Nally Bobby Dye Todd Baxter John Blake Abbott Scott Fuhurmeister Brian Dorman David Dick Dearden Jamison Kellar Otts Jeffrey S. Hauck John Tigges Michael Banovec Owen Mann Anton S. Burr Chad M. Kaufman, Jr. Daniel Weaver

WINTER 2021

DATE MEASURER 10/15/2020 S. Godfrey 10/21/2020 D. Meger 12/25/2014 W. Cooper 11/7/2017 S. Fox 11/16/2020 T. Wactor 10/10/2020 T. Tiedemann 11/7/2020 D. Scicchitano 12/31/2020 L. Grimes 10/28/2020 R. Graber 9/12/2020 S. Grabow 11/16/2017 J. Lunde 11/3/2020 K. Zimmerman 10/31/2020 D. Hollingsworth 9/18/2020 M. Roberts 10/31/2020 D. Weddle 9/20/2020 R. Berggren 9/19/2015 D. Weddle 10/9/2020 W. Cooper 11/1/2020 L. Myers 11/4/2019 D. Clark 10/17/2020 J. Lunde 11/10/2017 J. Lunde 10/18/2020 D. Schofield 10/26/2020 C. Neill 11/5/2020 T. Wright 12/12/2019 J. Lunde 10/28/2020 J. Lunde 11/3/2020 M. Kronyak 11/16/2020 C. Neill 11/5/2020 G. Dearth 11/1/2020 D. Weddle 11/6/2018 R. Blaisdell 12/11/2020 R. Collier 11/13/2020 T. Heil 11/5/2020 R. Hall 10/27/2018 W. Cooper 11/13/2020 R. Ebert 11/11/2020 S. Cowan III 10/30/2020 K. Fredrickson 11/1/2020 T. Walsh 10/29/2020 R. Berggren 11/4/2018 J. Lunde 10/28/2020 L. Desmarais 11/3/2020 L. Desmarais 10/19/2019 R. Mort 10/27/2020 M. Weinzen, Jr. 11/12/2017 J. Lunde 11/2/2020 R. Kingsley 10/24/2020 K. Schilling 11/13/2020 T. Donnelly 1/10/2021 B. Tessmann 11/8/2019 T. Wright 11/21/2014 D. Weddle 10/29/2020 R. Holohan 11/19/2020 S. Brown 12/23/2020 C. Kelly 11/21/2020 M. Lange 11/1/2019 D. Boland 11/3/2020 M. Seedorff 11/5/2013 D. Mealey 11/16/2020 C. Neill 11/5/2017 G. Wegner 11/13/2020 M. Casey 11/12/2019 J. Lunde 10/28/2020 M. Compton 11/7/2020 R. Newton III 11/10/2020 K. Stockdale 10/30/2020 P. Ranft

GROSS 151 5/8 155 145 7/8 155 1/8 169 7/8 153 7/8 154 4/8 146 7/8 147 2/8 148 4/8 146 152 1/8 157 145 147 6/8 156 7/8 146 4/8 161 5/8 148 3/8 163 3/8 158 5/8 151 147 5/8 152 3/8 152 3/8 149 2/8 148 5/8 150 3/8 151 3/8 144 2/8 147 2/8 146 5/8 145 5/8 154 6/8 144 3/8 146 2/8 146 145 7/8 156 4/8 148 2/8 153 2/8 150 155 6/8 147 6/8 146 5/8 149 2/8 151 3/8 146 5/8 151 7/8 143 3/8 152 2/8 145 3/8 146 152 2/8 149 6/8 147 5/8 148 1/8 145 1/8 145 3/8 148 3/8 145 2/8 149 154 149 4/8 147 3/8 159 2/8 147 7/8 144 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Michael D. Halstead Dean W. Dempster, III V. Bruce Clark Jimmy Howell Nicholas Laney Tom Iserloth Russell Richardson Vic Rouleau Tanner Hugelen Amber Albrecht Jennifer Wood Jace W. Myers Charles W. Rehor Thomas J. Smith III Hunter Carter Tim Danielson Sharonna Sedelbauer James Harber Chris Abrahamsen Andy Ray Hammer Tristan Weaver Pat Sanders Jim Kennedy Allen Krech Jon Cornell John Reiter Lonny Gabrio Charles Salmon, Sr. Dustin Johnson Jess E. Kucera Brandon Thelen Brook Burling Jason S. Cottrell Anna Vorisek Justin Beesinger Isaiah Cesar Emmanu Rios Kyle McColley Nicholas Liebler Nicholas Hauman Ryan Kocian Keith Hamilton Brian Dampier Jesse Rutherford Austin Redelle Poe Daniel Harris Donald G. Uzarski Wyatt G. Lutz Zac Sells Riley Sipe Jason Mazur Coty Mullins David M. Overhoff Aaron Johnson Jayme Bochmann Allen M. Meerbeek Lenwill Burmester John Davis Tony A. Mershon Richard Reese Colin Dearing Alexander Masloski Farley Neal Joseph Daniel Hieronymous Joel Hansen Jason Tjaden Matt Handshoe Mark Foster Brian W. Jolly

DATE MEASURER 11/11/2020 M. Ali 10/28/2018 D. Boland 10/23/2020 C. Anderson, Jr. 11/17/2020 R. Register 11/11/2020 C. Coble 10/25/2020 S. Zirbel 11/16/2010 L. Leake 10/7/2020 J. Lunde 11/30/2020 S. Lang 10/19/2020 D. Erickstad 11/9/2020 A. Cramer 9/29/2019 R. Huffman 10/27/2020 L. Desmarais 1/16/2021 S. Priest 9/8/2018 S. Zirbel 11/10/2020 K. Rimer 10/3/2020 S. Godfrey 11/15/2017 K. Witt 12/5/2013 D. Erickson 11/22/2020 K. Easley 10/31/2020 J. Bugucki 12/15/2018 W. Cooper 11/14/2020 T. Barnes 10/24/2020 D. Erickstad 10/29/2020 D. Meger 11/3/2020 R. Walter 11/14/2020 S. Koelzer 12/1/2020 T. Spillers 10/17/2020 J. Lunde 10/20/2019 M. Gideon 9/12/2020 S. Zirbel 10/31/2020 S. Zirbel 11/3/2020 G. Howard 11/14/2020 M. Kronyak 10/18/2020 K. Easley 7/11/2020 B. Vollmerding 10/30/2020 J. Moore 10/18/2020 J. Best 11/1/2020 R. Songin 12/31/2020 S. Zirbel 9/8/2009 M. Halirewich 9/30/2017 J. Lacefield 10/15/2020 A. Youman 10/16/2019 C. Neill 1/30/2021 D. Sherpy 10/28/2020 S. Pitsch 10/31/2020 J. Kinsey 11/1/2020 M. Olson 10/31/2020 J. Moore 11/7/2020 R. Kimball 10/11/2020 G. Jenkins 10/25/2020 K. Schilling 11/5/2019 R. Graber 12/9/2020 F. Achilles 11/2/2020 K. Schuette 11/3/2020 F. Giuliani 11/6/2011 J. Lunde 11/9/2016 J. Fields II 10/4/2020 C. Ferrell 9/29/2020 R. Rocheleau 10/31/2020 S. Forsberg 10/17/2018 D. Weddle 11/4/2018 B. Harriman 10/14/2018 R. Krueger 1/2/2020 K. Fredrickson 11/5/2020 R. Harris 10/31/2020 M. Kronyak 10/10/2020 S. Zirbel

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 140 7/8 140 6/8 140 6/8 140 6/8 140 5/8 140 5/8 140 4/8 140 4/8 140 4/8 140 4/8 140 3/8 140 3/8 140 3/8 140 3/8 140 3/8 140 2/8 140 1/8 140 1/8 140 1/8 140 140 140 139 6/8 139 6/8 139 6/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 5/8 139 4/8 139 4/8 139 4/8 139 3/8 139 3/8 139 3/8 139 2/8 139 2/8 139 2/8 139 2/8 139 1/8 139 139 139 138 7/8 138 7/8 138 7/8 138 7/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 6/8 138 5/8 138 4/8 138 4/8 138 4/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 3/8 138 2/8 138 2/8 138 1/8 138 1/8 138 1/8 138 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Jefferson County, IA 11/8/2019 R. Wilt Guilford County, NC 11/2/2020 J. Pope, Jr. Rock County, WI 11/3/2020 J. Lunde Jackson County, WI 10/28/2020 J. Lunde Freestone County, TX 10/31/2018 D. Sherpy Suffolk County, NY 11/11/2019 M. Headen McHenry County, IL 11/14/2020 T. Anderson Clinton County, MI 11/8/2020 A. Smith Sawyer County, WI 9/13/2020 P. Ostrum Green County, WI 11/6/2019 S. Zirbel Strafford County, NH 9/15/2020 R. Blaisdell Fulton County, GA 12/27/2020 R. Register Ripley County, IN 11/3/2012 A. Clark Greene County, IN 10/2/2020 A. Baxter Franklin County, KS 11/6/2016 M. Kronyak Fulton County, GA 10/2/2013 S. Ruckel Issaquena County, MS 11/17/2016 C. Neill Early County, GA 9/30/2020 R. Register Houston County, MN 11/17/2017 C. Pierce Porcupine Forest, SAS 11/6/2020 R. Soyka Berkeley County, WV 11/18/2017 J. Vance Colquitt County, GA 11/1/2020 W. Cooper Daviess County, MO 11/12/2020 J. Martin Minnehaha County, SD 10/27/2007 T. Tiedemann Elk County, KS 9/16/2014 R. Hall Bryan County, OK 1/7/2020 K. Witt Spartanburg County, SC 1/1/2021 M. Carroll Jefferson County, IL 11/3/2020 T. Vidrine Porter County, IN 10/21/2016 R. Miller Hancock County, IL 10/24/2020 R. Tastsides Washington County, AR 9/26/2019 R. Johnson Richland County, WI 10/29/2020 B. Tessmann Oxford County, ONT 11/10/2020 S. Swinhoe Washtenaw County, MI 10/16/2020 R. Cooling Wood County, OH 10/18/2020 R. Ebert Washington County, MN 11/13/2020 D. Meger Johnson County, NE 11/13/2020 R. Stutheit Dougherty County, GA 12/14/2020 W. Cooper Peace River, BC 11/26/2020 W. Vipond Worcester County, MA 11/7/2020 E. La Fazia Schuyler County, NY 11/6/2020 M. Cooper Seneca County, OH 10/17/2020 W. Ogden Livingston County, NY 10/13/2018 W. Tyler Vigo County, IN 11/16/2020 G. Howard Plymouth County, IA 11/10/2020 J. Weltz Morris County, NJ 11/10/2020 M. Kronyak Washington County, WI 11/6/2020 M. Kirchoff Pottawatomie County, KS 11/13/2020 J. Viera Clinton County, MI 10/28/2020 B. Novosad Madison County, OH 10/26/2019 M. Olson Hancock County, OH 11/15/2020 R. Ebert Wood County, WV 11/7/2020 G. Dearth Morris County, NJ 9/16/2019 M. Kronyak Brown County, IN 10/31/2020 J. Moore Jefferson County, WI 10/23/2020 D. Evenson Winnebago County, WI 10/20/2020 M. Miller Monroe County, GA 9/13/2020 G. Steele Langlade County, WI 10/20/2006 M. Miller Barton County, MO 11/9/2019 B. Denison Graves County, KY 11/18/2020 D. Clark Crow Wing County, MN 10/15/2020 C. Ferrell Hennepin County, MN 9/26/2020 K. Fredrickson Putnam County, WV 11/5/2020 E. Richmond Van Buren County, IA 11/13/2020 V. Dana Genesee County, NY 10/24/2020 K. Schilling J. Lunde Scotland County, MO 12/17/2018 Nodaway County, MO 11/6/2020 D. Hollingsworth Taylor County, WI 9/27/2020 P. Jensen

SCORE 138 1/8 138 138 138 138 137 7/8 137 7/8 137 7/8 137 7/8 137 6/8 137 6/8 137 6/8 137 5/8 137 4/8 137 4/8 137 3/8 137 3/8 137 3/8 137 3/8 137 2/8 137 2/8 137 2/8 137 2/8 137 2/8 137 1/8 137 137 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 7/8 136 6/8 136 6/8 136 6/8 136 6/8 136 5/8 136 5/8 136 5/8 136 5/8 136 4/8 136 4/8 136 4/8 136 3/8 136 3/8 136 3/8 136 2/8 136 2/8 136 2/8 136 2/8 136 1/8 136 1/8 136 136 136 136 136 136 135 7/8 135 6/8 135 6/8 135 5/8 135 4/8 135 4/8 135 4/8 135 3/8 135 3/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Broome County, NY 11/7/2020 Warren County, NJ 11/1/2020 Linn County, IA 10/11/2020 Dutchess County, NY 12/18/2020 Lake County, IL 1/10/2021 Dubuques County, IA 11/8/2020 Hubbard County, MN 10/24/2020 Jefferson County, AR 11/27/2020 Monroe County, WI 11/8/2020 Gallia County, OH 11/10/2020 Adams County, IL 11/2/2020 Suffolk County, NY 11/3/2020 Lancaster County, NE 11/7/2020 Fulton County, GA 9/25/2020 Portneuf, QUE 11/13/2020 Hubbard County, MN 11/6/2020 Elk County, KS 11/5/2019 Terrell County, GA 12/5/2020 Eau Claire County, WI 11/2/2019 Manitowoc County, WI 11/8/2020 Dimmit County, TX 11/29/2020 Ross County, OH 11/12/2020 Green County, WI 10/19/2020 Goochland County, VA 10/17/2020 Hitchcock County, NE 11/10/2019 Sheboygan County, WI 11/11/2020 Erie County, NY 10/1/2020 Haakon County, SD 9/11/2020 Philadelphia County, PA 11/7/2000 Columbia County, WI 11/2/2020 Osceola County, MI 10/5/2019 Hancock County, OH 11/8/2020 Waukesha County, WI 10/29/2020 Miami County, OH 11/10/2019 Logan County, OH 11/11/2020 Natchitoches County, LA 12/8/2019 Woodbury County, IA 11/8/2020 Peoria County, IL 10/31/2020 Chickasaw County, IA 10/23/2020 Laurens County, GA 10/3/2020 Barron County, WI 10/12/2017 Gage County, NE 11/22/2020 Clark County, IN 11/7/2020 Warren County, IA 10/24/2020 Clark County, WI 10/27/2020 Jackson County, WI 11/6/2020 Olmsted County, MN 10/13/2020 Jackson County, MI 10/17/2020 Dunn County, WI 10/10/2020 Craig County, OK 10/31/2020 Bosque County, TX 10/6/2020 Houston County, TX 10/17/2020 Shelby County, TN 12/6/2020 Columbia County, WI 10/30/2020 Anne Arundel County, MD 12/18/2016 Buchanan County, MO 11/3/2020 Wayne County, NY 11/11/2019 Brown County, TX 10/16/2020 Taylor County, IA 11/3/2020 St. Louis County, MO 9/19/2020 Barton County, MO 10/25/2013 Pushmataha County, OK 10/3/2020 Somerset Coutny, NJ 9/19/2020 Ashtabula County, OH 11/5/2020 Stokes County, NC 9/19/2015 Kannebec County, MN 11/3/2017 Guernsey County, OH 12/16/2017 Dutchess County, NY 10/14/2020

