We saw at least 48 grizzly bears per day, we couldnt leave camp till the sun was. Massive alaskan grizzly bear likely a new archery world record. Bow hunter dennis dunn takes a pope and young world record grizzly bear from 8 yards. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. I first met papa bear in 1972 at the pope and young clubs biennial convention in denver. If anything, that only adds to the appeal of black bear hunting.
Pope and young club names new world record black bear board oks 6 deerrelated questions on possible rule changes for spring hearings a state record perch and on her first try ice fishing. You can often judge a bears size and age by the head. Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren ground caribou. New archery world record black bear bucks bulls bears. Enjoy access to the detailed trophy search engine note.
I recently got a brown bear scored for the pope and young. The first picture is a heavy racked buck that has a net final score of 128 78. Grizzly bear hunts in bc, grizzly hunt with robson valley. The two bowkills also made the pope and young record book. New worldrecord alaskan brown bear confirmed by pope and. Chris cammacks enormous bear was shot on the alaskan peninsula in may 2018. At 700 pounds, black bear killed in new jersey sets world record. American elk nontypical, american elk typical, bighorn sheep, bison. Bear pope and young is much more than just records.
Sports and fitness travel, recreation and leisure bowhunting wildlife conservation. Mike maillets 647pound catskills black bear scores 22 116 pope and young points and is bigger than many record book grizzly bears. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a. As per fish and game entry rules, the boone and crockett entry will be used in the idaho big game records. A cdrom of the records is included with this record book. This would be his second brown bear hunt, and he hired bruce hallingstad, owner of becharof lodge in egegik, alaska, a place known for. Jun 09, 2009 pope and young announce four new world records. Just choosing a western state is quite a daunting task. In order to be entered into the pope and young records, the game animal must be taken with a bow and arrow.
All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. Lets say it becomes the new state record, typical archery buck. Jeff melillos new pope and young world record black bear would also be the fourth best entry with the boone and crockett club. Most of the time, black bear conversations center on canada and alaska. Fred bear gave me this signed photo the year before his death in 1988. While a small number of grizzly bears live in the continental united states, they are much more common in alaska and western canada. Mike maillets 647pound catskills black bear scores 22 116 pope and young points and is bigger than many recordbook grizzly bears. May 15, 20 but if you ask anyone whos tried to judge a black bear in the field, it is a notoriously difficult task. Pope later wrote a book, hunting with the bow and arrow, which remains in print. New archery world record alaska brown bear grand view. Robert newton iii is the scoring director from northeast maryland for bucks bears stags. The pope and young club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, said the bear killed oct. Saxton temple pope september 4, 1875 august 8, 1926 was an american doctor, teacher. The pope and young club releases 8th edition of the alltime.
It will look great framed with your score sheet, or tucked within the pages of your record book. Stewart has always dreamed of taking a brown bear with his bow. There is no entry fee required for acceptance in the utah big game records program. Hunting from ground level on her illinois farm, she killed 10 pope and young record book bucks in her first 18 years as a bowhunter.
Official scores are of dry skulls, not green skulls. A 700pound black bear killed by bow on private land in morris county, n. This years hunt is a 10day allinclusive canadian safari from savage encounters. To be eligible for entry into the pope and young clubs records program, an animal must.
Well cody finally got finished with the video editing, made it as short as possible 22minutes. Whittington reflects on mel johnson and his worldrecord. Thats the organization that maintains record books for every big game species. New yorks black bears are known for their heavyweight potential, but its not often that a bear is big in body size and skull measurement. Adding these two gave it a final green score of 18 and 34 inches. The area you will be hunting has produced hundreds of record book whitetail as attested by the manitoba bow hunting records club book as well as the pope and young record book. Over the past 10 years, we have taken over 56 pope and young record book bears. The traditional journey lives on, available from the pope and young club the traditional journey lives on, the third in a series of books chronicling the foundations and spirit of hunting with the bow and arrow. The pope and young club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, officially announced a black bear shot on october 14 in morris county, new jersey has toppled a record set in 1993 by a hunter.
Sep 09, 2011 follow jack brittingham as he takes his archery gear into the alaskan tundra in pursuit of the most dangerous animal in north america, a giant brown bear. Field judging black bears our bears big manitoba bears. Jeff melillos massive bear scored 23516 and is now the largest bowharvested black bear in north america. It was decided that lighted nocks and bowmounted cameras didnt give bowhunters any unfair advantage, so we made the adaptation. In order to qualify for an award, the rack must be measured by an official measurer for the boone and crockett or pope and young clubs, or by a wildlife biologist, conservation officer or other individual certified by the dnr to measure for the iowa program. Louis, missouri, april 58, 2017 at the union station hotel. May 30, 2018 whittington reflects on mel johnson and his world record beanfield buck to understand the legacy of the late mel johnson and his 204 48inch pope and young club world record typical buck, we turned to gordon whittington for his thoughts. Since they were all killed in remote parts of alaska, we dont actually know what any of them weighed, though. A black bear killed by jeff melillos in new jersey during the 2019 hunting season has been certified as a bowhunting world record by the pope and young club. Welcome to the wildlife records club of british columbia. Black bear world record certified by pope and young club.
By the time of his death in 1878 he was renowned to have killed a greater number of deer, bears, panthers, and wildcats, than any other individual in the county. 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. Pope and young is proud to announce our 2020 conservation hunt drawing. The utah big game records program is designed for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive record keeping program for wildlife species native and introduced in the state of utah.
