Welcome to texas bowhunting and bowfishing records. Scroll down to view a collection of our bear hunts. 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. If you have a highspeed connection, change the settings to hd quality. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. From here you are able to browse entries by location, species, hunting companyguide, and more. Since its beginning in 1970, the trophy book, arizona wildlife trophies, has been a. If you are going to hunt javelina in arizona, the bowhunting in arizona record book is a must have. Each year there is competition recognizing unique wildlife entries in a number of categories. Record book views since site activation april 2001 and javelinahunter are registered trademarks. Bowhunting books and colorado bowhunting record books. Since its beginning in 1970, the trophy book, arizona wildlife trophies, has been a means to recognize the unique, individual quality of big game animals in the state of arizona.
There are tons of reasons why you should team up with pope and young club including to advance your bowhunting skills and interact with other youth bowhunters like yourself from all over north america. It contains all of the records entered through july 31, 2018. While the idea might not appeal to all elk bowhunters, becoming more successful certainly does, and regardless of how you plan to pursue them, jack sciaccas methodical approach to research, scouting, and calling will help you put more bulls on the ground. Bowhunting in arizona including records of game animals.
All of these hunting clubs also have a list of ethics, commonly referred to as fair chase rules, that must be followed in order for the animal to be allowed entry into the book. As an az native who started bow hunting in 1978, i enjoy looking through all the names under various species. If you hunt with a bow, hunting water should be your first strategy. Recordbook bulls the only thing better than the rack on a trophy bull is the story behind how it was taken. Looking at the last 10 years, for typicals, eagle, garfield and archuleta counties are the strongholds with 18, 16 and 11 entries respectively. Bird hunting is also outstanding in arizona, which has three species of quail gambels, scaled, and mearns, mourning doves, whitewinged doves, eurasian collard doves, bandtailed pigeons, blue grouse, and a wide variety of ducks and geese. Arizona bowhunter laws official az bowhunter online. It contains all of the records entered through july 31, 2018, including about a halfdozen new state records. Montana archers bull elk may be world record hunting. Originally sponsored as a harvest of nine different species, the existing record book called for. Please note these are abbreviated listings, the record book contains extensive harvest data to include. Cso record book trophies colburn and scott outfitters. This 6th edition of the book is the most recently published by one of the oldest state hunting record programs in the united states, having been printed since 1980. Bowhunting in arizona is the official record book of arizona bowhunting biggame trophies.
Second, the tag numbers are very low on most these late season archery arizona elk hunts and hunting pressure from other elk hunters is virtually non existent. It puts out the most and biggest record mule deer bucks of any state in the country. Archery elk hunts arizona elk outfitters elk guides. On average unit 8 does not annually produce as many record book elk as unit 9.
This page of our blog shows the pictures of record book animals both boone. The art and science of bowhunting for elk from treestands list price. The december and january bow hunts are ideal for hunting, as it is cool and should be peak rut time. Colburn and scott outfitters guide jay scott and his arizona archery bull elk. This annual booklet includes season dates, bag limits, hunt types, open areas, rules, regulations, drawing application details, and other requirements for the hunting of most big game, small game, other wildlife in arizona. Az archery elk hunt and click here to see more pictures of michaels record book. A valid arizona license is required for taking wildlife including fish in arizona. Be sure to take lots of water no matter what time of the year you are hunting in arizona. Hunting seasons, season dates, rules and regulations for hunting in arizona. Big game records deer hunting elk hunting big game. Bowhunting in arizona records the finest trophies taken in the state of arizona with a bow and arrow. This 240inch arizona buck taken by matt liljenquist in august is being hailed as safari club internationals pending world record for a typical mule deer. Arizona has endless hunting opportunities for mule deer and coues deer. Use the space below to record your outings, important observations of the hunt and things you learned about nature, animals and birds.