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GROSS 145 144 5/8 153 1/8 146 4/8 149 142 2/8 158 5/8 144 2/8 144 2/8 145 2/8 157 148 4/8 144 6/8 143 150 1/8 146 4/8 151 7/8 142 2/8 153 6/8 146 2/8 142 1/8 155 4/8 143 3/8 144 6/8 152 1/8 146 6/8 145 2/8 146 1/8 149 6/8 144 6/8 143 6/8 151 160 7/8 152 5/8 144 5/8 154 3/8 151 4/8 146 4/8 155 6/8 143 7/8 150 5/8 154 1/8 143 1/8 156 3/8 150 1/8 141 152 2/8 146 3/8 143 5/8 145 5/8 152 7/8 152 145 143 3/8 143 4/8 146 6/8 148 7/8 141 7/8 149 140 5/8 146 5/8 145 5/8 142 6/8 154 141 7/8 145 140 3/8 141 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Paul Dean Bontrager David Kirk Dunkelberger Joshua Mersberger Nicholas Schmalz/Midwest Whitetail Adv Jared Lide Louis Lombardi David W. Binz Alex G. Thelan Podge Turnbull Brandon Drafall Nathan Smith Bill Dyches Paul W. Vice Vern B. Shell Christopher Errickson Bill Dyches Mac Mabry Erinn Lowe Chad Bjerke Ralph Soltys Adam Busey Michael L. Brooks Jesse Toney Timothy Robert Fahey Kenneth E. Cole/Southern Kansas Trophy Outfitters James Harber Brandon Emory Lastie Cormier Adam James Waldo Jeff Miller Steven Walters Steven F. Thiel Thomas George Glendinning Shawn Birchmeier Nicholas A. Simpkins Gary Lemay David Brinkman Neal J. Roberson Velynda Szoo’ Christopher Rodzen Gregory Warneck Kelly Godfrey Chad Parnell Darren S. Scott Brycen Nelson Christopher M. Lee Ronald Walter Kurtix Artzer Matt Sheffer Nick Millican Jared Schumaker Kohen Mossor Lou Cornine Kevin Entwistle Matt Armstrong Nicole Prokash Chase McLemore John Binder Trevan Riley Russell Gills Erik Kurnava Justin Frymark Joey Stephenson Daniel Stanton/Big Buck Down Robert Wilkowski Dustin Johnson Mark Messer Justin Novinska

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GROSS 145 6/8 154 149 6/8 150 4/8 144 7/8 153 3/8 145 6/8 148 5/8 143 3/8 149 1/8 144 7/8 139 5/8 145 4/8 145 6/8 141 4/8 151 6/8 143 3/8 142 1/8 142 6/8 142 3/8 143 1/8 140 5/8 150 140 145 6/8 142 6/8 141 140 1/8 139 4/8 138 5/8 139 7/8 143 3/8 146 2/8 138 7/8 147 2/8 143 5/8 148 1/8 146 3/8 146 7/8 140 6/8 145 6/8 143 2/8 152 140 139 4/8 139 5/8 143 4/8 141 139 4/8 139 3/8 142 3/8 143 5/8 138 1/8 141 1/8 141 2/8 145 7/8 139 4/8 145 7/8 139 7/8 140 7/8 146 5/8 140 137 2/8 142 3/8 140 7/8 138 7/8 146 3/8 138 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Samuel M. Deane Shane Bedell Allen Stueck Patrick F. Alvarez Jeff Miller Tom Kearney Jacob Haus Jamie Anderson Gene Scherf Robert S. Young, Jr. Ted Lemanski Michael S. Garry Jim Tubbs Michael Cochran Johnny Ricard Scot L. Sorum Kenneth E. Cole Randy Carlton Matt Appel Dalton Schmidt John Ryder Wuest Tommy M. Gilmore Brian Furniss Wesley Cole Boardman Justin W. Stewart Robert Babino Mitchell D. Gorski Ryon R. Berry Nicholas P. DeBlasis Brian Schepp Perry Beechy Caleb O. Medley Paul E. Houk, III Justin Hershberger Daniel Ontrap Joey W Woodard Jesse Toben Douglas Ryan Jenkins Sharon Kellogg Colby Myers Aaron Pisa Jim Willems Kevin Everwine Will Bennett Chris Johanek Paul Bilello Nathan Reisdorf Jacob Bollinger Jonathon Fossum Philip Ponder Justin Hankins Marshall Mims Hunter Nolen Michael R. Malisch Ronnie Hall Ron Kaderly Kenneth Nicoletti David Beckham Chad Seeger/Ben Richard John Kennedy Philip A. Moss Cooper Hill Robert Long Matthew Barber Tommy Rominger John Peterson Jason Lumpkins David Wildenstein

MEASURER M. Compton W. McNamara L. Briney D. Erickson R. Tastsides M. Casey R. Dehart J. Harmon D. Evenson M. Dickess W. Rench R. DiBene S. Woitaszewski R. Register A. Beaudry K. Fredrickson R. Hall S. Ruckel K. Zimmerman B. Ihlenfeldt D. Brimager D. Allen S. Gobeli J. Farren R. Placzek M. Miller K. Schilling C. Kozitka B. Vollmerding A. Zuhlke R. Graber R. Ebert R. Walter W. Baker D. Rudy T. Johnston G. Hempey R. Banaszak J. Nordman J. McEver J. Lunde D. Willems J. Moore L. Briney S. Zirbel P. Barwick L. Streiff J. Kinsey J. Lunde J. Langley L. Young B. Martin N. Crafton J. Ramsey S. Keithley J. Blystone C. Ruth O. Carpenter III M. Blazosky J. Hindman T. Donnelly J. Langley T. Walsh D. Zola J. Thompson S. Grabow R. Pepper D. Erickson

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WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 135 3/8 135 3/8 135 2/8 135 1/8 135 1/8 135 1/8 135 1/8 135 135 135 135 135 135 134 7/8 134 6/8 134 6/8 134 6/8 134 5/8 134 4/8 134 4/8 134 4/8 134 4/8 134 4/8 134 4/8 134 3/8 134 3/8 134 3/8 134 1/8 134 1/8 134 1/8 134 1/8 134 134 134 134 133 7/8 133 7/8 133 7/8 133 6/8 133 6/8 133 6/8 133 6/8 133 6/8 133 5/8 133 5/8 133 5/8 133 4/8 133 4/8 133 4/8 133 3/8 133 3/8 133 3/8 133 3/8 133 2/8 133 2/8 133 2/8 133 2/8 133 2/8 133 1/8 133 1/8 133 1/8 133 1/8 133 133 133 133 133 133

AREA/ST/PROV Westchester County, NY Richland County, WI LaCrosse County, WI Wyoming County, WV Issaquena County, MS Nelson County, ND Somerset County, NJ Kanawha County, WV Ransom County, ND Ross County, OH Boone County, IN Meeker County, MN Adams County, IA Coshocton County, OH Madison County, IA Essex County, NJ Dunn County, WI Montcalm County, MI Dougherty County, GA Oceana County, MI Kalamazoo County, MI Wyoming County, WV Schuyler County, NY Craig County, OK Burnett County, WI Rock County, WI Logan County, WV Charles County, MD Monroe County, WI Sauk County, WI Spink County, SD Wyoming County, WV Madison County, NE Ward County, ND Kanawha County, WV Orange County, FL Yazoo County, MS Logan County, IL Loudoun County, VA Fulton County, GA Grant County, ND Anderson County, KY Warren County, MS Columbia County, WI Bucks County, PA Issaquena County, MS Fayette County, GA Minnehaha County, SD Minnehaha County, SD Issaquena County, MS Scott County, IA Kanawha County, WV Preble County, OH Washtenaw County, MI Richland County, ND Clark County, KY Manitowoc County, WI Delaware County, IA Issaquena County, MS Parker County, TX Wabasha County, MN Lafayette County, WI Missoula County, MT Rockcastle County, KY Jackson County, WI Scott County, IN Oconto County, WI Fulton County, GA

SCORE 133 132 7/8 132 7/8 132 7/8 132 6/8 132 6/8 132 6/8 132 5/8 132 5/8 132 4/8 132 4/8 132 4/8 132 4/8 132 4/8 132 2/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 1/8 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 131 6/8 131 6/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 5/8 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Franklin County, IL Clark County, WI Otter Tail County, MN Wabasha County, MN Adams County, IL Vinton County, OH Delaware County, IA Robertson County, TN Freeston County, TX Doniphan County, KS Macon County, AL Pike County, AR Broome County, NY Osage County, MO Rockingham County, NH Jackson County, WI St. Clair County, MO Calhoun County, IL Clay County, KS Issaquena County, MS Floyd County, IA Meade County, SD Spokane County, WA Stephens County, OK Columbia County, PA Cass County, ND Montgomery County, PA Williams County, ND Chippewa County, WI Trempealeau County, WI Hillsdale County, MI Parkland, ALB Bucks County, PA Coles County, IL Pepia County, WI Juneau County, WI Pittsburg County, OK Deleware County, IA Wilbarger County, TX McDonough County, IL Dutchess County, NY

GROSS 137 3/8 146 2/8 141 4/8 139 139 7/8 140 4/8 136 6/8 138 4/8 145 2/8 147 6/8 137 4/8 143 2/8 140 5/8 138 4/8 138 5/8 139 7/8 138 6/8 140 2/8 145 5/8 140 2/8 138 3/8 145 2/8 143 139 3/8 136 5/8 174 7/8 157 136 6/8 142 5/8 137 5/8 143 6/8 138 2/8 139 140 6/8 138 3/8 138 5/8 146 4/8 137 6/8 136 3/8 140 141 5/8 144 3/8 137 1/8 265 2/8 136 1/8 137 6/8 139 2/8 138 1/8 143 6/8 143 3/8 138 3/8 142 6/8 139 3/8 138 5/8 135 4/8 137 141 2/8 136 7/8 141 5/8 145 4/8 135 7/8 145 3/8 134 7/8 143 4/8 140 6/8 141 146 141 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Lenwill Burmester Cody Keehn Tony Falvey Troy Carter Mac Mabry Gunar Honevold James McQuaid Max Landers Daniel Bleecker Jeremy White Travis E. Dennison Rob Pederson Derek Gentile Justin T. Thompston David Dick Dearden Keith Mann Brian Waite Lance DeYoung Garrett Jones Darryl Frees Trent Kissel Jeremy Rife Joseph K. Wright Jeremy McDaniel John J. Burdette Nicholas Noonan Adam Bowman Christopher Digges Merle Spargur Elizabeth Vitense Jim Diedrich Bert Short III Kyle Temple Chandler Jacob Jim Ashworth James Davis, Jr. Heath Derrick David K Wright Joseph R. Neely Mickey Layman Brian Mueller Brian A. Ferebee/George Cummins Kenneth E. Cole/Tara Plantation Zach Schwoch Timothy Summers Mac Mabry Daniel Heaton Timothy Robert Fahey Timothy Robert Fahey Mac Mabry Justin Coonts Andrew Linville Todd M. Snyder Karl E. Withrow Taylor Hatlestad Brian Dampier Michael D. Vogel Nichole Dempster Mac Mabry Eric Cole Ryan Sawinski Zachary Sigafus Scott Mova Colby Price George Laufenberg Michael Juntenen Tyler Zeh Alex Moore

DATE MEASURER 11/15/2018 F. Giuliani 10/5/2020 K. Rimer 10/2/2020 M. Miller 11/27/2020 T. Dowdy 12/15/2008 C. Neill 11/28/2020 R. Dufault 12/5/2020 M. Titus 10/14/2019 N. Huffman 12/13/2020 J. Zins 11/7/2017 L. Desmarais 11/3/2020 S. Petkovich 10/31/2020 R. Rocheleau 11/10/2020 J. Ohmer 11/19/2017 E. Robinson 11/7/2009 D. Mealey 11/7/2020 W. McNamara 9/18/2011 J. Lunde 10/30/2020 E. DeYoung 12/6/2020 W. Cooper 11/8/2000 B. Novosad 10/24/2020 L. Hayes 11/24/2020 G. Surber 11/20/2020 M. Compton 10/3/2020 J. Langley 9/12/2020 D. Ohman 10/24/2020 S. Zirbel 11/25/2020 G. Surber 11/13/2020 C. Wilcox 10/2/2020 S. Zirbel 10/26/2020 D. Evenson 11/1/2020 J. Lunde 12/17/2019 T. Cramer 11/25/2020 D. Merritt 11/9/2019 D. Scofield 10/31/2020 G. Dearth 10/1/2020 J. Feild 1/16/2021 B. Dye 11/9/2020 D. Weddle 10/9/2020 W. Johnson 10/20/2020 R. Register 10/30/2015 S. Zirbel 9/5/2020 G. Jenkins 12/8/2020 R. Hall 11/1/2010 A. Zuhlke 10/24/2019 B. Vollmerding 12/10/2010 C. Neill 10/31/2020 R. Register 11/18/2006 T. Tiedemann 11/19/2008 T. Tiedemann 11/13/2016 C. Neill 11/14/2015 J. Coonts 11/13/2020 E. Richmond 11/7/2020 M. Hentrick 10/28/2020 M. Heeg 11/14/2020 D. Boland 11/2/2020 J. Lacefield 12/17/2020 S. Zirbel 11/5/2020 D. Boland 10/23/2018 C. Neill 10/13/2020 L. Young 10/15/2020 C. Collins 10/15/2020 S. Gobeli 11/18/2018 S. Thao 9/20/2020 D. Weddle 11/1/2019 B. Laufenberg 11/11/2020 J. Moore 11/1/2020 E. Conradt 11/16/2020 S. Frazier

GROSS 143 1/8 144 7/8 135 7/8 135 6/8 146 7/8 146 3/8 136 137 5/8 135 5/8 133 6/8 135 2/8 143 3/8 138 3/8 134 1/8 138 1/8 138 1/8 135 4/8 154 3/8 145 4/8 135 146 6/8 134 4/8 135 6/8 136 1/8 135 7/8 147 1/8 135 3/8 134 4/8 133 7/8 141 3/8 133 5/8 152 6/8 134 2/8 137 4/8 135 4/8 135 7/8 138 1/8 141 7/8 148 6/8 135 141 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Cedric L. Malone Lynn R. Moeller Joe Wermerskirchen Craig Durushia Adam Langham Seth M. Martindale Tamarah Kirsch Patrick C. Lydon Jared Lide John Hoverson John A. Ramsay Luke Kulbeth Thomas G. Holden Jason R.V. Franken James Riordon Brandon Tenner Gable Dull Michael Brown Chris Lang Mac Mabry Philip Parcher Micah Woodall Brandon Enevold (Donald) Donnie Anderson Logan Spiece Craig A. Wendt David Foulke Bryce Dahl Andrew Neeser Kevin Yeske Daniel K. Timmons Andreas Pagenkopf Wilfred Vollmerding John S Andrews David Larson Jason Torkelson Charles W. Rehor Dean W. Dempster, III Michael E. Morvan Randy Lemke Walter Leverich, Jr.