Chris cammacks enormous bear was shot on the alaskan peninsula in may of this year. The final green measurement on the skull was 7 316 inches wide and 11 916 inches long. But thats exactly where chris stewart was on may, 2016. Boone and crockett as well as pope and young record book trophies are harvested here annually. Jun 06, 2011 bow hunter dennis dunn takes a pope and young world record grizzly bear from 8 yards. Following is a breakdown on how black bears harvested in manitoba with a bow rate in the manitoba bowhunters records. Pope and young club names new world record black bear during. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a bowhunting achievement and celebrates all the times and efforts involved that culminated in that moment. Follow jack brittingham as he takes his archery gear into the alaskan tundra in pursuit of the most dangerous animal in north america, a giant brown bear. A nonprofit north american conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and. This bear surpasses the previous record shot by robert j. I pope and young world record grizzly 8 yards youtube. The current worlds record grizzly bear is 26 316, taken in unalakleet, alaska in 2004 by dennis dunn.
This combination, in addition to a very strict quota, offers our hunters a fantastic trophy opportunity. On january 4th, 1990 he became the first archer in history to harvest all. Oct 18, 2018 the cammack brown bear ascends to the pope and young clubs throne by the slimmest of margins, only 116 of an inch. The objectives of the program include the following. Maintaining a permanent record of outstanding game taken in the province of bc. Saxton pope, art young, fred bear, ishi, and many more. The bear on the left is what a world record looks like in comparison. The pope and young club announced on monday that a grizzly bear taken in 2009 may be the new world record for the largest grizzly ever harvested by bow and arrow. On the morning of the eighth day of his 2009 hunt, after a standoff at 10 yards, bowhunter rodney debias made a perfect 30yard shot at a monster grizzly bear near unalakleet, alaska. The 1,028page volume is the eighth edition of the pope and young clubs alltime bowhunting record book series. Grizzly bears reside in rough terrain and as such hunters should expect to do some leg work in order to harvest a mature bear.
The book is an easy reading collection of stories, about how hunting with the bow and arrow can and does. Pope and young is much more than just records grand view. Class of 2008 bowhunter w ith more than 120 entries in the pope and young club record book, i t is with good reason that chuck adams is known as the worlds best known and most widely published bowhunter. Pursuing bears with bow and arrow is a passion of mine.
Measurers present at the special panel were barry smith, lee kline and ed fanchin. The overall appearance of the head, though, may look small compared to the enormous body it sits on top of. That seems logical, what with the easy access and large bear populations of both of these regions. Jul 17, 2014 the black bear that chad sharp of bella vista shot with his bow was so big it took a winch, a fourwheeler and a bunch of his buddies to muscle the 500pound bruin on to a trailer.
A pennsylvania man has a monster grizzly bear that the pope and young club believes could be a new archery world record. A black bear killed by jeff melillos in new jersey during the 2019 hunting season has been certified as a bowhunting world record by the pope. World records by species click species for record details and photo. Dennis dunn and guide eric umphenour with beard with worldrecord grizzly. 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.
Three photos of antlers, horns, or skull a view from the front side, a view from the left side and a view from the right side. The author visits the gravesite of arthur young and his wife laurinda. Saxton pope and arthur young have been honored as the namesakes of the pope and young club, an organization dedicated to bowhunting which continues today and includes its own world record book for north american game. The patch, which features a bull elk, bear and buck on a keystone state outline, was designed by wellknown graphic designer mark anderson. Pope and young club names new worldrecord black bear. The pope and young club is one of north americas leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. Among papa bears bowhunting pope and young club world records were a british columbia stone sheep 1957, and an alaskan brown bear 1960. Alaska bowhunters grizzly could become new world record. Spring bear hunts in wyoming bliss creek outfitters cody. Much later, a different arthur young helped start the pope and young archery organization. Our clients have also collected the following safari club international sci outstanding animal awards from alaska professional hunters association apha. In the meantime, heres a selection of photos from the alltime top 100 boone and crockett records book bears, including no. In some circumstances the arizona state record score may differ from the pope and young world record score due to the fact that in some instances it may take more than two years for pope and young to panel score a trophy. Chatfield, mn four new worlds records were officially recognized during the pope and young clubs 26th.
Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren. The current 7th edition records book is now available with over 1400 new entries click the book cover icon above to access our online store. Watch the potential pa record whitetail be measured live. Recognize outstanding trophies in size and symmetry taken by.
As youll see in a minute, all of these bears were absolutely gigantic. If youre superstitious, you likely wouldnt spend that day perched atop the tundra in alaska, bowhunting brown bear. Chris cammacks alaskan brown bear was confirmed as the new pope and young club world record with an official score of 29416 inches. Users will be able to search the entire records program database of over 115,000 record book entries and millions of data points. View details view top 10 view details black bear year taken. Awards grizzly bear from 19992004 our clients took a total of 25 boone and crockett record book grizzly bears. Bowhunting organization says 700pound bear shot in new. Adding the length with the width of a dried skull will determine its position in the record books.
Shows the beautiful north western british columbia mountains. The 8 th edition of the alltime record book is a musthave for any bowhunters personal library. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a highly collectible and coveted item. These are pope and poung minimum starting at 18 inches, then moving up. Debias grizzly bear has an initial entry score that is a whopping full inch larger than the existing worlds record. Could someone who has a copy of a recent record book tell me about where my bear will rank. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a. Each spring adams delivers dozens of hunting seminars and keynote speeches at americas largest sporting events. These are the biggest grizzly bear kills in the record books. Charles wilcox recently measured three of his deer and they all made our upcoming book marylands finest. Inductee fred bear archery hall of fame and museum. On saturday, february 8th, the pope and young club convened a special panel of judges in harrisburg, pennsylvania, during the great. New worlds records are verified and proclaimed, and awards are presented to these outstanding animals during the pope and young clubs biennial convention and awards banquet. Will your trophy pennsylvania buck make the record books.