Generation Next: Records Held by Youth Hunters
Warning: The following slideshow may evoke mixed emotions. You may smile at first and then scratch your head, wondering how in the world these hunters 16 and younger will ever top these scores that vaulted them into the records. What you shouldn’t feel is jealousy. It’s just not a good look.
The Boone and Crockett Club began noting the trophies taken by hunters aged 16 or younger in 2010. Today, that tradition continues at the Jack Steele Parker Generation Next Youth Event at the triennial Big Game Awards. This slideshow celebrates the largest trophies on record in 16 categories for youth hunters 16 and under.
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New Mexico
Typical American Elk
New Mexico
Desert Sheep
Idaho Shiras’ Moose
Utah Bison
Yukon Grizzly Bear
Yukon Dall’s Sheep
Nebraska
Non-typical Elk
Wyoming Pronghorn
Alaska Brown Bear
Alaska Musk Ox
California Tule Elk
Alaska-Yukon Moose
Oregon
Roosevelt’s Elk
Michigan
Typical Whitetail
Yukon
Mountain Caribou
Ohio
Non-typical Whitetail
The Importance of Records in Big Game Management
When you enter your trophy into the Boone and Crockett system, you aren’t just honoring the animal and its habitat. You are participating in a data collection system that started in the 1920s and was refined by Club members in 1950.
Today, there are nearly 60,000 trophy records. By establishing a records database more than 70 years ago, the Boone and Crockett Club established a scientific baseline from which researchers can use to study wildlife management. If you’re still on the fence about entering your trophy, we encourage you to read Why Should I Bother to Enter My Trophy. To the best of our ability, we ensure that the trophies entered into the records were taken in accordance with the tenets of fair chase ethics. Despite what some may think, the Boone and Crockett records are not about a name or a score in a book—because in the end, there’s so much more to the score.
