Pope later wrote a book, hunting with the bow and arrow, which remains in print. This would be his second brown bear hunt, and he hired bruce hallingstad, owner of becharof lodge in egegik, alaska, a place known for. Fred bear gave me this signed photo the year before his death in 1988. Thats the organization that maintains record books for every big game species. In first and foremost honoring the animal, each record book listing also recognizes a. The current worlds record grizzly bear is 26 316, taken in unalakleet, alaska in 2004 by dennis dunn. Chris cammacks alaskan brown bear was confirmed as the new pope and young club world record with an official score of 29416 inches. These are the biggest grizzly bear kills in the record books. Welcome to the wildlife records club of british columbia. Pope and young club names new worldrecord black bear. Shows the beautiful north western british columbia mountains.
Since they were all killed in remote parts of alaska, we dont actually know what any of them weighed, though. 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. Sports and fitness travel, recreation and leisure bowhunting wildlife conservation. Jeff melillos massive bear scored 23516 and is now the largest bowharvested black bear in north america. Jeff melillos new pope and young world record black bear would also be the fourth best entry with the boone and crockett club. The patch, which features a bull elk, bear and buck on a keystone state outline, was designed by wellknown graphic designer mark anderson. Adding these two gave it a final green score of 18 and 34 inches. Alaska bowhunters grizzly could become new world record. The 1,028page volume is the eighth edition of the pope and young clubs alltime bowhunting record book series. I pope and young world record grizzly 8 yards youtube. The final green measurement on the skull was 7 316 inches wide and 11 916 inches long. 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. We saw at least 48 grizzly bears per day, we couldnt leave camp till the sun was. While a small number of grizzly bears live in the continental united states, they are much more common in alaska and western canada.
In order to be entered into the pope and young records, the game animal must be taken with a bow and arrow. Louis, missouri, april 58, 2017 at the union station hotel. Saxton temple pope september 4, 1875 august 8, 1926 was an american doctor, teacher. I first met papa bear in 1972 at the pope and young clubs biennial convention in denver. Mike maillets 647pound catskills black bear scores 22 116 pope and young points and is bigger than many recordbook grizzly bears. Recognize outstanding trophies in size and symmetry taken by. The bear on the left is what a world record looks like in comparison.
Bear pope and young is much more than just records. If anything, that only adds to the appeal of black bear hunting. It will look great framed with your score sheet, or tucked within the pages of your record book. Enjoy access to the detailed trophy search engine note. This bear surpasses the previous record shot by robert j. 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. Official scores are of dry skulls, not green skulls. Spring bear hunts in wyoming bliss creek outfitters cody. Measurers present at the special panel were barry smith, lee kline and ed fanchin. Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren ground caribou. A 700pound black bear killed by bow on private land in morris county, n. A nonprofit north american conservation and bowhunting organization dedicated to the promotion and. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at.
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. Following is a breakdown on how black bears harvested in manitoba with a bow rate in the manitoba bowhunters records. 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. A cdrom of the records is included with this record book. Over the past 10 years, we have taken over 56 pope and young record book bears. Debias grizzly bear has an initial entry score that is a whopping full inch larger than the existing worlds record. Jun 06, 2011 bow hunter dennis dunn takes a pope and young world record grizzly bear from 8 yards. Each spring adams delivers dozens of hunting seminars and keynote speeches at americas largest sporting events. That seems logical, what with the easy access and large bear populations of both of these regions. Black bear world record certified by pope and young club.
American elk nontypical, american elk typical, bighorn sheep, bison. 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. 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. 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. Much later, a different arthur young helped start the pope and young archery organization.
As youll see in a minute, all of these bears were absolutely gigantic. Saxton pope, art young, fred bear, ishi, and many more. Chris cammacks enormous bear was shot on the alaskan peninsula in may of this year. I recently got a brown bear scored for the pope and young. New worldrecord alaskan brown bear confirmed by pope and. If youre superstitious, you likely wouldnt spend that day perched atop the tundra in alaska, bowhunting brown bear. Dennis dunn and guide eric umphenour with beard with worldrecord grizzly. 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 first picture is a heavy racked buck that has a net final score of 128 78. At 700 pounds, black bear killed in new jersey sets world record.