DATE MEASURER 11/6/2020 R. Harrison 9/21/2020 T. Heil 11/5/2020 D. Meger 11/11/2020 J. Lunde 11/3/2020 C. Neill 11/3/2020 C. Smiley 11/11/2020 T. Chappell 9/29/2018 G. Lackey 10/31/2020 D. Sherpy 11/13/2020 T. Warner 10/17/2020 D. Watkins 11/2/2019 R. Crocker 10/1/2020 M. Compton 12/21/2020 D. Hollingsworth 10/4/2019 R. Blaisdell 11/7/2019 T. Brown 11/12/2020 B. Denison 11/1/2020 R. Johnson 11/11/2020 J. Lunde 10/15/2018 C. Neill 10/31/2020 J. Nordman 11/17/2020 K. Leimone 9/2/2020 S. Duchow 11/4/1987 R. Perry 10/19/2019 D. Scicchitano 12/22/2020 J. Zins 9/1/2020 D. Lynch 11/8/2018 C. Richardson 11/11/2019 J. Lunde 10/24/2020 T. Orlikowski 11/9/2019 J. Knevel 11/3/2020 R. MacDonald 11/4/2020 T. Bollinger 11/7/2020 L. Fox 11/7/2020 R. Walter 9/27/2020 K. Rimer 11/14/2020 L. Desmarais 10/24/2020 D. Boland 10/25/2020 K. Witt 11/10/2020 S. Zirbel 11/16/2020 S. Cowles

Species: Roosevelt’s Elk Score: 344 0/8 Hunter: Nolan Smith Location: Polk County, Oregon Date: 08/30/2020

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WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 4/8 131 3/8 131 3/8 131 3/8 131 3/8 131 3/8 131 2/8 131 2/8 131 1/8 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 7/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 6/8 130 5/8 130 5/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 4/8 130 3/8 130 3/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 2/8 130 1/8 130 1/8 130 130 130 129 7/8 129 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 2/8 129 2/8 129 2/8 129 2/8 129 1/8 129 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Burnett County, WI Cavalier County, ND Williamsburg County, SC Mercer County, NJ Grant County, OK Warren County, PA Coweta County, GA Madison County, OH Marshall County, IL Miami County, OH Waupaca County, WI Burnett County, WI Ferry County, WA Lucas County, IA Barry County, MI Berkshire County, MA Issaquena County, MO Green County, WI Winnabago County, WI Issaquena County, MS Jefferson County, OH Graham County, KS Crawford County, WI Marengo County, AL Crawford County, WI Winnebago County, WI Richland County, WI Butler County, IA Walsh County, ND Madison County, IA Howell County, MO Marion County, IN Somerset County, NJ Bryan County, OK Hall County, GA Dunn County, ND Dooly County, GA Forest County, PA Madison County, IA Carroll County, NH Gratiot County, MI St. Tammany Parish, LA Moountrail County, ND Morris County, NJ Washtenaw County, MI Chicot County, AR Douglas County, NE Vernon County, WI Fayette County, GA Grant County, WI Winnishiek County, IA Rockingham County, NH Caswell County, NC Sully County, SD Erie County, NY Issaquena County, MS Altona, MAN Dodge County, WI Ramsey County, ND Jackson County, WI Ontario County, NY Tarrant County, TX Washington County, OK Cattaraugus County, NY Laporte County, IN Harrison County, MO Mahaska County, IA Bates County, MO

SCORE 129 129 129 129 129 128 7/8 128 7/8 128 6/8 128 6/8 128 6/8 128 5/8 128 5/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 4/8 128 3/8 128 3/8 128 3/8 128 3/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 2/8 128 1/8 128 1/8 128 1/8 128 1/8 128 128 128 128 128 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 7/8 127 6/8 127 6/8 127 6/8 127 6/8 127 6/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 5/8 127 4/8 127 4/8 127 4/8 127 4/8 127 4/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 3/8 127 2/8 127 2/8 127 2/8 127 2/8 127 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Jackson County, WI Mahaska County, IA Fairfield County, CT Schuyler County, IL Barron County, WI Porter County, IN Lapeer County, MI Shelby County, KY Ashtabula County, OH Spokane County, WA Ramsey County, ND Carroll County, MS Forsyth County, GA Portage County, WI Lebanon County, PA Adams County, IN Issaquena County, MS Morton County, ND Nottoway County, VA Morgan County, GA Chester County, PA McHenry County, IL Madison County, IA Monroe County, NY Dakota County, NE Pike County, AR N. Saskatchewan River, ALB Douglas County, KS McHenry County, IL Licking County, OH Bucks County, PA Pulaski County, MO Graham County, KS Stokes County, NC Sheridan County, WY Washington County, PA Spokane County, WA Dunn County, WI Sauk County, WI Cowley County, KS Monroe County, NY Clark County, WI Elk County, KS Clark County, IN Monroe County, PA Jefferson County, IA Adams County, PA Polk County, WI Clay County, TX Fayette County, IA Spokane County, WA Dunn County, WI Jefferson County, IN Issaquena County, MS Kingman County, KS Crook County, WY Elie, MAN Van Buren County, IA Jefferson County, OH Carroll County, MS Carroll County, MS Morris County, NJ Armstrong County, PA Carroll County, MS Cass County, ND Black Hawk County, IA Knox County, IL Clark County, IL

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GROSS 142 4/8 145 3/8 136 1/8 135 3/8 145 134 1/8 142 5/8 147 3/8 132 3/8 134 3/8 136 1/8 139 7/8 136 3/8 135 135 4/8 147 1/8 138 7/8 136 5/8 148 1/8 136 4/8 133 2/8 139 2/8 143 5/8 134 5/8 136 5/8 137 7/8 152 4/8 140 5/8 137 137 1/8 138 2/8 135 7/8 138 139 1/8 134 3/8 132 1/8 140 1/8 138 3/8 137 4/8 150 5/8 133 1/8 136 134 6/8 134 1/8 133 136 6/8 152 3/8 135 7/8 134 4/8 135 5/8 136 6/8 137 2/8 135 1/8 133 4/8 135 6/8 136 7/8 141 7/8 143 7/8 132 1/8 132 6/8 138 4/8 132 3/8 136 3/8 132 7/8 144 7/8 134 7/8 138 1/8 133 7/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jeffrey Derrick Jeff Furstenau Beck E. Coggeshall Neil M. Mayoros, Sr. Monty Kirby Christopher Francis Howell John Rosser Nick Millican Ahren R. Holler Dan Jergens Mitchell Dey Jim Nehring Stacey Gabrio Lee Allen Jeff Timm Ryan L. Ruef Mac Mabry Steve Gobeli Kevin Bradway Mac Mabry Saskia Kruise Kerwin Tad Farmer Jeffrey S. Hauck John A. Ramsay Ryan Byrne Cole Gilmore Joshua C. Prenot Bret Moore Donald Wellman Trey Brumback Christopher Walter/Sean Combs Brian Whitaker James McQuaid Lacy Harber Jordan Michael Stancel Jess E. Kucera Jonathon Overholt Curtis R. Brown David Dick Dearden Mark Dubel Shane Thomas Detzler Logan Asevado Scotty Rehak Rob Lane Thomas James Harper Ross, Jr. Seth Denton Greg A. Miller Jeff Scurry Kurt M. Haines Gerald E. Hunter Warren Pepper Kenneth Dewey Brooks Lee Lustfield Kevin Lindberg Mac Mabry Lukas Fehr Greg Schubert Daniel J. Erickstad George Laufenberg Joseph Green Braden Trott Joseph Mallinger Daren Luce Conner Whitfield Dwayne E Ensign Trevor Smith Clint Bennett

WINTER 2021

DATE MEASURER 11/1/2020 K. Rimer 9/10/2020 J. Zins 8/29/2020 M. Bara 11/10/2019 G. McCabe, Jr. 11/7/2018 M. Gamble 10/28/2020 P. Herrnberger 11/1/2020 R. Register 11/7/2020 M. Olson 10/31/2019 D. Stillwell 10/31/2020 M. Hentrick 11/8/2020 A. Sternagel 10/25/2020 J. Lunde 11/26/2020 S. Koelzer 11/17/2020 C. Pierce 11/6/2020 L. Hayes 11/21/2020 R. Peltier 12/2/2008 C. Neill 11/14/2020 J. Carlson 11/19/2020 E. Conradt 12/10/2003 C. Neill 12/6/2020 J. Williamson 11/9/2015 G. Brandenburg 10/30/2020 G. Wegner 1/21/2015 D. Watkins 11/7/2020 M. Miller 11/12/2013 S. Zirbel 11/12/2020 G. Martin 11/16/2020 J. Nordman 10/1/2020 D. Erickstad 11/30/2019 K. Freymiller 9/15/2020 C. Talbot 11/12/2020 J. Moore 9/13/2020 M. Titus 10/31/2020 K. Witt 11/14/2020 R. Hall 10/25/2020 M. Gideon 11/17/2020 J. West 10/31/2020 J. Medeiros 11/2/2007 D. Mealey 10/18/2020 R. Blaisdell 10/1/2020 R. Wilt 12/23/2020 R. Browning 12/3/2020 C. Richardson 11/4/2020 M. Kronyak 11/11/2016 R. Cooling 12/12/2020 C. Neill 10/29/2020 S. Woitaszewski 11/1/2020 C. Fechner 10/3/2020 R. Register 11/3/2020 L. Hazen 11/7/2020 S. Zirbel 10/17/2020 R. Blaisdell 11/1/2019 C. Miller 11/6/2017 J. Converse 10/13/2020 K. Schilling 11/1/2014 C. Neill 10/15/2020 R. Mehling 10/23/2020 E. Nelson 12/23/2020 R. Dufault 10/25/2013 B. Laufenberg 10/19/2020 R. Smith 12/12/2020 E. Stanosheck 12/26/2020 J. Aldrich 10/24/2020 R. Worden 10/4/2020 R. Miller 10/23/2020 M. Casano 11/8/2015 G. Dowell 10/31/2020 B. Denison

GROSS 133 4/8 138 5/8 132 7/8 133 4/8 137 3/8 140 1/8 130 1/8 143 6/8 134 2/8 132 4/8 133 3/8 133 7/8 139 4/8 135 7/8 136 1/8 137 7/8 133 5/8 129 7/8 134 1/8 132 7/8 131 6/8 131 2/8 130 1/8 130 5/8 139 7/8 132 5/8 134 3/8 134 1/8 134 7/8 134 7/8 136 6/8 144 4/8 132 6/8 143 132 5/8 131 1/8 132 132 1/8 139 6/8 132 5/8 131 4/8 135 4/8 134 4/8 133 3/8 133 7/8 148 3/8 138 3/8 130 3/8 129 4/8 131 6/8 133 1/8 134 4/8 133 3/8 131 6/8 132 5/8 132 6/8 133 132 5/8 132 6/8 129 6/8 130 5/8 131 6/8 134 138 7/8 130 7/8 132 4/8 137 131 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER George Laufenberg Edward Smith Joseph W. Garofalo Mitch E. Whitley Donald Lowe III Adam James Waldo Thomas R. Brasseur Matthew Neal Scott Allen Barber Brandon Enevold Cassie Logie Jonathan Ryan Taylor Dave Wagner Ryan Crossley Bryant Hlavaty Michael A. Oropallo Mac Mabry Ronnie Introwitz Todd Lenning Marion Keith Almand Christopher C. Class John P. Georgean David Dick Dearden Joseph G. Mussler Adam C. Stouffer Wes Campbell Heather Wilson Ronald F. Lax David W. Binz Scott De Pompe Michael B. Gummel Dustin Erlewine LeeRoy A. Cox Tyler Joe Watkins Susan K. Barrett Taylor Renee Johnson Brandon Enevold Trevor Rothbauer Timothy Seils Brian K Ross John D. Interlicchia Dave Lindner Kenneth E. Cole/Southern Kansas Trophy Outfitters Eddie Umbreit, Jr. Christina Schauer Chad Manning Derek Starner Craig Durushia Mike Thompson Bret Moore Brandon Enevold Bradley Reinhart Paul W. Vice Mac Mabry Lee Duet Joshua Edward Perry/Seven J Outfitters Paul J. Kayer Jason M. Casteel Angus Nietert Jonathan Ryan Taylor Jonathan Ryan Taylor Mark Spoto Julio F. Medeiros Daniel Barry Hunter Owen Randy Weber Jeff Vlies Jordan Hardiek

DATE 11/13/2016 11/6/2020 1/13/2021 11/2/2020 9/13/2020 10/23/2019 11/10/2020 9/16/2020 11/19/2017 12/7/2012 9/15/2020 10/7/2017 12/18/2020 11/19/2020 10/28/2020 11/8/2013 11/15/2012 1/5/2012 10/28/2020 12/30/2020 11/14/2020 11/11/2019 11/6/2010 11/2/2020 11/13/2020 10/19/2020 11/21/2020 11/12/2020 10/24/2018 11/8/2018 11/16/2020 11/7/2019 11/9/2020 9/29/2018 11/13/2020 11/12/2020 12/9/2018 11/8/2020 11/3/2020 11/18/2020 11/17/2020 11/3/2020 10/13/2013 11/7/2007 10/3/2020 11/5/2020 10/6/2020 9/12/2020 10/15/2019 11/23/2018 11/20/2010 11/1/2020 11/3/2007 1/12/2003 11/11/2020 9/19/2020 9/13/2020 10/28/2020 11/6/2020 10/1/2016 10/1/2020 10/30/2020 11/7/2020 12/12/2020 12/5/2018 11/12/2020 10/29/2020 11/2/2020

MEASURER B. Laufenberg T. Kalsbeck S. Cowles W. Rench R. Berggren R. Miller J. Wencley M. Roberts D. Zola S. Duchow D. Erickstad C. Neill R. Register T. Orlikowski C. Scott M. Compton C. Neill K. Zimmerman D. Scott W. Cooper C. Scott P. Gauthier D. Mealey G. Rightmyer G. Hempey R. Crocker D. Bromberger R. Detloff T. Anderson W. McNamara B. Vollmerding D. Hollingsworth J. Ramsey J. Thompson R. Niziolek M. Weinzen, Jr S. Duchow J. Lunde G. Martin D. Temple R. Songin A. Wisniewski R. Hall J. Moore P. Sussenbach D. Pfeiffer L. Myers J. Lunde K. Wells J. Nordman S. Duchow B. Ihlenfeldt A. Clark C. Neill R. Steverson M. DeLaney E. Parker R. Banaszak S. Boham C. Neill C. Neill M. Kronyak E. La Fazia C. Neill J. Zins L. Briney B. Ihlenfeldt M. Lamb

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

SCORE 127 1/8 127 1/8 127 1/8 127 127 126 7/8 126 7/8 126 7/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 6/8 126 5/8 126 5/8 126 5/8 126 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

AREA/ST/PROV York County, ME Marathon County, WI Onondaga County, NY Pocahontas County, IA Winnebago County, IA Cobb County, GA Vernon County, WI Pennington County, MN Warren County, NJ Issaquena County, MS Lancaster County, NE Richland County, WI Buffalo County, NE Saline County, NE Eaton County, MI Warren County, PA Macomb County, MI Nodaway County, MO Beltrami County, MN Sauk County, WI Olmsted County, MN Wayne County, NY Pope County, IL Cass County, ND Dakota County, MN Geauga County, OH Kent County, MD

SCORE 126 3/8 126 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 1/8 126 1/8 126 126 126 126 125 7/8 125 7/8 125 6/8 125 6/8 125 6/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 5/8 125 4/8 125 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Tioga County, PA Kanawha County, WV Montgomery County, PA Macon County, GA Ripley County, IN Burlington County, NJ Stutsman County, ND Emmons County, ND Mower County, MN Geauga County, OH Coshocton County, OH Charles County, MD LaCrosse County, WI Portage County, WI Sauk County, WI Morton County, ND Towner County, ND Wyandot County, OH Polk County, WI Portage County, WI La Crosse County, WI Wood County, WI Waupaca County, WI Winnebago County, IA Ramsey County, ND Issaquena County, MS Carroll County, MD

GROSS 131 2/8 132 5/8 137 132 131 6/8 133 4/8 132 5/8 136 1/8 130 129 7/8 131 6/8 130 2/8 128 3/8 134 1/8 131 1/8 129 3/8 130 3/8 136 145 129 1/8 130 1/8 129 6/8 128 6/8 136 7/8 130 133 1/8 133 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Brad R. Lodge Chad M Ullenbrauck John J. Rybinski Jordan Kauffman Brad Huntington Stewart Nelson Jeffrey Lee Hess Corey Marquis Shane Bedell Mac Mabry Steve Woitaszewski Gage Krause Steven D Tompsett Michael A. Ellingson Anthony Dale Smith Valerie S. Young Gerald Ross Doris, Jr. Corbin Rowe Larry Hraban McClellan Wilson Travis Dietl Dean J. Birrittella Blake J. Buchanan Bobby Brand Ted Lyon D.J. Stinchcomb Matthew C. Reed

