Pope and young club announces new worldrecord black bear. The minimum score for a typical elk to be considered for the alltime awards book is 375. Users will be able to search the entire records program database of over 115,000 record book entries and millions of data points. The arkansas black bear association represents the serious hunters of. Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren ground caribou. In some circumstances the arizona state record score may differ from the pope and young world record score due to the fact that in some instances it may take more than.
View details view top 10 view details black bear year taken. Pope and young club names new world record black bear during special panel. Please use your trophy search membership login here. For example, if the skull length measures 11 and 216 inches, you would enter 11 216 in the space provided.
Craig resident nabs 703pound bear, possible state record. Adding these two gave it a final green score of 18 and 34 inches. He continues to travel to reno for record book meetings. The patch, which features a bull elk, bear and buck on a keystone state outline, was designed by wellknown graphic designer mark anderson. Follow jack brittingham as he takes his archery gear into the alaskan tundra in pursuit of the most dangerous animal in north america, a giant brown bear. Yes, the same bear hunt that is the subject of ongoing controversy stemming from a hostile governor, phil murphy dnj and his promises to supporters to close the bear season and an ongoing. The pope and young club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, officially announced a black bear shot on october 14 in morris county, new jersey has toppled a record set in 1993 by a hunter. There is no entry fee required for acceptance in the utah big game records program. Besides working on the record book and scoring big game for the boone and crockett and pope and young programs, san continues working in conservation as the national sagegrouse coordinator for the western association of fish and wildlife agencies. There isnt a guide or hunter in the world who can accurately call the skull measurement of a black bear.
We also have a seperate youth division for animals taken between the ages of 1217. Hunting from ground level on her illinois farm, she killed 10 pope and young record book bucks in her first 18 years as a bowhunter. The book is an easyreading collection of stories, about how hunting with. You can often judge a bears size and age by the head. Sep 29, 2017 while a small number of grizzly bears live in the continental united states, they are much more common in alaska and western canada. Some of the boys on the team head north to central saskatchewan to marshland outfitters in search of a true record book boone and crooket black bear. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. To be eligible for entry into the pope and young clubs records program, an animal must meet or exceed the. Pope and young club announces 2020 conservation hunt drawing.
Jul 17, 2014 the black bear that chad sharp of bella vista shot with his bow was so big it took a winch, a fourwheeler and a bunch of his buddies to muscle the 500pound bruin on to a trailer. Mike maillets 647pound catskills black bear scores 22 116 pope and young points and is bigger than many record book grizzly bears. Pope and young club names new world record black bear. At 700 pounds, black bear killed in new jersey sets world. Pope and young sanctions use of lighted nocks, bow cameras. Michigan hunter tags boone and crockettclass black bear. Includes record entries for bear, cougar, whitetail deer, mule deer, rocky mt. The final green measurement on the skull was 7 316 inches wide and 11 916 inches long. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at.
A bowhunting organization says a 700pound bear shot in new jersey last fall has set a world record as the largest black bear killed with a bow and. T he bear, which surpasses the previous worldrecord, shot by robert j. Strict adherence will be paid to rules and regulations of each of these organizations including fair chase. What does new jerseys popeandyoung record black bear mean. Record book bear so close you can smell his breath then kiss. Jeff melillos massive bear ended up scoring 23 516, which makes it the new largest bowharvested black bear in north america, and a pope and young worldrecord black bear.
New yorks black bears are known for their heavyweight potential, but its not often that a bear is big in body size and skull measurement. The utah big game records program is designed for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive record keeping program for wildlife species native and introduced in the state of utah. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear, and more. Official scores are of dry skulls, not green skulls. A 700pound black bear killed by bow on private land in morris county, n. Measurements are taken with calipers or by using parallel perpendiculars, to the nearest onesixteenth of an inch. It was late in the day before kresnak finally got into position for a shot at the book bear. Let this finally dispel the fountain of misinformation pushed by the governor and his antihunting extremist allies regarding the health of our black bear population. The pope and young club releases 8th edition of the alltime. Moose, woodland caribou and black bear hunting are at your fingertips with conne river outfitting. There are categories for rifle, archery, archery velvet, black powder, and shed antler. If you have a trophy deer, bear, moose or turkey you would like to have scored for entry into the vermont big game trophy club records keeping program please send us an email on the contact page or call curtis smiley at 802. Learn how to score a deer, elk, antelope, bear, or other trophy animal, with downloadable trophy score sheets from pope and young, safari club international, and boone and crockett club, videos, and articles.
Black bear world record certified by pope and young club. This lavishly illustrated publication is the difinitive source of big game hunting in idaho, featuring entries in four categories. Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren. In order to bag a big trophy bear, one that qualifies for the pope and young or boone and crocket record book, there are a few things you can do to swing the odds in your favor be selective if you truly want a trophy animal, dont fill your tag on a smaller bear. If anything, that only adds to the appeal of black bear hunting.
