Safari club international score sheets texas hunt lodge. Long story short, this bear hit the day i put it out prior to dark, but i was not able to hunt that afternoon. The bears on prince of wales were recently reclassified by safari club international as coastal bears or island black bear due to their massive size. North carolina grows big black bears, much bigger than the black bears in canada the state record and world record heaviest black bear is an 880 pound bear taken in. Sci record book top ten african lions hunt forever. The sci record book of big game animals uses scis unique allinclusive record keeping system, the most used system in the world, to document our hunting heritage. Safari club international sci, which uses an incredibly detailed online record book to determine eligibility for its many grand slam and inner circle prizes, themselves prerequisites for even higher honors in scis awards hierarchy. In addition, the funds collected by sci record book directly aid in protecting your freedom to hunt and hunting for our next generation. Top 10 hunting spots for monster black bears outdoorhub. Record books are considered to be the epitome of encyclopedias of big game animals and may be purchased individually.
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. The record book has been produced every two years since 1972 and contains thousands of trophy whitetail and bear entries. But if you ask anyone whos tried to judge a black bear in the field, it is a notoriously difficult task. Sci record book sci record book online sci records sci world records world record alligator. The sci record book is one of the most extensive databases of wildlife in the world. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear, and more. When a young couple in canadas algonquin park gets mauled and partially eaten by a black bear in 1991, its a tragedy. Apr 02, 2018 nancy hunting with bear master outfitters bags another huge record book black bear with her crossbow. This is the largest sci recordbook tule elk taken by a handgun hunter. Safari club international record book world hunting awards. Apha award for number 1 sitka blacktail deer in 2012. Armenian mouflon north america introduced asian black bear asian ibex. From here you are able to browse entries by location, species, hunting companyguide, and more. Right 356 lbs elise fernstrom june 2014 456 lbs in the sci record book continental inland black bear gold award 19 1016 skull.
Method 6 sci form black wildebeest method 7 sci form muskox. The record book of oregons big game animals included john and his bear in their second edition, and i had seen their article and photos. Hunting trips from jim shockeys hunting adventures. Alaska hunting guide alaska black bear hunting, sign up. Measurements are taken with calipers or by using parallel perpendiculars, to the nearest onesixteenth of an inch.
May 15, 20 but if you ask anyone whos tried to judge a black bear in the field, it is a notoriously difficult task. The forms below are to download for you or our staff to score your trophies. Congratulations to chad for his successful hunt in texas. Act of 1972 to allow for the importation of previously banned sporthunted polar bear trophies into the united states from canada. Areas have highest density of brown bear and deer in the world. We appreciate chad documenting his hunting heritage with sci and adding to our valuable collection of scientific data. However, impala are often hunted in conjunction with larger game, such as buffalo. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. Complete and official hunting trophy records, scores, pictures, and species information for over 100 big game animals from the worlds leading hunting conservation group safari club international. Species code species name bronze minimum silver minimum gold minimum bronze bow minimum silver bow minimum gold bow minimum species. We also have a seperate youth division for animals taken between the ages of 1217.
In fact, vancouver island black bears have just been discovered to be a separate subspecies of black bear, now known as the island bear. Bimonthly safari magazine, monthly safari times newspaper, awards program, sci record book entries and entrance to the annual sci convention. Next to whitetail deer, there is an argument to be made that black bears are the second most popular big. I truly believe putting your scent on the bait was the main difference in peaking his interest enough to get him. This online application provides access to the entire sci record book. I have been bear guiding for over 25 years and have never had a hunter say i want to shoot a small bear. Sep 30, 2015 safari club attacked for incentives to kill rare animals. One of the many benefits of safari club international membership is access to the sci record book.
Sci record book of big game animals and serve as the liaison to the record book committee. Robert christian shot this massive black bear in eastern pennsylvania. Johns bear has an official boone and crocket score of 22516 inches. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear. Join coastal alaska adventures for the number one hunting experience in alaska. Taken by jim tonkin, this 9x8 bull measures 341 18 inches, and came from near santa margarita. Fred bear shot instinctively he was a snap shooter. Complete and official hunting trophy records, scores, pictures, and species information for over 100 big game animals from the worlds leading hunting. This report focuses on winners of scis highest honorthe world hunting award.