DATE MEASURER 10/31/2020 H. Libby 11/8/2020 T. Heil 10/20/2020 J. Dowd 11/2/2019 D. Panthen 11/22/2020 R. Filbrandt 12/13/2018 W. Cooper 11/4/2020 C. Gallup 10/21/2020 D. Arndt 11/11/2018 W. McNamara 10/28/1997 C. Neill 11/6/2020 P. Luth 10/30/2020 A. Zuhlke 10/24/2020 M. Dryak 11/20/2020 S. Woitaszewski 11/1/2020 B. Hagy 10/13/2009 P. Herrnberger 12/26/2020 R. Banaszak 10/30/2019 G. Fitts 11/17/2020 C. Ferrell 10/24/2020 G. Martin 11/1/2020 J. Lunde 11/14/2020 R. Songin 11/15/2020 R. Britt 11/15/2012 J. Zins 11/8/2020 J. Lunde 11/9/2014 E. Feron 11/12/2016 R. Newton III

GROSS 130 5/8 128 7/8 129 129 2/8 130 7/8 149 4/8 128 1/8 131 2/8 128 1/8 133 4/8 127 2/8 141 131 2/8 134 2/8 128 6/8 130 136 130 2/8 128 3/8 132 4/8 139 4/8 133 3/8 131 133 7/8 131 4/8 136 5/8 130 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Tim Stauffer Jimmie L. Moles Greg Odhner Daniel Slagle Paul W. Vice Daniel Dornacker, Jr. Cory Smith Rory Puhr Cody Erie Matthew A. Chapman Gene Mathias Charles Stevenson Francis G. Devine Matthew Stabenau McClellan Wilson Ronnie Introwitz Gene Rosinski John R. Thomas Alan L. Meyer Duane Domaszek Shawn Stetzer Randy D Oleson Riley Grassee Cole Richardson Michelle Logie Mac Mabry Adam James Patterson

WINTER 2021

DATE MEASURER 11/13/2020 C. Scott 9/26/2020 G. Surber 11/6/2021 B. Vollmerding 12/1/2020 B. Bond 11/1/2014 A. Clark 11/4/2020 M. Kronyak 11/3/2020 Z. Walton 11/5/2020 J. Zins 10/30/2020 L. Streiff 11/14/2020 E. Feron 11/29/2020 R. Riel 9/26/1997 R. Newton III 10/18/2020 S. Godfrey 11/9/2016 B. Ihlenfeldt 10/24/2020 G. Martin 9/14/2020 K. Zimmerman 10/28/2020 D. Erickstad 10/30/2020 S. Swihart 11/12/2020 J. Lunde 11/15/2020 T. Orlikowski 11/7/2020 S. Godfrey 9/13/2020 T. Orlikowski 9/16/2020 R. Loberger 10/29/2020 T. Herrick 12/14/2020 D. Erickstad 12/23/2019 C. Neill 10/8/2016 A. Gray

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 204 4/8

NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 327 1/8

SCORE 125 4/8 125 4/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 3/8 125 2/8 125 2/8 125 2/8 125 2/8 125 1/8 125 1/8 125 1/8 125 1/8 125 125

AREA/ST/PROV Grant County, KY Ontario County, NY Ozaukee County, WI Delaware County, PA Barry County, MI Lincoln County, WI Issaquena County, MS Jackson County, OH Dooly County, GA Garrett County, MD Jackson County, WI Talbot County, GA Reno County, KS Washington County, MS Douglas County, MO Fulton County, GA Pike County, IL Schuyler County, NY

SCORE 188 5/8 187 6/8 187 4/8 186 7/8 184 1/8 183 7/8 183 2/8 181 6/8 181 4/8 181 4/8 181 3/8 181 2/8 180 3/8 180 3/8 180 2/8 180 2/8 179 6/8 178 5/8 178 4/8 178 2/8 178 1/8 178 1/8 177 7/8 177 2/8 177 1/8 176 3/8 176 1/8 176 176 174 5/8 174 4/8 174 1/8 173 7/8 173 7/8 173 5/8 173 5/8 173 4/8 172 4/8 171 5/8 171 4/8 171 2/8 171 171 169 7/8 169 4/8 169 4/8 169 1/8 169 1/8 169 168 6/8 168 6/8 168 5/8 168 3/8 167 6/8 167 4/8 167 166 4/8 166 4/8 165 4/8 165 1/8 165 164 1/8 164 163 6/8 163 1/8 163 162 1/8 161 6/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Jackson County, IA 10/30/2020 Greenwood County, KS 11/24/2020 Lee County, GA 9/21/2020 Dubuque County, IA 11/11/2020 Kent County, MD 10/31/2020 Dunn County, WI 10/30/2020 Rush County, KS 10/30/2020 Montomery County, OH 11/12/2019 Peace River, ALB 11/15/2020 Newton County, MO 10/24/2020 Wapello County, IA 10/23/2020 woodbury County, IA 11/12/2020 Stafford County, KS 11/7/2019 Washington County, KS 11/13/2020 Northumberland County, PA11/15/2020 Jefferson County, WI 10/25/2020 Miller County, MO 9/17/2020 Geary County, KS 10/31/2020 Knox County, MO 10/31/2020 Kanabec County, MN 10/1/2020 Suffolk County, NY 11/18/2019 Warren County, IN 11/11/2020 Pulaski County, IN 11/13/2020 Marathon County, WI 9/28/2003 Winneshiek County, IA 11/10/2020 Delaware County, IN 11/11/2020 Lafayette County, WI 10/10/2012 Elk County, KS 11/13/2020 Marshall County, SD 9/12/2020 Bryan County, OK 11/11/2014 Union County, KY 11/8/2020 Vernon County, WI 10/24/2020 Portage County, WI 10/29/2020 McHenry County, ND 10/17/2020 Union County, IA 11/7/2020 Shannon County, MO 10/23/2015 Fayette County, IL 11/16/2020 Taylor County, IA 10/26/2020 Barron County, Wi 9/27/2004 Faulk County, SD 10/29/2020 Greene County, IL 10/7/2020 Bolivar Coutny, MS 12/3/2020 Christian County, KY 10/17/2020 Allegany County, NY 10/25/2020 Delaware County, IN 10/14/2008 Stevens County, WA 12/7/2020 Warren County, IA 11/21/2019 Isanti County, MN 11/1/2020 Cashocton County, OH 11/1/2019 Trempealeau County, WI 11/12/2020 Douglas County, NE 9/3/2019 Bryan County, OK 10/7/2020 Winneshiek County, IA 10/30/2020 Livingston County, NY 11/4/2020 Calamet County, WI 11/16/2020 Fulton County, GA 11/27/2019 Paulding County, OH 10/16/2020 Macoupin County, IL 11/18/2020 Chippewa County, WI 10/16/2020 Christian County, KY 11/13/2020 Morrison County, MN 11/6/2020 Dodge County, MN 11/2/2020 Shelby County, IN 11/11/2020 Scott County, KY 11/13/2020 Dougherty County, GA 9/27/2020 Blanco County, TX 10/28/2020 Kingman County, KS 11/11/2020 Suffolk County, NY 11/1/2020

GROSS 130 6/8 128 3/8 133 4/8 135 131 5/8 133 3/8 131 1/8 129 7/8 142 3/8 135 3/8 129 4/8 126 7/8 136 5/8 128 131 2/8 152 5/8 129 2/8 131 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Kevin Bueter Robert A. Duliba Craig Biesik Stephen M. Finelli Joseph M. Cooper Elizabeth Woodward Mac Mabry Kurt Webber/Jeff Riley Jack Lester James McCrobie, Jr. George Laufenberg Stan Lumsden Julio Delgado Max Anderson Morgan Mathew Crates John Porambo Paul David Lamb Cole Hartman

DATE 10/25/2020 11/14/2020 10/22/2005 12/30/2020 10/5/2020 11/4/2020 10/28/2015 11/3/2020 11/4/2020 9/23/2002 10/22/2011 12/15/2014 11/8/2020 12/5/2020 11/13/2020 11/28/2020 11/14/2020 10/31/2020

MEASURER J. Lacefield R. Smith E. Jones T. Smail L. Hayes T. Heil C. Neill J. Farren S. McDonald C. Wilcox B. Laufenberg R. Register R. Nail C. Neill J. Workman R. Register J. Kubalak T. Spacek

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TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER VELVET SCORE 164 2/8 148 7/8 146 5/8 139 135 5/8 133 5/8

GROSS 172 5/8 160 7/8 159 142 148 5/8 142 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Zach Bush Gavin Black Travis Hardesty Zack Walton Brandon Coslow Kristi Peters

AREA/ST/PROV Hart County, KY Foster County, ND Meade County, KY Stutsman County, ND Washington County, KY Meade County, KY

DATE 9/5/2020 9/1/2019 9/5/2020 9/5/2020 9/19/2020 9/7/2019

MEASURER W. Cooper D. Erickstad M. Verble J. Zins J. Lacefield M. Verble

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NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER

WORLD RECORD 327 1/8

SCORE 259 2/8 240 2/8 229 4/8 222 5/8 214 2/8 213 209 5/8 209 208 4/8 204 5/8 204 4/8 201 7/8 201 2/8 200 3/8 200 198 2/8 197 7/8 197 1/8 196 4/8 196 1/8 195 7/8 195 2/8 194 7/8 194 6/8 194 4/8 194 1/8 194 193 6/8 193 4/8 192 5/8 191 7/8 191 3/8 190 7/8 190 1/8 189 7/8 188 6/8

AREA/ST/PROV Delaware County, IN Miami County, KS Washington County, IN Lucas County, IA Niagara County, NY Marion County, IA Fulton County, IL Floyd County, IA Waupaca County, WI Collin County, TX Warren County, IA Owen County, IN Union County, SD Jewell County, KS Douglas County, KS Johnson County, NE Nodaway County, MO Portage County, WI Morris County, NJ Wayne County, IL Newton County, IN Clinton County, IA Iowa County, WI Allen County, IN Ferry County, WA Waukesha County, WI Johnston County, OK Muscatine County, IA Ellinor Lake, SAS Howard County, MO Cass County, IN Lewis County, MO Allegheny County, PA Pold County, WI Mille Lacs County, MN Tippecanoe County, IN

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GROSS 267 7/8 254 7/8 241 5/8 232 4/8 221 3/8 217 5/8 219 4/8 225 214 6/8 214 212 3/8 209 6/8 211 3/8 213 5/8 203 2/8 200 5/8 203 6/8 204 1/8 201 209 3/8 212 5/8 199 199 5/8 204 7/8 201 4/8 196 6/8 203 5/8 203 3/8 200 2/8 197 6/8 199 1/8 200 199 2/8 201 1/8 199 194 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Rex A. Millspaugh Mark Sutherland Terry N. Carpenter Jeffrey T. Hand Phillip Pless Colton Taylor Steve Scholler Philip Parcher Adam J Lorge Brandon Lee Hughes Greg Alan Nelson Joshua L. Swartzentruber Kade Bohan Gale Jeffrey Seth Martin Phillip Woltemath Matthew G. Strueby Derek J. Fletcher Kenneth Baker Charles Adam Montgomery Brandon F. Allen Kerry Dake Kelly Ware Trace R. Koble Jeff Graves Alexander Lavery Bill Erwin Benjamin W. Eagle Ryan Onufreychuk Daniel Riley Mike Duke Garret Kramer Andrew Ringbloom Kyle Koshiol Johnny Elvin Rick Emery, Jr.

WINTER 2021

DATE MEASURER 10/25/2020 T. Wright 11/9/2020 T. Donnelly 10/21/2020 J. Ohmer 11/27/2020 C. Coburn 11/8/2020 D. Haseley 11/4/2019 K. Fredrickson 11/8/2020 E. Jones 11/19/2018 K. Freymiller 9/12/2020 E. Conradt 10/14/2020 K. Easley 11/16/2018 K. Freymiller 10/24/2020 R. Graber 11/8/2020 J. Weltz 11/3/2020 J. Lunde 11/2/2020 R. Loberger 11/2/2020 M. Dudzinski 11/1/2019 D. Ream 11/13/2020 S. Zirbel 11/7/2020 M. Kronyak 11/6/2020 L. Konyndyk 11/12/2020 J. Bugucki 11/29/2020 D. Boland 10/4/2020 D. Peterson, Jr. 10/2/2020 J. Bugucki 11/27/2020 S. Duchow 10/28/2020 R. Walter 11/4/2019 B. Holt 11/16/2021 C. Belknap 9/18/2020 H. Dreger 11/15/2020 N. Davis 11/8/2020 R. Graber 10/4/2020 C. Coble 9/19/2020 D. Razza 9/17/2020 J. Lunde 10/14/1982 D. Boland 11/13/2020 R. Graber

GROSS 193 7/8 193 6/8 195 3/8 194 6/8 188 7/8 199 4/8 193 1/8 188 6/8 189 4/8 185 3/8 186 5/8 189 5/8 199 2/8 190 6/8 186 3/8 182 6/8 185 4/8 185 2/8 187 4/8 184 184 7/8 193 6/8 182 3/8 182 183 181 1/8 179 1/8 181 3/8 183 6/8 185 4/8 185 1/8 184 5/8 182 2/8 182 1/8 185 3/8 175 5/8 200 4/8 184 4/8 175 3/8 181 2/8 179 2/8 180 3/8 180 1/8 172 1/8 178 5/8 171 5/8 176 7/8 175 2/8 175 4/8 185 3/8 175 7/8 186 4/8 174 1/8 176 5/8 174 6/8 170 7/8 169 6/8 184 5/8 174 6/8 169 6/8 169 165 7/8 171 5/8 173 1/8 173 7/8 172 6/8 172 3/8 168 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Ryan Neilson John Michael Guyton, Jr. John M. Kelly Marty Kearney Hunter Miller Sam Skillings Robert J. Reutter Sammuel Hemmerick Chester Dodgson Shannon Crouch Lee H. Harris Bradon Livermore Tyler Lee Campbell Rodney Bolick Daniel Winnie Keenan Hering Kendal L. Bax Terry G. Young Andrew Clemens John Peterson Kellyann Abrahamsen Matthew S. Martin Jamison Shaffer Andrew Witberler James Squires Brad L. Brand Dexter Ray Cody Jenkins Megan Biel James Harber Ryan Hagan Ethan Stillwell Blake Marquardt Chandler Jacob Raymond Harris David Ferguson Delvin Horst Todd Tobin Chad Hoff Parker Yost Zachary Allen Worth Owen Mayo Bruton Lyle Bontrager Carl D. Maines Richard Sipe Mark H. Hyer Joe Ripperger Jerome Vainovskis Justin T. Thompson Michael Tiedt Avery C. Rolland James Harber Michael Goodman Joel Goodwin Michael Schwarz Bob Coombs Bill Looser Ethan Suttles Scott Beaudette Ron Coyne Jason Lashinski Shawn Wesley Voletz Randy Wittman Jarrod L. Adkins Garrett Jones Thomas T. McEntrie Kevin J. Railsback James Descalso, Sr.