American elk nontypical american elk typical bighorn sheep bison black bear grizzly bear mountain lion mule deer nontypical mule deer typical pronghorn antelope rocky mountain goat whitetail deer nontypical whitetail deer typical wyoming shiras moose. Enjoy access to the detailed trophy search engine note. New jersey black bear is new pope and young world record. A nonprofit north american conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and. Field judging black bears big manitoba bears bear hunting. Bow hunter dennis dunn takes a pope and young world record grizzly bear from 8 yards. A pope and young bear, a boone and crocket bear, a record book bear, a trophy bear, a monster bear or even just a huge bear. Rominger, phd, bighorn sheep biologist is an official boone and crockett club measurer.
Record book associations have minimum standards before trophy qualifies. The minimum score requirements for entry into the northwest big game record books, for all four states we cover oregon, washington, idaho, and montana are listed below. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a bowhunting achievement and celebrates all the times and efforts involved that culminated in that moment. Alaska bowhunters grizzly could become new world record. This list indicates the last recorded owner or hunter. Black bear world record certified by pope and young club a black bear killed by jeff melillos in new jersey during the 2019 hunting season has been certified as a.
So these give you some guidelines to shoot for otherwise your dreams are hopefully open to whatever your hunt brings. The pope and young club celebrates 100,000 record entries. The second in a series of hard cover books chronicling the foundations and spirit of hunting with the bow and arrow. Boone, crockett official to teach class on how to measure trophies. Jeff melillos new pope and young world record black bear would also be.
As has been the buzz the past week within the hunting community, a new jersey man harvested the new pope and young world record for an archery black bear during the 2019 new jersey bear hunt. Welcome to the wildlife records club of british columbia. As the most recent bowhunting campaign starts to fade into the rearview mirror, it seems readily apparent that the month of october 2019 was a good month to be in the woods with a bow in hand. This years hunt is a 10day allinclusive canadian safari from savage encounters.
Entry was found, confiscated, donated or purchased. Pope and young club names new world record black bear board oks 6 deerrelated questions on possible rule changes for spring hearings a state record perch and on her first try ice fishing. Let boone and crockett sort them out weve got a saying around my camp, let boone and crockett sort them out, and we live by it. Many more do make the pope and young record book, which is a separate set of records. They all want to shoot a big bear and they say that in various ways. World class black bear hunt in saskatchewan youtube. Bowhunting organization says 700pound bear shot in new. Bowhunters who go afield with lighted nocks on their arrows or who mount a video camera on their bow may now have their buck, bear, bull, or ram legally entered into the pope and young. While a small number of grizzly bears live in the continental united states, they are much more common in alaska and western canada.
Pope and young is proud to announce our 2020 conservation hunt drawing. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a. Pope and young club names new worldrecord black bear. Record book for idahos big game animals, first edition. Will your trophy pennsylvania buck make the record books. New archery world record black bear bucks bulls bears. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear. Jeff melillos massive bear scored 23516 and is now the largest bowharvested black bear in north america. The pope and young club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, said the bear killed oct. New jersey bowhunter jeff melillo killed this black bear the new pope and young world record on october 14, 2019. Is this the new pope and young world record alaska moose. As per fish and game entry rules, the boone and crockett entry will be used in the idaho big game records. Maintaining a permanent record of outstanding game taken in the province of bc. Northwest big game record books record books for big game.
Boone, crockett official to teach class on how to measure. Lancaster, pa resident darrin mack arrowed what may be the new pope and young world record alaskayukon moose last month. The pope and young club announced on monday that a grizzly bear taken in 2009 may be the new world record for the largest grizzly ever harvested by bow and arrow. Photo courtesy of pope and young from pope and young club press release chatfield, mn on saturday, feb. The objectives of the program include the following. Jeff melillos massive bear scored 23 516 and is now the largest bowharvested black bear in north america. In some circumstances the arizona state record score may differ from the pope and young world record score due to the fact that in some instances it may take more than two years for pope and young to panel score a trophy.
Just choosing a western state is quite a daunting task. It will be a valuable research and scouting tool available at your fingertips. I pope and young world record grizzly 8 yards youtube. A 700pound bear shot in new jersey, pictured, has set a new world record as the largest black bear ever killed with a bow and arrow in north america. World record bear taken from new jersey in 2019 archery season. These are the biggest grizzly bear kills in the record books. Yes, bowhunting records are the lifeblood of this organization, but the public, and particularly the continents bowhunters, need to know that membership in the pope and young club and entry of trophies into the record book actually support the. Besides working on the record book and scoring big game for the boone and crockett and pope and young programs, san continues working in conservation as the national sagegrouse coordinator for the. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a. May 15, 20 but if you ask anyone whos tried to judge a black bear in the field, it is a notoriously difficult task. Clubs official record book, provided it meets the clubs minimum measurement requirements. The current 7th edition records book is now available with over 1400 new entries click the book cover icon above to access our online store.
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