All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. Hunt forever a champion for big game hunting freedom, news. It is very obvious that fred bear was posed for this photograph and it saddens me to see him remembered in this fashion. For the second year in a row, the investigator found canned lion hunts for sale, where customers pay to shoot a captivebred lion, violating scis own ban that it implemented in february 2018. Inner circle awards contain 5 different levels per award. British columbia has the largest black bear population in the world and vancouver island has a very high concentration of these bear. Aaron bulkley, owner of texas hunt lodge is a master measurer for sci and will score any and all trophies brought to our office. While a small number of grizzly bears live in the continental united states, they are much more common in alaska and western canada. The bruins skull scored 23 916 inches, making it the biggest bear ever taken by a hunter. Sea duck hunting rare trophies for the discerning collector. Having harvested this black bear on the 18th of october, i had to wait the mandatory 60 days drying time before the skull could be scored. Jim owneroperator jim shockeys hunting adventures a definitive leader of the muzzleloading contingent, jim is the first and only hunter in the world to complete the north american super slam and ultimate slam with a muzzleloader and took home scis professional hunter of the year award in 2009. The 4 largest bears ever taken by hunters outdoorhub.
An undercover investigation at the safari club international. A spring black bear hunt near hope british columbia. Trophy impala hunting in south africa big game hunting. It goes without saying that when booking an outfitter in one of these locations, you want to. Though the quantity of black bears in arizona is not high by anyones standards, the quality of the bears whether it be color, body size, or record book potential is why many trophy bear hunters come here to hunt. Safari club international is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide the sci record book of trophy animals uses scis unique allinclusive record keeping system, the most used system in the world, to document our hunting heritage.
The tule elk is the smallest wapiti found in north america, occurring only in california. Record book minimums to login safari club international. Welcome to the online record book safari club international. Jun 11, 2012 robert christian shot this massive black bear in eastern pennsylvania. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. You may not think that it matters, but to fred bear fans it does.
The sci record book of big game animals uses scis unique allinclusive record keeping system, the most used system in the world, to document our hunting. There are categories for rifle, archery, archery velvet, black powder, and shed antler. In his sales pitch, one vendor bragged that his safari company holds five of the top 10 lions ever recorded in scis record book. I am a master measurer for safari club international.
The bow he is holding is for a righthanded archer the bow has sights. Hide quality is exceptional throughout the spring season. Safari club attacked for incentives to kill rare animals. If anything, that only adds to the appeal of black bear hunting. The arizona black bear comes in all color varieties commonly referred to as color phases. The nys big buck club record book is an official collection of new york states exceptional whitetail deer and black bear. Polar bear, atlantic walrus, whitelipped peccary, cheetah, leopard, and the puma. 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 his sales pitch, one vendor bragged that his safari company holds five of. Complete and official hunting trophy records, scores, pictures, and species. There are more recordbook black bear entries from here than the rest of north america. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. There are records dealing with alaska peninsula bear, grizzly bear, black bear, kamchatka brown bear, and polar bear but as we understand it. It is because of this limited harvest that nearly 100% of our black bears qualify for the sci record book each year. 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.
The sci record book of big game animals uses sci s unique allinclusive record keeping system, the most used system in the world, to document our hunting heritage. Safari club international score sheets safari club international score sheets with texas hunt lodge, kerrville texas. To be accepted in the sci record book and the related awards programs, a record book entry must. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. Texas hunt lodge scores dozens of animals for sci, safari club international every year. Twelve of the top 25 black bears in the record book came from pennsylvania. For example, if the skull length measures 11 and 216 inches, you would enter 11 216 in the space provided. They all want to shoot a big bear and they say that in various ways. Safari club international sci is a us organization composed of hunters dedicated to. This award program offers a variety of leveled awards for any type of big game hunter.
The record bruin was shot on a dog hunt in hyde county, nc, a hotbed for big bears in the state. Sci national membership is required to become a wisconsin chapter member. The grizzly is a powerfully built bear with long, thick hair that varies in color from dark brown to pale yellowishbrown. Elise fernstrom fall 2016 norm springett ontario, canada bait used was 5 gallons of fryer grease mixed with gold rush. New potential world record black bear shot in pennsylvania. The safari club international record book is the largest such record keeping system in the world. Sci record book top 10 north american elk hunt forever.
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