MEASURER M. Casey C.R. Newland W. Cooper M. Casey R. Newton III S. Ashley J. Knevel W. Baker B. Watson T. Donnelly C. Belknap G. Hempey M. Moline J. Matuszewski D. Scicchitano E. Nelson L. Lueckenhoff D. Boland J. Hindman S. Grabow D. Erickson G. Howard R. Graber T. Heil K. Rimer T. Wright J. Lunde E. DeYoung T. Kalsbeck K. Witt D. Weddle C. Gallup A. Sternagel D. Scofield D. Pfeiffer J. Braithwait W. Rench N. Stiens J. Lunde R. Oberle L. Davis C. Neill D. Weddle W. Tyler J. Moore S. Duchow S. Grabow J. Lunde E. Robinson S. Zirbel R. Krueger K. Witt D. Baumler R. Smith S. Zirbel R. Register W. Bellman A. Youman J. Lunde G. Lackey S. Grabow D. Boland J. Moore D. Yancy W. Cooper O. Carpenter III E. Stanosheck J. Matuszewski

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WORLD RECORD 327 1/8

NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER VELVET

SCORE 161 2/8 159 6/8 159 2/8 158 7/8 158 4/8 158 2/8 158 1/8 158 1/8 157 6/8 156 7/8 156 6/8 156 5/8 155 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Clark County, KY Grayson County, TX Winona County, MN Marquette County, WI Jefferson County, IN Fond Du Lac County, Wi Pawnee County, OK Johnson County, IA Norton County, KS St. Croix County, WI Ray County, MO Boliver County, MS Clark County, WI

GROSS 169 6/8 174 5/8 164 4/8 171 4/8 176 7/8 165 1/8 164 1/8 168 165 6/8 162 178 1/8 164 3/8 164 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Derek T. Jones James Harber Tedd Hess Robert L. Kampen Dustin Vice Robin Stibb Steven C. Cassaday Landon William Hummel Kerwin T. Farmer Charles Frank Chad Miller Nathan Rhett McKnight Carter Grewe

DATE 10/31/2020 11/13/2020 11/1/2020 10/30/2020 11/3/2020 11/16/2020 11/5/2020 11/9/2019 11/8/2020 9/19/2020 11/12/2020 10/13/2020 10/18/2020

MEASURER J. Lacefield K. Witt C. Pierce J. Ramsey A. Clark M. Miller J. Langley D. Boland R. Banaszak J. Lunde C. Collins C. Neill P. Jensen

SCORE 179 3/8

GROSS 186 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Austin Stenvold

AREA/ST/PROV Sargent County, ND

DATE 9/6/2020

MEASURER J. Zins

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TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK

WORLD RECORD 430 0/8

SCORE 390 5/8 388 2/8 367 2/8 365 6/8 365 2/8 362 4/8 362 1/8 357 1/8 355 6/8 351 2/8

AREA/ST/PROV Beaverhead County, MT McKenzie County, ND Catron County, NM Sheridan County, NE Phillips County, MT Kittitas County, WA Coconino County, AZ Mesa County, AZ Niobrara County, WY Archuleta County, CO

GROSS 401 3/8 398 7/8 388 6/8 379 2/8 374 3/8 372 2/8 375 3/8 366 359 1/8 363 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jared M. Smithson Joce Hugelen Dave Anana/Cordova Navar Joe Sutliff/Spring Meadows Tim Neugebauer/Tayler Michels John Faulkner L. Mark Hardy Jerry Davis Jess E. Kucera Gary Gasperini

DATE MEASURER 9/26/2020 F. King 9/27/2020 S. Lang 9/16/2020 J. Davis 9/6/2020 S. Woitaszewski 9/16/2020 R. Pesek 9/18/2020 R. Spaulding 9/12/2020 P. Dalrymple 9/15/2016 J. Verzuh 9/19/2020 M. Gideon 9/24/2020 T. Rogers

Species: Alaska Brown Bear Score: 28 15/16 Hunter: David Harrison Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Date: 05/31/2021

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Species: Non-Typical Whitetail Score: 183 7/8 Hunter: Sam Skillings Location: Dunn County, Wi. Date: 10/30/2020

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TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 430 0/8

TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 430 0/8

SCORE 349 6/8 349 2/8 349 1/8 347 5/8 347 4/8 343 341 4/8 341 339 1/8 337 7/8 337 4/8 335 5/8 331 7/8 331 328 4/8 327 3/8 324 5/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE MEASURER Carbon County, UT 8/24/2020 C. Mitton Big Horn County, MT 9/11/2020 T. Barnes Los alamos County, NM 9/11/2016 T. Watts Douglas County, CO 9/26/2020 M. Moline Fergus County, MT 10/11/2020 D. Janes Phillips County, MT 9/25/2020 T. Heil Albany County, WY 9/18/2020 T. Morang Garfield County, CO 9/17/2020 D. Peterson, Jr. Powell County, MT 9/9/2020 R. Burtis Sheridan County, WY 9/1/2020 G. Mefford Coconino County, AZ 9/19/2014 P. Dalrymple Mesa County, CO 9/13/2020 J. Fields II Apache County, AZ 9/19/2020 R. Grace Albany County, WY 9/1/2020 E. Boley Yavapai County, AZ 9/22/2018 E. Fanchin Grant County, OR 9/3/2020 C. Lynde Sublette County, WY 9/20/2016 R. Harris

SCORE 323 323 321 5/8 321 1/8 318 7/8 318 317 315 313 5/8 312 5/8 312 2/8 312 2/8 312 311 5/8 311 4/8 310 309 3/8

AREA/ST/PROV DATE Deer Lodge County, MT 9/6/2020 Catron County, NM 9/11/2020 Lincoln County, WY 9/17/2020 Rio Blanco County, CO 9/3/2020 Lemhi County, ID 9/3/2011 Custer County, ID 9/18/2020 Garfield County, CO 9/12/2020 Madison County, MT 9/25/2020 Lewis & Clark County, MT 9/20/2020 Gila County, AZ 9/18/2020 Knott County, KY 11/30/2017 Moffat County, CO 9/12/2020 Park County, MT 9/30/2020 Larimer County, CO 9/28/2020 Petroleum County, MT 9/28/2020 Alamosa County, CO 9/18/2020 Chouteau County, MT 9/8/2020

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GROSS 358 7/8 363 355 5/8 354 7/8 351 5/8 347 1/8 346 5/8 351 344 6/8 355 3/8 345 3/8 343 6/8 345 2/8 337 4/8 343 7/8 340 1/8 332 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Chase Archibeque Jim Kennedy Doug Aikin Robert Neumueller David Duvall Kevin A. Schaetzl Nicholas Carlson/Y3 Outfitters Dwight Gunderson Henry Scott Darr Colton August Malli/Beaver Trap Outfitters Tracy Hardy Greg Spurgeon Bryan Yorksmith Mark Adamson Jesse McDaniel David Seida Andrew Harpster

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GROSS 327 6/8 332 7/8 331 5/8 332 5/8 326 4/8 327 7/8 322 5/8 320 7/8 336 345 4/8 321 2/8 320 5/8 325 2/8 318 1/8 322 5/8 324 3/8 343 2/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Tim Moore Chris Niro/Justin Webb Leslie Hillberg Russell Sharp Jeffery S. Wiseman Charles Todd Wooten Ryan Hall Daryl Pilarski Keith John Norbeck Mark Kramer Daniel Williams/Arthur Wells Gary Scherping/Berman Bullard A.H. Spence/Elk Ridge Outfitters Reed Andries Taylor Grothe Bobby Dye/Mike Bondurant Adam Reisenauer/Scott Tinklenberg

MEASURER G. Dearth S. Keithley R. Loberger S. Gobeli S. Heatley Z. Walton D. Waechtler C. Kozitka D. Eider C. Fechner D. Weddle T. Rogers D. Erickson J. Knez M. Dryak S. Brown K. Krause

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TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 430 0/8

TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 430 0/8

SCORE 308 4/8 307 2/8 307 305 6/8 305 3/8 304 6/8 304 2/8 303 4/8 303 3/8 302 4/8 301 6/8 293 7/8 293 1/8 293 1/8 292 6/8 292 5/8 291 3/8 290 5/8 288 2/8 287 6/8 285 5/8 285 4/8 283 5/8 280 4/8 280 2/8 280 279 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Routt County, CO Coconino, AZ Garfield County, CO Mineral County, CO Navajo County, AZ Moffat County, CO Bighorn County, MT Lewis County, WA Apache County, AZ Socorro County, NM Bell County, KY San Juan County, UT Judith Basin County, MT Park County, WY Carbon County, WY Beaverhead County, MT Grant County, OR Rio Grande County, CO Routt County, CO Lewis & Clark County, MT Grand County, CO Lemhi County, ID Custer County, ID Apache County, AZ Park County, WY Duchesne County, UT Carter County, MT

SCORE 278 1/8 276 6/8 274 6/8 273 4/8 272 3/8 272 2/8 270 7/8 270 1/8 269 2/8 267 4/8 267 266 264 3/8 263 7/8 263 5/8 260 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Sanders County, MT Gunnison County, CO Yavapai County, AZ Missoula County, MT Bonniville County, ID Sheridan County, WY Navajo County, AZ Treasure County, MT Fremont County, CO Custer County, ID La Plata County, CO Saguache County, CO Valley County, ID Athabasca, ALB Rio Blanco County, CO Carbon County, WY

GROSS 313 5/8 314 6/8 310 316 2/8 325 4/8 316 5/8 330 6/8 309 3/8 327 4/8 313 6/8 312 4/8 301 2/8 300 2/8 299 7/8 309 1/8 297 2/8 300 7/8 295 297 5/8 293 1/8 291 2/8 293 2/8 292 2/8 314 5/8 290 6/8 288 4/8 282

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Levi Goeden Justin Rozixh Mark E. Brathol David R Hughes Daniel Leonard/AZ Pro Elk, Justin Webb Michael Luttrell Brock Coyle John Mack Bryan Yorksmith Jason Sheridan/Frontier Outfitting Zac Sells Mark Turner Michael L. Roth Ron Niziolek Jim Horneck/Chance Miika Otava Ted W. Netter Travis Justin Layne Ryan Douglas Nathanael Ryan Castagne Jim Russell Miika Otava Jerry G. Brownlee Jim Walton Sam Niziolek Nicholas A. Simpkins Tyler James Schroeder/Rich Schneider

DATE 9/4/2020 9/16/2020 9/23/2020 9/21/2020 9/22/2020 9/11/2019 9/5/2020 9/15/2018 9/15/2015 9/11/2019 9/20/2020 9/16/2016 9/23/2020 9/23/2020 9/23/2019 9/28/2020 9/6/2020 9/11/2017 9/24/2020 9/12/2020 9/28/2020 9/21/2020 9/27/2020 9/19/2019 9/20/2020 9/10/2016 9/16/2019

MEASURER K. Fredrickson P. Podborny T. Bradley R. Crocker M. Olson R. Sniff M. Barrett R. Spaulding R. Grace R. Steverson M. Olson R. Rockwell S. Duchow M. Barrett D. Evenson C. Ferrell C. Lynde B. Harriman R. Sniff T. Barnes A. Sternagel C. Ferrell R. Harris Z. Walton R. Niziolek R. Ebert S. Zirbel

GROSS 288 4/8 315 6/8 281 279 279 278 5/8 286 7/8 280 4/8 280 274 5/8 273 6/8 275 5/8 273 4/8 267 6/8 271 1/8 269 4/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Sean Pritchard/Elk Creek Outfitting Robert Hubbard Lance Robert Poole/James Fleming Jordan L. Carter Miika Otava Chad Ludwigson Robert Plate Mike Cadwell Michael W. Stanley Todd Grimm Mark Bean Blake Hokamp/Lilly Edwin Casey R. Clark Shane Brown Dominic Baker Steven Rinckey

DATE MEASURER 308 9/12/2020 B. Ihlenfeldt 9/25/2020 R. Rockwell 9/30/2020 J. Knez 9/12/2020 K. Lehr 9/8/2018 C. Ferrell 9/17/2020 E. Jones 11/16/2020 M. Cupell 10/5/2020 L. Buhmann 9/20/2020 M. Moline 9/7/2009 R. Willmore 9/16/2019 J. Gardner 9/15/2020 R. Krueger 9/25/2020 R. Addison 10/1/2020 B. Rudyk 9/8/2020 E. Nelson 9/7/2019 L. Hansen

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NON-TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK

WORLD RECORD 442 0/8

SCORE 370 3/8

AREA/ST/PROV Gila County, AZ

GROSS 380 5/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Colton Guilliams

DATE 11/15/2020

MEASURER R. Tone

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ROOSEVELT’S ELK SCORE 332 6/8 325 4/8

GROSS 340 2/8 333 5/8

WORLD RECORD 398 1/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Kelly Warren Gordon G. Hoffnagle/Ken Wilson

AREA/ST/PROV Benton County, OR Coos County, OR

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DATE 9/24/2020 9/15/2020

MEASURER L. Jones S. Duchow

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ROOSEVELT’S ELK CONTINUED

WORLD RECORD 398 1/8

CANADA MOOSE VELVET

SCORE 289 276 1/8 256 236 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Del norte County, CA Curry County, OR Benton County, OR Coos County, OR

GROSS 299 6/8 282 262 5/8 246

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Preston Lee Farrior/Aaron Griffith Claude Frost Cole Pelky Charles D. Trover/Spoon Creek Outfitters

DATE 9/28/2020 9/18/2020 9/6/2020 8/29/2020

MEASURER G. Hooper T. Micetich S. Miles T. Rozewski

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TULE ELK SCORE 241 4/8 237 3/8

WORLD RECORD 334 2/8 GROSS 247 1/8 247 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Timothy Vance/Golden Ram Gilbert R. Garcia

AREA/ST/PROV Mendocino County, CA Inyo County, CA

DATE 8/3/2020 8/8/2020

MEASURER D. Allen C. Fritz

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ALASKA-YUKON MOOSE

WORLD RECORD 249 1/8

SCORE 207 4/8 176 3/8 172 4/8 170 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Rogue River, YUK Faro, YUK Matanuska River, AK [Fairbanks, AK

GROSS 219 4/8 186 5/8 177 182

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jim Shockey/Kristin Anderson Davis Dr. Kresimir P Lackovic/Steve Peachey Mathew Malnoske D.J. Stinchcomb

DATE 9/12/2020 9/25/2020 8/11/2020 9/23/2012

MEASURER F. Pringle P. Martin T. Embry E. Feron

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CANADA MOOSE SCORE 177 6/8 173 2/8 167 5/8 165 3/8 150 4/8

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GROSS 187 4/8 177 6/8 169 5/8 170 0/8 156 2/8

WORLD RECORD 222 1/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Rick Popovitch/Gundaho Jordan Charuk Philip Palmer Wayne Nations/Wizard Lake Joshua Stenvold

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AREA/ST/PROV Muncho Lake, BC Vermilion River, ALB East Kootenay, BC Greenview, ALB Rolette County, ND

DATE MEASURER 9/21/2018 R. Johndrow 9/27/2020 D. Bromberger 9/17/2020 D. Patterson 9/17/2019 R. Steverson 9/26/2020 J. Zins

SCORE 165 5/8

GROSS 171 1/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Dustin J. Wald

AREA/ST/PROV Renville County, ND

DATE 9/4/2020

MEASURER D. Scofield

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SHIRAS’ MOOSE SCORE 164 160 4/8 153 4/8 153 141 7/8

GROSS 174 163 159 6/8 168 154 7/8

WORLD RECORD 192 0/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jordon C. Nelson D.J. Stinchcomb Ronald Bohnert, Jr. Paul G. Hicks/Ray Kiemper Jim Kennedy

AREA/ST/PROV Summit County, CO Uintah County, UT Saquache County, CO Mineral County, CO Madison County, MT

DATE 9/22/2020 9/28/2020 9/18/2020 9/12/2020 9/15/2020

MEASURER J. Mancuso E. Feron R. Rockwell K. Witt T. Barnes

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MUSKOX SCORE 119 114 107 6/8 105 4/8 103 99 2/8 98 2/8 94 2/8 93 2/8 90 2/8

WORLD RECORD 127 2/8 GROSS 123 2/8 116 112 6/8 109 4/8 105 4/8 101 100 6/8 97 94 4/8 96 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Derek Gentile James Horneck Alex Bias Samuel C. Johnson, IV Mike Lutt Mark Titus/Karsten Lings Mike Swank/Karl Jorgen Lee Duet/North Safaris Donald Bradford Schofield/Herb Feldmann Thomas Wauters/Christian Heinz

AREA/ST/PROV Arsuk, GRN Chesterfield Inlet, NUN Nunivak, AK Nunivak, AK Kanderlussuag, GRN Kangerlussuaq, GRN Sisimiut, GRN Kanderlussuqq, GRN Southern Greenland, GRN Kangerlussuag, GRN

DATE 9/12/2019 8/27/2019 2/12/2020 8/5/2021 8/5/2019 8/11/2019 11/8/2019 8/22/2018 9/19/2019 8/24/2019

MEASURER S. Kirkland S. Godfrey D. Poole G. Colbath R. Krueger M. Kronyak C. Collins R. Steverson J. Fields II S. Zirbel

