Often times this scenario occurs among hunters or deer herd managers that wish to have an approximate score, or in many deer management programs, a manager. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. How to score a buck on the boone and crocket scale deer. Articles on how to hunt turkeys, deer, upland game, and predators abound. Due to the clubs efforts to promote fair chase hunting and implement game laws and regulations, many big. Use this official score sheet from the 2010 deer hunters almanac. Pen and paper or a print out of the boone and crockett score sheet.
Please note that the boone and crockett club score charts are protected by laws. All trophy entries into the boone and crockett clubs awards programs are subject to verification. Bering river, ak vol and his guide used a plane to glass 5,000 acres of swamp and mosquito larvae. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. Trophies that meet the awards minimum but not the alltime minimum will be listed in the awards book. Elk typical american elk nontypical american elk roosevelts elk tule elk goat rocky mountain goat jaguar jaguar moose alaskayukon moose canada moose wyoming moose muskox muskox sheep bighorn sheep desert sheep dalls sheep. How to score elk antlers gone outdoors your adventure. To celebrate the biggest bulls and best stories from our elk hunting history, ol put together a countdown of the highest scoring bulls ever killed according to boone and crockett records. To change now would not allow comparison with bucks already in their record books.
Boone and crockett bucks score boone and crockett scoring. Using a measuring tape, you can calculate your own gross score to share with family and. A flexible steel cable can be used to measure points and main beams only. The bull was taken on a solo public land hunt by montana resident, steve felix. The elk s official entry score was confirmed at an astounding 430 inches. The score charts reproduced in this section are for personal use only and not acceptable for entry in the clubs awards program. Rominger, phd, bighorn sheep biologist is an official boone and crockett club measurer. The boone and crockett club is a nonprofit organization founded in 1887 by theodore roosevelt. On slides 221 youll find the top 20 typical bulls of all time.
Boone and crockett club minimum entry scores wildlife. A score chart is not authenticated until signed and dated by a certified boone and crockett club official measurer. It has to do with where the third circumference can be taken. This is meant to be used as a fun tool to help you sharpen your elk antler scoring skills. Recordbook bulls the only thing better than the rack on a trophy bull is the story behind how it was taken. Entries must include a completed score sheet for an officially scored animal. Are you interested in hunting or learning about hunting. The official declaration was made today by the boone and crockett club. Boone and crockett scoring is easy if you follow the instructions. For example, if a point measures 7 and 28 inches, you would enter 7 28 in the space provided. How to measure a whitetail using the boone and crockett score.
My guess is that both boone and crockett and pope and young keep the use of net score because they started that way years ago. In 1967, the big game records committee adopted the name, henry kelsey club, in honour of the famous saskatchewan explorer and historian. Even so, there does seem to be a trend to listing the gross antler score as well as the net score. No scores are official boone and crockett scores until verified and the trophy is accepted by the boone and crockett club. 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. Wish i cold tell you what it is, but someone whos better informed than me will know. Scoring your whitetail buck using boone and crockett scoring. Official score charts can be obtained from official measurers or the clubs online store for a nominal price. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation.
The boone and crockett club is pleased to announce our official score charts are now available as online scoring calculators. Keep in mind that a typical american elk, boone and crockett requires a minimum of 360 points to enter the awards book, and 375 points for entry into the alltime records book. Listen to 2 episodes of the podcast on field judging elk. Official scoring must take place anytime following a 60day mandatory drying period. A special judges panel determined a final score of 47858 boone and.
I go over the four major components of scoring an elk antler. If you are hunting elk on your own and want to kill a good bull, you need to learn what field judging bull elk accurately will take. I recommend that option, and this article will walk you through the steps to score a typical elk using that. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear. Watch as the guys from jay scott outdoors go over the four major components of scoring and elk. How to measure a whitetail using the boone and crockett score i added up the scribbled numbers on the weathered notepad and finally came to a total of 7 38.
Boone and crockett score sheets click for each scoring table. How to measure your elk rocky mountain elk foundation. Boone and crockett and p n y use almost identical scoring. Boone and crockett club 250 station drive, missoula, mt 59801 home office trophy entry check list original score chart signed.
Better yet, their website lets you type in the measurements as you go, then does the computations and spits out a score. Records of north american elk by boone and crockett club. This measurement should be at a right angle to the longitudinal axis. White deer, mule deer, moose, elk, bear, pronghorn, caribou, cougar, jaguar, mountain goat. Our intention is to provide you with an easy method to green score your animal. Boone and crockett club scoring your trophy wildlife.
His vision was to establish a coalition of dedicated conservationists and sportsmen who would provide the leadership needed to address the issues that affect hunting, wildlife and wild habitat. All measurements must be made with a 14inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest oneeighth of an inch. Find out what species can be hunted in all 50 states and look at corresponding unit maps to find out where they can be hunted in a particular state. Big game records keeping in saskatchewan began in 1953 working in cooperation with the boone and crockett club and using their system of scoring antlers, horns and skulls. A flexible measuring tape cloth or steel masking tape. If a trophy seems to receive a rough score that comes close to the minimum entry for that biggame category, a hunter or owner can download copies of score charts from boone and crockett clubs. Boone and crocket scoring sheets a wide world of hunting. This series is based on how to score an elk antler per the boone and crockett scoring system. Program scoring criteria species eligible for scoring and entry include legally harvested whitetailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope and black bear. Measure the inside spread of the main antler beams at the widest place.
The boone and crockett and pope and young clubs both require a 60day drying period before a trophy can be officially scored, but you can still make the measurements yourself to decide if your elk has a chance at making the book. Enter fractional figures in eighths, without reduction. Scoring your whitetail buck using boone and crockett. You will need a 14inch wide flexible steel tape for measuring. The boone and crockett club scoring sheet has places for up to seven points, although few deer will have that many. Boone and crockett club score chart pdfs elk hunting. Here is some background on the boone and crockett record book, instructions on how to measure and score a buck, and information on what it takes for a buck to become a booner. Start by measuring the length of each tine on one side of the rack if your bull is a 6x6, there will be 5 tines to measure g1 thru g5.
Boone and crockett club deer hunting tips big game hunting hunting girls elk hunting turkey hunting archery hunting hunting season hunting stuff european mount the club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. The boone and crockett website provides a list of official measurers located in each state. Start by measuring the length of each tine on one side of the rack if your bull is a. Each point will have a separate box in which to write the measurement.
Score your turkey, deer, elk, or other animal with. How to score the an elk antlerinside spread and final. Online scoring step one entering your measurements. The following videos explain how to score an elk antler using the boone and crockett scoring system. Below is a list of bottom end trophy scores to compare to. If your set is bigger than or equal to that score we will give you a quote on price.
The boone and crockett club was founded in 1887 by theodore roosevelt and a group of his close friends. Boone and crockett score sheets wide world of hunting. Thank you for using the boone and crockett clubs online score chart calculator to measure your trophy. Boone and crockett requires a minimum score of 360 for its awards program and 375 for the alltime record book. I gazed upon what was a beautiful specimen of a central texas 9pointer. Boone and crockett club scoring your trophy elk hunting.
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