Alaska brown bear black bear grizzly bear polar bear bison barren. Among papa bears bowhunting pope and young club world records were a british columbia stone sheep 1957, and an alaskan brown bear 1960. This combination, in addition to a very strict quota, offers our hunters a fantastic trophy opportunity. 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. But thats exactly where chris stewart was on may, 2016. The two bowkills also made the pope and young record book. 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. 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. You can often judge a bears size and age by the head. There is no entry fee required for acceptance in the utah big game records program. Lets say it becomes the new state record, typical archery buck. Whittington reflects on mel johnson and his worldrecord. Maintaining a permanent record of outstanding game taken in the province of bc. Robert newton iii is the scoring director from northeast maryland for bucks bears stags.
Just choosing a western state is quite a daunting task. Grizzly bear hunts in bc, grizzly hunt with robson valley. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a. The pope and young club is one of north americas leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. Grizzly bears reside in rough terrain and as such hunters should expect to do some leg work in order to harvest a mature bear. New jersey black bear is new pope and young world record. Users will be able to search the entire records program database of over 115,000 record book entries and millions of data points. Adding the length with the width of a dried skull will determine its position in the record books. Massive alaskan grizzly bear likely a new archery world record. 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.
New archery world record alaska brown bear grand view. Bow hunter dennis dunn takes a pope and young world record grizzly bear from 8 yards. 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. 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. Well cody finally got finished with the video editing, made it as short as possible 22minutes. 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.
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 pope and young club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, said the bear killed oct. Could someone who has a copy of a recent record book tell me about where my bear will rank. View details view top 10 view details black bear year taken. 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. It was decided that lighted nocks and bowmounted cameras didnt give bowhunters any unfair advantage, so we made the adaptation. Our clients have also collected the following safari club international sci outstanding animal awards from alaska professional hunters association apha. 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. Stewart has always dreamed of taking a brown bear with his bow.
A pennsylvania man has a monster grizzly bear that the pope and young club believes could be a new archery world record. Jun 09, 2009 pope and young announce four new world records. New archery world record black bear bucks bulls bears. The book is an easy reading collection of stories, about how hunting with the bow and arrow can and does. Bowhunting organization says 700pound bear shot in new. Boone and crockett as well as pope and young record book trophies are harvested here annually. These are pope and poung minimum starting at 18 inches, then moving up. 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. 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 club names new world record black bear during.
Mike maillets 647pound catskills black bear scores 22 116 pope and young points and is bigger than many record book grizzly bears. This years hunt is a 10day allinclusive canadian safari from savage encounters. Most of the time, black bear conversations center on canada and alaska. The author visits the gravesite of arthur young and his wife laurinda. The overall appearance of the head, though, may look small compared to the enormous body it sits on top of. Pursuing bears with bow and arrow is a passion of mine. 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. Please use your trophy search membership login here. On january 4th, 1990 he became the first archer in history to harvest all. 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. World records by species click species for record details and photo. Pope and young is much more than just records grand view.
Field judging black bears our bears big manitoba bears. Awards grizzly bear from 19992004 our clients took a total of 25 boone and crockett record book grizzly bears. Charles wilcox recently measured three of his deer and they all made our upcoming book marylands finest. To be eligible for entry into the pope and young clubs records program, an animal must. As per fish and game entry rules, the boone and crockett entry will be used in the idaho big game records. 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. The objectives of the program include the following. 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.
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 current 7th edition records book is now available with over 1400 new entries click the book cover icon above to access our online store. Chatfield, mn four new worlds records were officially recognized during the pope and young clubs 26th. The 8 th edition of the alltime record book is a musthave for any bowhunters personal library. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. Inductee fred bear archery hall of fame and museum. The book is an easyreading collection of stories, about how hunting with the bow and arrow. The pope and young club releases 8th edition of the alltime. Watch the potential pa record whitetail be measured live.
Chris cammacks enormous bear was shot on the alaskan peninsula in may 2018. 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. In the meantime, heres a selection of photos from the alltime top 100 boone and crockett records book bears, including no. The book is an easyreading collection of stories, about how hunting with the bow and arrow can and does, positively impact our lives.
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