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PRONGHORN ANTELOPE

WORLD RECORD 91 4/8

SCORE 82 76 6/8 76 75 4/8 75 4/8 73 2/8 72 6/8 72 2/8 71 6/8 71 70 4/8 70 2/8 70 2/8 70 2/8 70 70 69 6/8 69 68 4/8 68 2/8 68 68 67 4/8 67 4/8 67 2/8 67

AREA/ST/PROV Graham County, AZ Harding County, SD Sweetwater County, WY Weld County, CO Niobrara County, WY Campbell County, WY Johnson County, WY Converse County, WY Moffat County, CO Las Animas County, CO McCone County, MT Johnson County, WY Natrona County, WY Hartley County, TX Yavapai County, AZ Fremont County, WY Converse County, WY Sweetwater County, WY Campbell County, WY Moffat County, CO Harding County, SD Converse County, WY Lemhi County, ID Pueblo County, CO Powder River County, MT Converse County, CO

GROSS 84 6/8 80 77 6/8 76 4/8 76 6/8 74 4/8 74 4/8 74 73 2/8 73 72 2/8 71 6/8 72 4/8 71 74 2/8 71 71 2/8 70 6/8 69 2/8 72 4/8 71 6/8 69 69 2/8 70 2/8 68 6/8 68 6/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Steven Ward/ward’s outfitters Kristopher Springman/Jeff Mueller Clint A. Dana V. Bruce Clark Jess Kucera Tyler Klamm James Levakoff/Forhes Outfitters Thomas R. Brasseur/Spearhead Ranch Phil J. Grunert Lee Michael Duet/Larry Zappanti, Jr. Trevor D. Gust Gabriel Mills/Triple 3 Outfitters David Schulz Brandon Ray John Andrews Fred B. Davis Hunter Colella Charles Feldmann Thomas Eichhorst Ivan C. James, II Kent Reierson Charles Fuller/JJ Wemer Travis Heyrend Wayne Depperschmidt Jerry E. Strese Scott Jankowski

DATE MEASURER 8/22/2020 A. Cramer 9/16/2020 G. Baisden 8/21/2020 V. Dana 8/19/2020 C. Anderson, Jr. 9/20/2020 R. Thaden 9/10/2020 J. Hoenk 8/15/2020 K. Schilling 8/19/2020 J. Wencley 10/1/1999 G. Hooper 8/17/2020 C. Neill 9/17/2020 D. Scofield 9/11/2020 L. Streiff 8/22/2016 G. Siggins 10/4/2020 R. Parsons 8/29/2020 E. Fanchin 8/15/2020 D. Razza 8/24/2020 C. Anderson, Jr. 8/22/2018 M. Golightly 8/18/2020 S. Zirbel 9/10/2020 R. Rockwell 9/11/2020 C. Richardson 8/22/2020 B. Dampman 8/16/2019 R. Atwood 8/15/2020 B. Smith 9/24/2020 K. Zimmerman 8/26/2020 B. Smith

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

WORLD RECORD 53 4/8

SCORE 50 4/8 49 2/8 47 2/8 41 4/8

AREA/ST/PROV Kittitas County, WA San Juan County, UT Salt Lake County, UT Summit County, CO

GROSS 50 4/8 49 4/8 47 6/8 42

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Jason Duby Dustin Mitchell Edwin Kip Fowler Charles Hicks

DATE 10/31/2020 9/25/2020 9/5/2020 9/10/2020

MEASURER R. Spaulding D. Cowley B. Capes B. Smith

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BIGHORN SHEEP SCORE 194 179 4/8 178 168 5/8 164 6/8 154 2/8 145 3/8

GROSS 195 181 178 6/8 169 1/8 166 4/8 158 4/8 146 1/8

WORLD RECORD 209 1/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Carson Eddie Don Davidson, Jr. John Hampton Jerome C. Garcia Kevin Campbell Kay A. Davidson Jason Stafford

AREA/ST/PROV Phillips County, MT Chouteau County, MT Taos County, NM El Paso County, CO Ravalli County, MT Lewis & Clark County, MT Park County, WY

DATE 11/15/2020 11/20/2020 8/10/2020 11/9/2020 10/31/2020 11/10/2009 10/25/2020

MEASURER O. Opre R. Burtis J. Willems L. Leake D. Morina R. Burtis R. Niziolek

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DALL’S SHEEP SCORE 155 3/8 154 1/8 140 3/8

GROSS 155 7/8 154 7/8 141 1/8

WORLD RECORD 174 0/8 HUNTER/OUTFITTER Remi Warren Jonah M. Stewart Cameron Gray

AREA/ST/PROV Eklutna, AK Chugach, AK Dietrich River, AK

DATE 9/5/2018 10/6/2020 8/22/2020

MEASURER A. Mudd N. Muche N. Muche

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DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP

WORLD RECORD 186 4/8

SCORE 185 6/8 180 6/8 179 3/8 154 6/8 134 1/8

AREA/ST/PROV Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Sonora, MEX Churchhill County, NV Mesa County, CO

GROSS 187 182 6/8 179 3/8 155 4/8 135 3/8

HUNTER/OUTFITTER Thomas L Muza/Amigos Guides and Outfitters William Tittle/Pancho Arce Timothy Vance/Shane Palister Thomas Hansen/Nevada Hunting Services Scott Gillespie/Justin Davison

DATE 1/4/2021 3/1/2021 1/31/2020 11/25/2020 11/14/2020

MEASURER R. Grace E. Fanchin F. Noska IV T. Humes J. Bradley

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Super Slam Hunting

By Chuck Adams

SET UP YOUR MAGIC MOMENT!

N

ow is the time to reflect on what we, as bowhunters, did that was right or wrong during the past hunting season.

Success or failure boils down to what kind of shooting opportunity you tried to set up while hunting from a stand or moving around on foot. Decisions you make can ensure success or lead to frustrating failure.

Here’s one example. Many years ago, a Texas rancher friend of mine suggested I sit in a natural brush blind he had already built near a waterhole. Whitetail deer

supposedly flocked to the stock tank in midday because it was the only water in miles. In addition, the weather was hot in late December—a common occurrence in South Texas. Perfect. Or so I thought.

As I settled in the first morning, I noticed that all deer trails came straight at the blind. I also realized the water’s edge was only ten yards in front of me. If deer did come in, shooting would be next to impossible. Too close for drawing on skittish whitetails, and body angles were likely to be wrong. Deer would probably hear my clothing rustle or my arYears ago, Chuck took this Texas whitetail after moving the ground row slide across blind location for better shooting distance and angle. You can control some things in bowhunting to increase your odds of success. the rest, and the only broadside angle would be as animals turned to walk away.

Sadly, I was right. Dozens of deer drank in front of me during the next eight hours. One was a 5x5 with a stunning spread and very long tines. But every deer walked directly toward me, sucked up water, and whirled away on a dime.

All I had were frontal chest and butt shots.

I could hear the animals smack their lips and see their eyelashes flutter. But not one presented a shot. The only good thing was

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the wind. With a steady breeze in my face and camouflage that perfectly matched my surroundings, those deer did not have a clue I was there.

That evening, I decided to move. Next dawn, I cut a shooting window in thick mesquite brush cross-wind from the pond and 20 to 25 yards from the deer trails.

The hours that followed were special.

The pocket thermometer dangling from a branch beside me rose to 95 degrees, and a constant parade of whitetails came to water. With the new blind location, every deer drank broadside. Wind direction was excellent, and shooting distance was ideal.

Late that afternoon, after seeing nearly two dozen bucks, I caught a flicker of antlers through the brush. Seconds later, the same wide 5x5 stepped out, studied the waterhole, and waded in up to his knees.

His lips had barely touched liquid when my arrow sizzled through both lungs from 25 yards.

By changing the blind location, I arranged a perfect shot. It was a lesson I have never forgotten, even after decades of bowhunting. If an ambush situation does not seem right, change your strategy immediately to avoid wasting time!

Some bowhunters hope and pray for ideal shooting opportunities. Others deliberately set them up. You cannot control everything in bowhunting, but you can control a lot.

The first thing every deer hunter should decide is what constitutes the ideal shooting distance. Most archers have a favorite range or a window of opportunity that seems most comfortable to them. On whitetails, for instance, my ideal distance is 20 to 25 yards. Closer than that, and I know deer will be intimately threatened by tiny noises I make or by the sound of my bow. Farther away, bucks will have too much time to move unexpectedly or duck the arrow.

On mule deer, blacktail deer, elk, and other critters, I bowhunt on the ground, and my favorite distance window is 30 to 40 yards. I can hit a 4-inch spot most of the time at these ranges, and I know I can sometimes stalk that close to bedded, feeding, or rutting critters. Twenty or twenty-five yards is more difficult to achieve at ground level, and there really isn’t any point. So why jeopardize a stalk by trying to get closer when 30 or 40 yards is your sure-kill distance?

Once you decide on distance, you can set up tree stands or ground blinds to produce ideal shots. If you stalk or still hunt, you don’t need to agonize over shooting range if you know how far you feel confident. You should shoot a lot before hunting season to learn your maximum effective range with a bow.

Everyone is different, and only you can determine your personal comfort zone.

From a stand, you should set up so animals angle past with eyes focused away from you. Distance alone is not the only key to success. For example, I always try to place my tree stands above the outside curve of a deer trail. Animals naturally look ahead along a curving trail…and away from me.

When foot hunting, I look over terrain and only approach game when I won’t be seen or heard. Some bowhunters have the bad habit of creeping within bow range of a bedded animal, then getting impatient and tossing a pebble or blowing a predator call to get the target up for the shot. Not a good idea! An alerted animal is a string-jumping animal, even if it isn’t sure what alerted it. You should wait for bedded bucks and bulls to get up naturally—even if you have to wait all day. Let the critter rise, stretch, and turn more or less broadside with its head down or turned away. By waiting, you can control the shot on a fully relaxed animal.

Just last September, I stalked a nice pronghorn in my home state of Wyoming.

The buck was bedded alone in high sage, and I managed to crawl within 40 yards.

Then the waiting game began. Over one hour later, the “goat” finally stood up to gawk at another antelope in the distance.

Pronghorns can see almost full circle, so I waited till the animal dropped his head behind a bush to feed. One shot through the chest put him down in seconds.

By knowing my shooting comfort zone and waiting for a broadside chance at a completely unaware animal, I set up the kind of shot every bowhunter dreams about!

Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out Chuck’s new website at chuckadamsarchery.com for his weekly blog, plus striking photos, unique products, and one-of-a-kind bowhunting memorabilia.

Chuck’s 2021 pronghorn made him wait more than an hour before the bedded buck stood up 40 yards away. One shot, at the completely relaxed animal, put it down in seconds.

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Adventure Bowhunter

By Tom Miranda

KALAHARI GOLD

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ust like the arid lands of North America, the forbidden landscapes of the world’s hot deserts are scorched and barren. Yet, scattered between searing sand and blistering rock live unique plant species and a variety of animals that have evolved to adapt literally for weeks without water in some of the hottest temperatures found on the planet.

Although the desert carries a moniker of a very hot, dry place, the actual definition of a desert is a landscape that receives significantly small amounts of rain.

Thus, Antarctica is considered the largest desert on earth, covering eight and a half million square miles. The north pole’s arctic region

is second in size, and the Sahara Desert of North Africa third.

Africa’s Sahara may get top billing for the size of a hot desert, yet Namibia’s Kalahari abounds with much more African big game. The Kalahari is a vast expanse covering portions of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. Known as semiarid, the Kalahari’s waves of grassy dunes create a lush habitat for many species, including giraffes, big cats, birds of prey, and numerous plains antelope species from kudu and zebra to oryx and springbok.

The Kalahari is also steeped in bowhunting tradition, populated by the San peoples, a society of huntergatherers thought to be one of the oldest

cultures on earth. Tribal hunters of this region are the Kalahari bushmen and are considered some of the first people ever to use the bow and arrow for hunting.

Cave paintings dating back 100,000 years depict these bushmen hunting with stick and string.

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY I had hunted the Kalahari several times for various species from the tiny dik-dik and black-faced impala found in the north and, of course, the namesake Kalahari springbok to the south. However, this trip to the southwestern Kalahari was destined to be special.

I had met Dr. Gert Van NieKerk through an email to learn of his interest in the Kalahari and the Golden oryx.

Dr. Van NieKerk has been studying Burchell’s

Tom Miranda with his striking Golden oryx.

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Golden oryx for over 20 years and is credited for much of the newest scientific information on this unique species.

English explorer, and naturalist, William John Burchell first encountered the Golden oryx as early as 1811. Burchell, who documented the plains zebra that is now his namesake, spent over four years documenting African plants and animals in remote areas of the Kalahari.

Dr. Van NieKerk’s research, with help from William John Burchell’s grandson Dr. Frederick Burchell, has re-established several herds of Golden oryx that are now thriving in Namibia and South Africa.

With an estimated population of just

under 1000 animals, and at Dr.Van NieKirk’s invitation, I would get the opportunity to bowhunt a mature, male Golden oryx. At the time, I was told if I was successful, I would be the first bowhunter in modern times to legally harvest a true wild Golden oryx.

Where the Kalahari oryx (gemsbok) are black, Golden oryx are truly golden— including facial markings, eyes, ears, mane, tail, horns, and hooves.

Although Golden oryx look similar to their Kalahari cousin, they are different in more than their colored markings.

Golden oryx have larger skulls than their desert relatives, with their horns set

farther apart. Interestingly the Arabian oryx of North Africa has the smallest skull, followed by the Scimitar, East African, Fringe-Eared oryx, Angolan, Kalahari, and finally Burchell’s Golden oryx with the largest skull found the furthest from the equator. The Golden oryx is not an animal bred for its color; the golden is a polymorphism of the Kalahari oryx and occurs naturally in the wild. It’s thought that in the infancy of Africa’s expansion of Dutch settlers in the early 1800s, the Golden oryx were prized as unique animals and eventually hunted to the point that fewer and fewer Goldens were being found.

Miranda poses with one of his Kalahari oryx, notice the all-black markings compared to the Golden oryx.

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GOLD FEVER

Tom Miranda hikes the grassy dunes of the Kalahari in southeastern Namibia.

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My first glimpse of the oryx was through a pair of binoculars as a herd of about 60 animals grazed into the wind. The distance was about a half-mile, and the entire herd had watched our buggy crest the dune where we stopped to glass. I could tell that this adventure was likely going to be a very difficult bowhunt, as this herd contained only about 10% Golden oryx, both males, females, plus young. The rest were Kalahari oryx males, females, and young sporting black markings— identical to my two previous trophies taken on separate trips to the Kalahari many years prior.

Oryx fall into a category known as ringed-horns. These antelope sport horns that show defined horizontal ringed ridges. Both male and female oryx have horns.

And often, the females sport the longest daggers. Males can be identified with their heavy-based horns or their penile sheath. My target would be a male Golden, and the only serious plan to take one on video would be to find a Golden bull or maybe two walking alone— then pull off a stalk…….a needle in a haystack chance.

We first decided to at least try to slip around out of sight and get in front of the big herd with hopes I could hide with the camera and they would walk by. But hiding in the grass was impossible. So many alert eyes, ears, and noses left me no chance. The herd quickly uncovered my plan and steered around the area. The next day we drove and glassed the dunes searching for a lone Golden bull, but all we saw were large mixed herds; and seemingly few Goldens. The next day was much the same. Finally, at the end of the day three, we spotted a small herd and again attempted to lie in wait in the tall grass for possible video footage and a shot. But again, the herd “smelled a rat,” ….and there was again no chance. I had but a few days left to hunt, and finding a lone bull that was a Golden seemed totally out of reach.

HIDDEN NUGGET The following day was a total bust, seeing no Goldens. After lunch, we drove off in a different direction entirely and saw no animals for over an hour of dune hopping. Finally, cresting an unusually tall dune, I asked the guide to stop so I might get some video of the area. The higher dune provided a beautiful vantage point.

