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More to the Score–Volume 17
This is going to be your year. And if you need any inspiration, just take a look at the latest submissions to the record book.
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State-record bears, an almost state-record pronghorn, a massive Central Canada barren ground caribou, a sprinkling of really big whitetails, and a healthy South Dakota elk round out this edition of More to the Score.
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In early October 2023, Adam Vaske had this great buck at 20 yards, and his crossbow did not miss the mark on this 10x12 whitetail.
B&C SCORE: 189
LOCATION: Nobles County, Minnesota
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Adam F. Vaske
PRONGHORN
Brett Hamilton was hunting public land in late September when he saw this great speed goat. With a .300 Win Mag, he killed this pronghorn, which sits at the number five spot for New Mexico and 20 All-time.
B&C SCORE: 91-4/8
LOCATION: Luna County, New Mexico
YEAR TAKEN: 2024
HUNTER: Brett Hamilton
With a new state record bruin that comes in at number 12 overall, Erich F. Mishke was hunting a far western chunk of Virginia. He took this great bear with a .35 Remington at just 30 yards on a sunny December day.
B&C SCORE: 23-2/16
LOCATION: Wise County, Virginia
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Erich F. Mishke
CENTRAL CANADA BARREN GROUND CARIBOU
At a distance of 600 yards, Eric Lowery connected on this awesome bull with a 6.5 PRC. It is the second-largest Central Canada barren ground caribou to come out of Nunavut, according to Big Game Records LIVE.
B&C SCORE: 380-7/8
LOCATION: Nunavut, Canada
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Eric D. Lowery
With Alberta’s third-largest black bear in the record book, J. Fred Miller used a crossbow to shoot this bruin at 20 yards.
B&C SCORE: 22-3/16
LOCATION: Peace River, Alberta
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: J. Fred Miller
NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL
In the wilds of Quebec, Reginald Arsenault took his .30-30 for a walk 25 years ago. He found this great whitetail at just nine yards, according to Boone and Crockett Club records. It sits as the second-largest whitetail on record from the province.
B&C SCORE: 205-5/8
LOCATION: Lac McKay, Quebec
YEAR TAKEN: 1980
HUNTER: Reginald Arsenault
TYPICAL AMERICAN ELK
Sean Lesnar took great, big typical elk in the northwest corner of South Dakota. With a .270 short mag, he killed this in mid-September on a sunny, 70-degree day.
B&C SCORE: 369-5/8
LOCATION: Harding County, South Dakota
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Sean D. Lesnar
PRONGHORN
Wanda Bazemore is no stranger to hunting big pronghorn. This buck comes in as the second-largest pronghorn for Texas in the record book. Wanda has five more bucks to her name in the book, and this one is by far the largest.
B&C SCORE: 89-6/8
LOCATION: Hudspeth County, Texas
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Wanda H. Bazemore
BLACK BEAR
Florida isn’t known for its big black bears, but it’s had two entries in the past decade. Rounding out the five entries for the Sunshine State is Indyana Sorenen’s bear he killed back in 2015.
B&C SCORE: 21-1/16
LOCATION: Clay County, Florida
YEAR TAKEN: 2015
HUNTER: Indyana O. Sorensen
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT
Mitchell Martin and his team found this goat early one September morning on the Rocky Mountain goat stronghold of Revillagigedo Island. Mitchell used a 7mm STW to kill this billy that comes in at 10 for Alaska and 20 overall.
B&C SCORE: 54-6/8
LOCATION: Revillagigedo Island, Alaska
YEAR TAKEN: 2023
HUNTER: Mitchell R. Martin
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.
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