Big game records

[Wildhobbit]

Is ther a record book catagory for big game taken with a cross bow??

[Digger]

Yes, there are a couple that recognize xbow records , Boone and Crocket and American Crossbow Federation now has a new recordbook for trophy animals taken by xbows.

Digger

[Wildhobbit]

Thank you Digger for the info!


Wildhobbit

[Digger]

bstout

http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords ... =bgRecords

http://www.dto.com/hunting/downloads/popeYoung/

Digger

[GREY OWL]

My personal opinion, if I may say so, without hurting any feeling, is I don't support or recognize any record book organization. I'll never enter any trophy head in these clubs.

I don't need Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young to tell me or anyone else that my animal is worthy of recognition. All game that I shoot is a trophy. I have friends that are infactuated with record books. They take the competition way to seriously and I truly believe they miss the enjoyment of hunting.

Let me tell you a true story about a particular fella.

This guy, (let call him Frank), is currently in the record books as having the largest animal. I won't say his true name, what animal it is, how it was shot and with what weapon or tool. But I will say he's a fanatic, as fanatic as they come. He and his family have their honey hole and protect it with a vengence. They hunt it all fall, spot it all winter, and look for shed horns all spring.

One day him, his wife and kid were hunting in their spot when a truck with three men came down the road, they were hunting but also taking pictures of big deer for a hunting magazine. Something was said from the truck and the chase was on. ( But before I go on, let me tell you that at one time all of these people were good FRIENDS, but shear jealousy and greed came into the picture.) The truck chase ended only a mile away. Both trucks emptied, and a brawl was under way. Yes, a brawl, even his wife and 14 year old kid were involved. Since this incident happened, 2 more separate skirmishes occured, to the point where Franks other son was scouting one day by himself and was chased at high speeds, ending in a collision on main street.

I asked myself Why?? Why?? has this escalated into this events. First of all, analysing the situation, these same people I'm talking about have very low self esteem, and they look at being in the record books as a way of getting some recognition of their accomplishments. I also know of people from my home territory that out and out poach, just to get into the record books and or sell the trophy rack.

Now these are my own personal views, opinions and observations, and I'm not taking away, or trying to shut down the record book system, I just don't support it. In these same record books are honest, dedicated hunters, lucky enough to shoot a magnificent trophy animal, but as always things seem to get carried away. There always seems to be a rotten apple in the basket.

Grey Owl

[Digger]

Even then P&Y have limitations on compound bows. they just upped the let off a bow can have.

Digger

[DJH]

AMERICAN CROSSBOW FEDERATION BIG GAME REGISTER RULES
POB 251, Glenwood, MN 56334
Telephone 320-634-3660 Email: [email protected]
RECORD BOOK ENTRY RULES

1. Entries for the ACF BIG GAME CROSSBOW REGISTER will only be accepted from current paid or Lifetime Members of the American Crossbow Federation. All qualified members will be allowed to submit animals that were taken with a crossbow or vertical bow prior to their membership. Each entry must meet the minimum required score for the species being entered and include the type, brand and make of the bow used to take the trophy.

2. Each entry must be measured by a qualified measurer that has previous experience with SCI, Boone and Crockett, Buckmasters or Pope and Young. Registration forms are available from the ACF main desk at 320-364-3660 or [email protected] for email. One completed form should be submitted to The ACF by mail, another should be retained by the applicant for his or her records and yet another should be retained by the official measurer.

3. All entries must be accompanied by colored photographs of the entry, preferably in the field, but may be of the finished mount, to be considered for registration. Photos will be permanent part of the registration file and must be of good quality and clearly focused. All entries must have at least three photos taken of each specimen, including one from the left side of the animal, one from the right and one from a head on position. The $25 entry fee (U.S. Funds) must be included with each individual entry and an additional $25 if you wish to receive the trophy plaque for your entry.

4. Each application should be printed cleanly and neatly with all blanks completed. All questions must be answered in their entirety or the application will not be processed until they are. The name of each entrant in the record book will appear exactly as it does on the entry form. Make sure that the application contains your ACF membership number for membership verification.

5. It is important that our members realize that if your animal qualifies for the ACF Big Game Crossbow Register, it also qualifies for the Safari Club International Record Book or Trophy Animals. We encourage our members to support SCI and register your animals in their book as well.

For more information contact the ACF Main Desk at 320-634-3660 or email to [email protected]

[Nudo7]

This was an article from ESPN outdoors recently..................

Quote ESPN Outdoors..

Boone and Crockett Club



The Boone and Crockett Club Record Book is deer hunting's biggest shrine, containing the records of the biggest of the big bucks taken with any type of weapon. It almost literally takes a one-in-a-million buck to qualify for B & C since the minimum entry score for a typical whitetail buck is 170 net inches or 195 net inches for a non-typical buck.



In case you haven't noticed, those bucks don't grow on trees in very many places. In fact, those bucks are so scarce that even in my home state of Texas, where the annual deer harvest averages 405,835 deer, only a handful of B & C bucks are shot each year. In a normal Texas deer season, hunters can expect 5-10 Boone & Crockett qualifiers to be reported. In an exceptional year, that figure could rise to 15-25 bucks.



As an old west Texas rancher is apt to say, "Them is pretty tough odds." And the odds aren't much higher in other whitetail Mecca's like Canada, the upper Midwest, or the Deep South, either.



Pope and Young Club



This is the archer's holy grail, to arrow a buck big enough to qualify for the P & Y Club's record books. The scoring system used by Pope & Young is based upon the Boone & Crockett system, but all bucks entered into P & Y must have been harvested using a bow and arrow.



One requirement that hunters need to pay attention to is the club's requirement that insists that bucks be harvested with bows possessing no more than 65% let-off. Due to the multitude of one-cam, high speed bows with high let-offs that are in vogue today, this requirement can literally keep world-class bucks out of the P & Y book.

Given the inherent difficulty in arrowing a mature white-tailed buck, Pope and Young entry scores are lower than Boone & Crockett entry scores. To qualify for the archery record book, the minimum net scores are 125-inches for typical bucks and 155-inches for non-typical bucks.

http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/s/g ... khead.html

[Buckstopper]

Ontario has its own record keeping organization - The Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife. We have produced three editions of our record book to date with pictures of all entries.

We have four separate weapons categories and a non-hunter taken category as well. The categories are Archery, Crossbow, Black Powder and Modern Firearm with an All Time designation for the non-hunter taken animals. Each category has its own minimum score.

While we believe and advocate that all animals taken are trophies it is impractical to include all animals taken in a record book thus the minimum entry scores.

Our motto is "Share the Memories"

It is unfortunate that some have taken record books and trophy recognition negatively. It seems there are always a few that spoils it for the rest who enjoy seeing the best examples of what Mother Nature can produce.

Rick Poulin
Records Chairman
FROW

[Sandman]

Is ther a record book catagory for big game taken with a cross bow??

I know there is a Ontario Record book if anyone is interested and it has crossbow categories. Here is the link;

http://www.frow-biggamerecords.com/index.htm

Regards,
Robin

[Sandman]

Here is my P & Y buck from 1994. He scored 141 6/8th points. I nailed him with my Ben Pearson Grey Ghost and a Zwickey Black Diamond two blade broadhead.

WOW

Congrats on your animal he is a beaut~!

Regards,
Robin

[darkhollowarcher]

Be proud Bstout thats a goodun CONGRATS

[The Pistoleer]

Bob, my question to you is Do you still look like that? That was 11 yeas ago.

Pete