As I set up the camera and started to tape the vista, I noticed the oryx walking away some 200 yards distant. The oryx had been bedded at the base of the dune in the shade. With a quick inspection of the beast through my bino’s, I saw that the oryx was both a Golden and a bull.

Unbelievable luck. If we hadn’t stopped, we would have driven right by and likely never seen the bull.

I quickly traded the camera for my bow, and together with PH Zak Grobler, we began following the beast. We would close 50 yards, then lose 50 yards as the bull knew we were on his back trail, yet he was seemingly not too concerned about us. Then, when he would disappear behind a dune or tall grass, Zak & I would pick up the pace and attempt to close into bow range. It was a game of cat and mouse that stretched out for more than an hour and a half. The bull takes turns feeding, walking, and watching us.

Finally, as the sun was getting lower on the horizon, it was time to make a move.

Zak & I double-timed it to force our chance as the oryx bull disappeared behind a small dune. As luck would have it, the bull had stopped to feed, and as we crested the dune, our distance was sixty or so yards. Our presence on the dune startled the bull. He turned to his left and began to run up an adjacent dune.

I stayed parallel and closed my distance yet again, and as the bull reached the top of the dune above me, he stopped to look back. I had already cranked my bow to full draw— estimated the yardage at 50 and shot. My Mathews bow barked, and the two-blade Rage Extreme found its

mark. The bull bucked, turned, and ran over the dune, out of sight.

After a short celebration with Zak, I climbed to the top of the dune, thinking the beast would lie just on the other side.

But he was nowhere to be seen. Blood was sprayed on grass, splashed on the sand, and the running hoof prints were unmistakable. Ants were already on the blood, and the reality in this harsh environment, a blood trail doesn’t last long.

However, less than 100 yards from the scene of the crime lies the beast, a true Golden oryx.

At closer inspection, I was amazed at the gold markings. The horns and hooves were gold, eyes gold, facial markings, ears, mane, and tail— all gold. It was a fantastic bowhunt in a fascinating land. After a few photos, we caped the beast and quickly

loaded the meat. At camp, Golden oryx loin sizzled on the braai. Full glasses raised in a toast, and stories are woven of the epic stalk. We were fortunate indeed. You know, some say a hunter makes his own luck. But my luck on this oryx adventure was undoubtedly a gift of the ancient bushman as the flight of the arrow again finds its mark in the Kalahari.

Editors Note: All of Tom Miranda’s bowhunting adventures have been video recorded for television, and his TV series “Territories Wild” can be found numerous times weekly on Outdoor Channel.

This entire Golden Oryx TV episode is available for viewing at www.tommiranda.com — find it on the Knowledge Page under Featured Videos… or visit https:// www.facebook.com/tom.miranda.370

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Membership Column

By Mike Oropallo

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ccording to most estimates, there are about 450,000 bowhunters in the United States, yet our Club has only about 6,000 members. If we had only 5% of those bowhunters, our Club would grow to 22,500 members. So why aren’t our membership numbers greater? I don’t know if there is a single reason why more bowhunters are not members of Pope and Young, but I have some ideas.

More importantly, I think with your help, our membership will grow exponentially.

When Pope and Young started back in 1961, I would venture to guess there weren’t a half-million bowhunters in the U.S. I would also bet those bowhunters were more dedicated as a whole, fighting

an uphill battle to establish bow seasons and “convince” state fish and game agencies that bowhunting wasn’t some cockamamie idea that would end up with wounded animals everywhere. But, with grit, passion, and perseverance, our founders succeeded.

We’ve sure come a long way since then. Or have we? Yes, we have generous seasons that allow us to chase our more abundant big game species. Bowhunters numbers have grown significantly, expanding into women and youth (currently our most significant growing segments). Yet our membership (and our numbers) seems stuck in the past, while bowhunting and archery motor-on

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I don’t have all the answers, and we still have dedicated and passionate bowhunters that give generously of their time, talent, and treasure to P&Y. But we can’t seem to muster enough collective energy to go out there and “get one” more member each, as Jack Culpepper has trumpeted. Come on! We all know bowhunters that aren’t members of Pope and Young – many are our friends and those we share the field with. So let’s start a grassroots campaign - tell folks who we are and that we are not just a bunch of old guys trying to protect the past.

Yes, our heritage and traditions are important and should be celebrated and heralded. However, our future is dim if we don’t get the attention of our brothers and sisters of the arrow. So, I would ask three things of each of you. First, take the time to view our new promotional video – it synthesizes what bowhunting and Pope and Young are. Second, pull a copy of the P&Y Membership application off the website. Third, either fill it out yourself, buy a friend a membership, or give it to a bowhunting friend and tell them to send it in.

We are all doing our part. Ken Rimer and I are focusing on our industry contacts and Ken’s Distributor Program. We will be walking the floor at this year’s Archery Trade Association show looking for new members. So all that I ask is that you do those three things, and I thank you for doing your part!

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Cade Branum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO

Micah Gitlewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Easton Wold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Porter Sutherlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CO

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Eva Mifsud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WA

Jayden Turensky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Hayes Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MO

Gage Blackburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UT

Amelia Heldt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Hoyt Kramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MO

Colby R. Syverson . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN

Asthon Steinert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Grady Seagren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Giavonna Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CA

Dennis Zanin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

Zachary Niopziorski . . . . . . . . . . . . NJ

Joshua Henry Wolfe . . . . . . . . . . . MO

David Zanin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

Connor Todish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX

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Madison Potter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Hunter Reback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CA

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Hank Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

Nathan Wildenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . .FL

Triston Pyette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Stella Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

Felicity Pryal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA

Levi Winters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Lucas Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Lily Quinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Ryan Winters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

Greyson Brock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GA

Nicholas “Wil” Gardner. . . . . . . . . TN

Laeni Burdick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NV

Remington Henson . . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

Brandon Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT

New Members Jacob M. Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN

John R. Saft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NY

Kaden Hunter-Clowater. . . . . . . . ALB

Hayden Charles Bronnenberg . . WY

Louise Vigneault . . . . . . . . . . . . . QUE

Chris Knouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FL

Nick Millican . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH

Yannick Leclerc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QUE

Ryan Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALB

Win Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MO

Gene Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UT

Gabriel Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN

Thomas J. Smith III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . LA

Chase Archibeque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . UT

Daniel Heaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GA

Eric Gately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA

Justin W. Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NE

Dwayne Zimmerman . . . . . . . . . . . .IN

Paul Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PA

Ronald Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . WY

Santino Datoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IL

Jeffrey Hauck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WI

Richard Reese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MN

Ted Lemanski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI

Charles Salmon Sr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX

John “Blake” Abbott . . . . . . . . . . . TX

Anthony Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VA

Jason Casteel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MI

Dean Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UT

Joshua Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FL

Patrick C. Lydon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TN

Kirk R. Loiselle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RI

John Lee Gomel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KS

Robert Ponciano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CA

Colby Gervais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAS

Jarrod L. Adkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KY

Matthew Barber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH

Lee Morin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAS

Kyle Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GA

Scott Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH

Richard G Legge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALB

John Watterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH

Kelly S. Godfrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OH

Philip Ponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX

Adam Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NB

Carl Wade Harward . . . . . . . . . . . . AZ

John Stanley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GA

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Youth Membership: The Pronghorn Princess

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t’s not easy being the father of a teenage daughter, and sometimes it’s even more challenging when you’re their stepfather. Precious time together is extremely difficult to come by. There are so many competing interests for the time of our youth today; friendships, athletics, activities, social media, school, and work all mesh together to make the life of a 17-year-old girl a bit of a blur. It surely doesn’t leave much meat on the bone of time for old stepdad. As a carrot for each of our children when they enter high school, I agree to take them on a trip of their choice before their senior year as a reward if they make the honor roll each semester. My oldest daughter, Alexis, was the first to succeed and had chosen Universal

By Justin Broughton

Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter as her destination of choice. So off we went, and the family had a fantastic time in Florida, making great memories. Our middle daughter, Kia, soon achieved the same feat, and the time had come to make her choice of trip known. Now Kia has always been a bowhunter, but my jaw just about hit the floor when she said, “I’ve always wanted to shoot a pronghorn; they are such pretty animals. Can we go pronghorn hunting for my trip?” I agreed just about as fast as I could pull myself together from the shock!

The wheels were quickly set in motion as to the where’s and how’s of this magical pronghorn hunt. Before this revelation, I purchased points in Wyoming for each of us, but we did not have enough accumulated for a quality do-it-yourself hunt. As South Dakota residents, we live in a pronghorn state, but our population is managed for tolerance, not opportunity. I did not want to take her hunting here at home. For that reason, I wanted a special hunt, and that kept bringing me back to Wyoming. I started researching Wyoming outfitters in areas with leftover tags to avoid burning our points, specifically

type-2 private land tags. I ended up focusing on the area around Gillette. I knew the area had a significant population of animals, even though the trophy potential was somewhat limited. Quantity would be more important than quality on this trip, as target-rich environments keep kids engaged. We picked a promising outfit that was just starting out and gave them a chance, and it turned out to be a fantastic decision.

We booked our hunt with Pronghorn Paradise in Gillette, operated by Bob Schlemmer and his daughter Helen Vought. We were lucky enough to land a spot the opening week of Wyoming’s pronghorn season. This played a significant role in our decision to hunt with Bob and Helen, as the opening week was the only time we could squeeze the hunt in prior to Kia starting school.

It seemed like in the blink of an eye, August 15th was upon us, and we headed for pronghorn camp in Wyoming. We couldn’t have picked two better hosts for Kia’s first outfitted hunt. Bob and Helen were incredibly gracious hosts and made Kia feel right at home. She quickly became acclimated to

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camp life, shot her bow, and built up her appetite for dinner. Along with dinner came the opportunity to draw for blinds with the other two hunters in camp.

Again, Kia made her choice, and we soon settled into bed for a restless night of sleep, waiting for the opener the next morning.

The next day dawned overcast and cool for mid-August. There were scattered showers in the area as well.

Anyone who has sat on a waterhole for a pronghorn in August knows weather like that is a recipe for a long day in the blind. However, we still managed to pass the time by talking and joking with each other, taking photos of the other waterhole visitors, and even getting in a little AP Biology homework. All in all, it was quality time spent together when that is all too fleeting in today’s world.

We even saw quite a few pronghorns off in the distance, generally grazing in the alfalfa fields or moving from one place to another. There was just no reason for them to come into water when it was that cool and rainy. At the end of the day, we were still all smiles and, with the number of animals in the vicinity, knew it was only a matter of time until we had a four-legged speedster in range.

We enjoyed an excellent dinner again that evening and drew blinds for the following day. This time Kia’s luck was strong in the draw. She pulled a blind that another hunter had chosen the previous day; he had multiple animals come into water throughout the day, just not a big enough pronghorn for his taste. I was proud of Kia for offering to allow the other hunter to continue to sit at that blind if he so desired, but he wanted to try elsewhere for a larger animal, so it worked out well for everyone. Size was not a determining factor for Kia; she just wanted a beautiful representative buck to give her an opportunity. I felt very optimistic about the day to come, many animals were using that waterhole, and

the weather called for clear, hot, and dry the next day. A pronghorn hunter’s dream forecast!

We were back in the blind before first light the following morning with a renewed sense of optimism. We knew it would be a far different day when we already had pronghorn drinking from the small pond in front of us, even before legal shooting light. These early visitors would be a harbinger of things to come.

We had a constant stream of pronghorn visitors that morning, mostly yearling bucks. They would come in and drink and push each other around a bit before

wandering off to graze, giving us some great opportunities to talk about proper shot placement and the best times to draw and prepare for her shot. We felt it was only a matter of time until the buck Kia wanted came to water. Shortly after lunch, I caught a glimpse of a large herd of pronghorn bucks entering the neighboring alfalfa field. Every other pronghorn that had entered this field had eventually come to water, and it had grown hot in the afternoon sun.

Due to a swale in the field, the bucks disappeared for what seemed like an eternity. I knew that we would not see

Kia quickly became acclimated to camp life, and took some time to practice.

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them again if they were coming to water until they were within 50 yards of the blind. I glued my eyes to an open spot in the fence where they would pop up before crossing to the water. I soon saw the first small set of shiny black horns bobbing towards the hole in the fence, soon followed by thirteen more sets of horns! Finally, all 14 pronghorn bucks came into view and were coming into water at once! I knew several bucks likely fit Kia’s bill based upon examining the herd while they were visible in the neighboring field. We sat stone still as the entire herd began to line the far side of the water hole; it was a virtual wall of pronghorn bucks jostling each other to get a drink. Kia scanned the herd carefully. Her eyes weren’t drawn to what I considered the largest of the bucks; she picked out the buck SHE wanted in her unique way. He was magnificent in her eyes, a jet-black face, and some of the blackest cheek patches I have seen on a pronghorn buck. He was only the fourth

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or fifth largest of the 14 bucks, but this was the beauty she had come for, her prince of the prairie.

The trick now was getting a shot at her buck with all eyes and ears around the blind. Her buck ended up following the curve of the pond around to within five yards of the blind. From my perspective, he offered a fantastic shot.

Kia, however, was on the other side of the blind and had no shot opportunity at him. All the eyes and ears were close now, within 15 yards of us. Moving her around in the blind was not an option.

Fate soon gave us a chance; two of the bucks started scrapping with each other, creating a bit of commotion, drawing the herd’s attention. Kia quickly slid over and sat squarely in my lap. The sharpeyed bucks did not like this movement at all; instantly, the herd was swirling and on full alert. Kia drew her bow and attempted to pick her buck back out of the mass of bucks now on the far side of the waterhole. The hunting gods again

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smiled on her efforts, the sea of tan and white parted briefly, and her buck was perfectly broadside, framed in the gap. I quickly called out the yardage, “32 yards, Ki, use your 4th pin”. She was way ahead of me, anchoring for her shot, sending her arrow on the way.

Kia is a slight girl, but she has done gymnastics most of her life, making her incredibly strong and able to draw heavy weight for her size. The arrow from her 50-pound Hoyt streaked across the pond and struck the pronghorn buck just slightly back of perfect and sliced through him like a hot knife through butter. The entire herd exploded in a cloud of dust and ran over the berm into the neighboring pasture. I scanned the herd closely, looking for signs of blood or an animal lagging behind, as they sprinted up the ridge 150 yards away.

Counting them as they went, I ended with the last one at the number 13! The herd seemed to be one short!

We waited in the blind for about an

What we always do after a successful hunt, “Ice cream!”

hour, giving her buck plenty of time.

I could see her arrow lying on the far side of the pond, covered in bright red blood. I knew the shot was fatal, but as bowhunters, we all know the feelings of self-doubt that creep in during that wait, never knowing for sure until we lay hands on our trophy. Soon Bob and Helen joined as at the blind, and we started our retrieval of Kia’s buck. I followed the buck’s trail up over the berm and frankly expected to see him lying in the pasture within the first 75 yards or so. However, when I cleared the berm and had a clear view, there was no white belly in sight, no buck lying in wait for our hugs and high fives. I instantly grew nervous, as did Kia. So far, she had experienced some less than typical recoveries

in her bowhunting career and likely felt she was in for another rodeo. That was when Helen came to the rescue saying, “Kia, what is that white thing over by the fence?”

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a bigger smile. It was Kia’s buck, and he had only gone about 100 yards, just traveling in an unexpected direction after cresting the berm, likely due to his fatal wound.

So many hugs and high fives ensued, along with a trophy photo session that would rival any senior photoshoot! Kia had worked hard for three years to earn the right to go on this trip, had worked incredibly hard practicing her shooting preparing for the trip, and had shown patience and experience beyond her years in waiting for and then executing

on her opportunity under pressure. To say I was proud would have been a gross understatement of how I felt and how she felt about herself. It was a trip well earned, and the time we spent together was priceless to stepfather and daughter alike. It wouldn’t be our last hunt together, but we both knew that she would be going off to college soon, and things would never be the same related to the amount of time we could spend together bowhunting. We spent a final moment admiring her buck, then we processed him and got him ready for the taxidermist. Once the chores were done, there was only one thing left to do; we high-fived, smiled, and said what we always do after a successful hunt, “Ice cream!”

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Adventurous BowWoman The One That Got Away By Joni Marie

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e knew it would be a little more challenging than last year when we were heading into our Arizona early archery season. We have a 12-year-old bulldog that is an important part of our family, and my best buddy. He started having health struggles in the summer, and by August he really required an extra amount of care. Without anyone at home to give him his meds, our hunting days were going to be shortened. Instead of driving to an area and hunting until dark, we had to keep our outings to six hours or less, including our driving time. This would limit the areas we could head out to hunt since we wanted to minimize the time spent in the truck. The areas closer to our home are, as you can imagine, more heavily hunted, and therefore, have less deer, and we knew this would be a disadvantage as well.

Additionally, although we had an incredibly rainy summer this year (breaking a 30-year record), the previous couple of summers were incredibly dry, leading Arizona Game and Fish to close the December/late deer archery season in many areas. This included all the units close to us and meant that we only had a few weeks in the early season to archery hunt before it was over for the year. So, our already shortened time frame for hunting had just gotten even shorter!

Dave and I were spot and stalk or still-hunting for deer. You cannot bait in Arizona, and we hunt all public land without tree stands or blinds. If you have done any spot and stalk archery deer hunting, I don’t have to tell you that it We had the rainiest summer in 30 years in Arizona this year.

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is tough. Although we’ve both taken lots of other big game with our bows, neither Dave nor I have taken a mule deer with a bow since we are relatively new to Arizona (we moved from Alaska, last year). We weren’t holding out for monsters; we would be happy with any legal buck that would fill our freezer. Opening morning of the season, we were heading out early. About 500 yards from entering State land, we passed a small buck in our side by side. We stopped, he was 20 yards from me broadside, and just stood there.

Somehow, they know when they are in a no-hunting area. We took that as a good omen for the hunt. Unfortunately, he was the only buck we saw that day! The first week of the season we spent lots of time on mountainsides and tops glassing for deer, plus I had a couple of blown stalks on small bucks. We’d spot a buck quite a way off. Dave being more rattlesnake phobic than me, declined to head out through the high grasses, thus I was most often the one stalking! Hiking in this heat is pretty rough. So much for being scent-free; the second you start hiking, you are drenched in sweat. I had to laugh, on one occasion, on a day that was 98 degrees, I got back to our side by side and I found Dave sitting with our dog’s battery-powered fan on the steering wheel blowing straight in his face.

He is an avid Dall’s sheep hunter and is not built for hunting in the heat.

The heavy rains had another effect on our bowhunting that we didn’t expect; the grasses were incredibly high. In most areas that we usually hike through, the grass was thigh high or higher. When it’s

95 degrees in rattlesnake season, hiking through the tall grasses where you can’t see what you are stepping into is a little unnerving. Also, I found it a little intense to be stalking in on a deer, trying to remain unseen and keep an eye on him, plus constantly looking down to see if I’m stepping near rattlesnakes! Quite a change from my experiences in Alaska, where I was born and raised!

One evening we were on a mountain glassing for several hours and hadn’t seen anything but does. We decided to call it about 20 minutes before dark. Travelling down a hill in our side by side, I saw a small buck standing in the middle of a huge open field. There was no cover anywhere. Dave stopped the rig on the trail, I grabbed my bow and got out, expecting him to run off. Instead, he just stood and stared at me. I decided to see what would happen, so I slowly started to walk toward him; at this point I was 100 yards away. I would take a few steps each time he looked down or started to feed. When he would lift his head, I would freeze. Slowly but surely, I made my way closer to him without him spooking. My heart started racing as I thought “this might actually work.” I got to 60 yards and hesitated slightly; the grass in the field went from knee height to waist high! I could not see where or what I was stepping on, and I know the late evening is when you generally see rattlesnakes. We had already seen several on previous days, therefore I was nervous to start into that deep grass. I paused and thought about that 60-yard shot, he was standing broadside with his head down.

Can I shoot accurately to 60 yards? Absolutely, I’m comfortable and accurate to 80. However, I am only 5 ft 3, and my draw length is 25 inches. I am currently shooting 45# due to a partially torn rotator cuff.

I know many people would have taken that shot. However, I also know my equipment and its limitations. I have spent time shooting broadheads at various distances and checking the penetration that I get.

I know that beyond 45 yards my effective penetration goes WAY down due to my lighter draw weight and shorter draw length. So, I could not bring myself to ethically “fling” an arrow, no matter how badly I wanted my first mule deer. Just then he lifted his head and spooked. He trotted away about 15 yards and looked back. My heart sank. Then he trotted another 30 yards, paused, and bounced off, running hundreds of yards almost out of sight. I was about to turn around, but I remembered that I had a call with me.

Although not the season for it, I decided what the heck. I knelt in the shorter grass and started calling. To my surprise, the buck turned and started running back at me! He would run 50-60 yards, pause for a minute and then run a little more. I called,

and called, and called; he continued to close the distance. I only have 74% of my lung capacity due to a rare disease, and I was getting SO winded trying to keep it up constantly! He was so curious that he just kept coming. After 10 minutes of calling he was now 80 yards from me. My heart was pounding; If I could get him just to cut that in half, I would have my shot. I kept calling, and he came another 10 yards and hung up. He stretched his neck and looked and looked, paced back and forth, and finally, in the very last moments of shooting light - he turned and ran off. I walked back to the side by side. Dave had watched the entire event. He laughed and said, “you’re out of breath, I bet!” Then he said, “Well, you tried everything you could, and that was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.” I replayed it tons of times in my mind that night and thought about how many people would have taken that shot. Bowhunting for me is often full of second-guessing my choices in the field. I am a very conservative bowhunter.

I usually pass on situations that I find unethical in which I know others would shoot. Sometimes I think I am my own worst enemy or too hard on myself, but

We spent lots of time on mountainsides, and tops, glassing for deer

I got back to our side by side and found Dave sitting with our dog’s battery-powered fan on the steering wheel blowing straight in his face.

Dave, being more rattlesnake phobic than me, declined to head out through the high grasses, thus I was most often the one stalking!

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I also have a perfect recovery record for the 26 big game animals that I have taken with my bow, and I am proud of that.

We recently taught my nephew to shoot a bow, and he is anxious to harvest a deer.

He and I did some stalks together on the mountain we’d come from different directions into an area where we knew a small buck was with does. It is so hard to avoid ten does eyes and get close enough, on the dry crunchy ground, for an ethical shot.

We had a few close calls, and although we didn’t get to shoot, it was still fun to get close. The heat was beating us down. We

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decided to go to a higher elevation for a drop in temps toward the end of the season. There is a mountain reasonably close to us that we can drive to the top within 30 minutes. We hike in and the temps were about 10 degrees cooler than they were where we had been hunting. The Arizona trail camera laws have changed; trail cams will become illegal in 2022. We usually do not use trail cameras anyway since we hunt a variety of areas and hunt all spot and stalk. However, I have trail cams we used when we bear baited black bear in Alaska. I decided to put one up since this would be the last season we could use them. We hiked all around on the mountain and found a spot that looked good.

We left one there for a few days. When we returned to check it, we were happy to see several does on it, plus a small buck we called “Forkie.”

Additionally, there was a photo of a bowhunter making funny faces! I was thankful that he was a good person and did not steal it or my card. Theft is part of why AZGF made the cameras illegal. However, the fact that he just made faces and let it be was a great reminder that there are many good honest folks out there sharing the woods with us. Still, sometimes you forget that.

Since there were deer on the camera, we decided to change things up. We picked spots in that area and sit for several hours each day for the last week of the season.

On the first day it poured rain. I stuck it out for a while, but we hiked out when the thunder and lightning started. The second day, I tucked myself up against the trunk of a giant Alligator Juniper tree. Dave was about 200 yards away. After about 2 hours, I heard something behind me. I really expected the deer to come up in front of me as they had on the camera, but as I turned my head a bit I could see does behind my Juniper tree about 100 yards. The tree’s trunk was so large that I got down on my knees, crawled over and peered around the side of it. Sure enough, there was “Forkie.”

He and a doe were walking down the hill and came within 40 yards of me. However,

I had no shot. Between us, there were many trees and brush and no clear path for the arrow. I watched helplessly as they made their way down through the woods into a creek bottom. That’s the tough thing about not being able to bait and just picking a random spot in the woods. If you are off on your guess, even by 25 yards, it can be the difference between getting a shot or not. That night, I replayed that in my mind and wondered if I should have gotten up and gone after them.

Since we had been so close, we decided to sit in the same spots again. I was doing everything possible to be scent-free. On the other hand, Dave doesn’t worry about any of that and chain-smokes cigarettes while sitting in the woods. I thought surely, I had the upper hand on this scent situation with the deer. On the third day, Dave and I met up at dark and hiked out of the woods with headlamps. He asked me, “Why didn’t you take a shot?” I was confused as I hadn’t seen any deer at all.

He told me that a group of eight does and two small bucks had been about 150 yards behind me. They milled around and got within 50 yards of him and then went over the hill. Then two larger 6-point bucks had come in and hung out 30 yards from him for 10 minutes before going over the hill.

I was confused; I said - “why didn’t YOU shoot?” He smiled and said, “well, I’ve shot plenty of whitetails with my bow, I just wanted you to get a buck, and I thought maybe if I held off, they would head over your way.” I said, “but you haven’t shot an archery mule deer!” He said, “Ya, I know, and as soon as you take a deer, I’ll take one - but if there’s a chance you can get one, I’d rather see it go to you than me. So, I told myself if they got to 20 yards, I’d go ahead and shoot as they’d be so close by then that I might spook them anyhow; they sure didn’t mind my cigarettes” Now I was extra confused. I was all super scent-free. I said, “you mean to tell me that you were sitting on the ground, smoking cigarettes with them 30 yards from you and they never noticed?” He just smiled and nodded.

The next day Dave said, “Since the

deer have come in twice back up behind where you are sitting - let’s move you up to where I’ve been, and I’ll sit in your spot.” This seemed like a great idea, so we switched spots. I was tucked up under a large pine tree and had a clear shot where the deer had been in the previous two days. After about two hours, a group of does came in. There were 10 of them, and they milled all around the area, 30-80 yards from me. Finally, I saw “Forkie” with them, but he was the furthest away at 80 yards. Eventually, they got closer, and he was 50 yards from me through some brush, with does all around him.

Finally, they went over the hill to... you guessed it...the spot I had sat in the day before where Dave was now seated. I never heard him shoot, and eventually they wandered off. When we met up, he said, “Well, I was smoking a cigarette and I looked up, and there was “Forkie,” 20 yards from me; I slowly picked up my bow and he just stood there. I came to full draw, but then a few does walk in behind him so I let down. I drew again on him at 35 yards, but it looked like he was turning to go back up to you, so I let down and let him go so maybe you could have a shot” At this point, I couldn’t believe my luck, even with Dave smoking cigarettes he was getting bucks in shooting range, and somehow I kept picking the wrong spot.

We decided to switch back to our original spots on day four. We didn’t see anything. And the end of the season was fast approaching. Due to the season closures, the end of the early season also meant the end of hunting for the entire year, so the pressure was building for me.

Day 5, we sat our original spots again.

About 15 minutes before last light, I saw movement behind me and turned to see the two larger six points, with a couple does about 100 yards away. I waited another five minutes and I realized that they would not come my way. So, I decided to try to stalk in on them. I got to 60 yards and I crunched a leaf; the bucks spooked. They never saw me, so they only ran about 30 yards and stopped. I let

them settle for a couple of minutes, but I was running out of daylight, so I tried again. This time I got to 45 yards, but with lots of trees and branches between us.

They spooked again and trotted another 30 yards. I tried one more time, however, darkness overtook me. I turned and headed back to “my tree” because I had left my pack there. Just as I stepped around the large trunk I heard a crash and saw “Forkie” and a doe run off. I honestly felt like puking. They were 20 yards from my spot. If I had just stayed put, they would have walked right out in front of me. That “woulda, coulda, shoulda,” second-guessing started in my head, and continued all night. I was so mad at myself for getting up and going after the six points and blowing my chance. I’m the queen of beating myself up over missed opportunities, and I

was feeling pretty bummed out.

Night 6 was the second to the last night of the season. I moved up near the clearing I had seen the six points. Dave was in his original spot. I made him PROMISE that he would shoot a deer if he had the chance and not worry about me. He finally agreed.

About three hours into the sit, here came “Forkie.” He milled around about 40-50 yards from me in some thick trees, and I could not get a shot. I was tucked in a patch of trees and he went off to my right.

I had to lift my bow up and around a tree in front of me to be ready to draw in that direction As soon as I did I made the tiniest noise in the leaves under my feet. Sure as heck he spooked just a little and trotted about 10 yards away, looking back. There was now scrub brush between him and me and I had no shot. I knew if I moved toward

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him I would make crunching noises, and I wanted Dave to have a chance, so I just sat still. Forkie wandered over towards Dave and within minutes I heard a “thunk” and the sound of his arrow flying. I saw Forkie jump straight up and backward, all in one movement, and run up the hill into the woods. I gave it a few minutes and texted Dave, “can you see where he fell” and Dave wrote back, “he string jumped me.” My heart sank. I hiked over there and Dave was already out looking for blood. He said that when he shot the top of his bow came forward and hit a branch in front of him.

That was the “thunk” that I heard. It was a clean miss, but to be sure, we looked all over. We found no blood, and found the

arrow, which was totally clean as well. This “Forkie” indeed had nine lives. As we were there discussing it, three does come into the clearing. We had no cover, so we got down and crawled to the nearest patch of brush. We couldn’t both fit, and everything else was open around us, so Dave laid flat on the ground, and I stayed up on my knees, hoping a small buck was with them.

At one point, I looked at Dave; he was smoking a cigarette, lying flat on his back.

I had to laugh. I whispered, “really?” and he smirked and said, “best cover scent there is, tell me I’m wrong,” I couldn’t dispute his track record, so I just laughed. We stayed trapped there till dark with the does milling around us.

I had to laugh and whispered, “really?”

Night 7 was the last night of the season.

I was 100% in my own head, however I could not seem to pick a spot to sit. Having multiple nights where I’d been 20 yards this way or 30 yards that way, I would have gotten a shot was now taking its toll on my confidence. I got set up in a spot and ranged openings around me, but then decided that I didn’t have enough shooting range, so I moved to another location, got settled in, and then second-guessed it as well. Finally, I moved to the side of the hill where I’d seen the bucks and told myself to “knock it off” and stay put. A few hours went by and I saw nothing. It was the last hour of the night and all of a sudden, I saw something out of the corner of my right eye. I VERY slowly turned my head; there was a doe standing there, staring at me, 15 yards away. She stood there for the longest time with me frozen. She stomped and tried to get me to move, moved her head side to side. I thought maybe it’d be ok, but eventually she blew. She then trotted up the hill and blew, and blew, and blew.

Anything in the area heard her and I never saw another deer the rest of the night.

We hiked back out with our headlamps.

We started the truck to drive down the dirt road to get out to the highway when a couple of deer ran right out in front of us. It was “Forkie,” and two does. Apparently he just wanted to thumb his nose at us on the final night of the season. We laughed about it, for such a small buck he sure had given us the run-around. This area is closed for the December season, but come January when it re-opens, I think I might just head back up there for “Forkie,” the one that got away.

Joni Marie is an avid bowhunter and has taken 26 big game animals with her bow.

She is a National Staff Shooter for Athens Archery, Quality Archery Designs, and Prois. She is the owner of Rockstarlette Outdoors, a Women’s Active Wear Company that strives to encourage and inspire women to get outdoors for adventure.

Instagram: @rbgrrrl and @rockstarletteoutdoors www.rockstarletteoutdoors.com

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