Click the appropriate button below to print the needed pdf forms. Antelope hunting in new mexico trophy pronghorn hunts. At just over 400 pages, its 50 pages thicker than the previous book. The company is located in phoenix and incorporated in arizona. This type of hunting is done at a much closer range and requires a high degree of stealth, perseverance, patience, and effort. After observing a variety of problems occurring with other programs affiliated with various organizations, the record book committee dissolved their previous affiliation with abfaa. The pope and young club is one of north americas leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. Jerry davis was one of the hunters lucky enough to hunt in that period. Passing this bowhunter safety course will complete your online safety education for arizona. Take means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring, or netting wildlife. In response to public interest generated by the clubs national collection of heads and horns in the 1920s, and increased hunting by the general public, the club established. Sopher coveted the bowhunting in arizona record books kaibab award, a lofty, but achievable goal for accomplished and experienced hunters to pursue. The texas bowhunting and bowfishing records tbbr were established in 1975 by the lone star bowhunting association for the purpose of collecting and recording the data of various species of mammals, fish, and fowl, taken by legal and ethical standards within the state of texas with bow and arrow. Developing hunting knowledge and hunting skills is an important part of your 4h shooting sports project.
Click here to learn how you can get your copy 2017 annual competition awards. Some of our hunting sportsman have said it was like hunting on a preserve for antelope. We offer rifle, archery, and muzzleloader hunts in new mexico. Each book has its own set of minimum scores that must be achieved to get into the book. Unit 8 arizona elk outfitters arizona elk outfitters. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Bowhunters can go afield with an otc deer tag during the following seasons and have a reasonable chance at harvesting a record book coues deer or mule deer buck. The 8 th edition of the alltime record book is a musthave for any bowhunters personal library. Southern arizona mule deer bucks do not typically have much record book potential, but they can offer a unique and exciting desert hunting experience.
The bia, bowhunting in arizona record book committee, inc is a 501c3 non. This book is the official bowhunting record book for arizona, however, it contains much more than that. The 1,028page volume is the eighth edition of the pope and young clubs alltime bowhunting record book series. The licensee shall carry the license when participating in hunting or fishing or other form of take. Record books are considered to be the epitome of encyclopedias of big game animals and may be purchased individually. The newest 6th edition of the bowhunting in arizona record book was just released. The top states for record mule deer in the last 10 years. Giant mule deer buck tagged in arizona is pending typical.
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. Bow and arrow hunts generally start around mid august and the rifle. Listing courtesy of the bowhunting in arizona record book committee. Bowhunters must become adept at scouting, tracking, and recovering game. We will begin shipping them to those that have preordered them next week. The best way to book a hunt bookyourhunts focus on transparency and ethical hunting are very much in line with main values of hunting industry. Three hunting seasons per year and you only have to buy one tag.
Complete and official hunting trophy records, scores, pictures, and species information for over 100 big game animals from the worlds leading hunting conservation group. New service puts your dream hunt just a click away is poised to be a gamechanger for the hunting industry. This area has the most bucks entered in the record books than any other region in az. Hunting arizona antelope with randy newberg and jerry pritchard. A mature arizona desert mule deer buck could have a rack sporting a spread of 1827 inches and have 3 to 5 points per side. Archery blank lined notebook journal, writer practical record.
Third, these late season arizona archery elk hunts take place in all the best trophy elk units in the state of arizona. In some circumstances the arizona state record score may differ from the pope. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The first edition was distributed in july 1980 at the arizona bowhunters associations mormon lake shoot where two thousand copies sold quickly. The boone and crockett club maintains the records of native north american big game as a vital conservation record in assessing the success of wildlife management programs. A montana bow hunter has taken what may turn out to be a worldrecord elk. Bowhuntingaz the new bow process with arizona archery club, ep. Do not make the mistake of thinking that killing a deer with your bow is ever going to be easy especially in arizona. Welcome to the online record book big game hunting records. This online application provides access to the entire sci record book. Of course many mule deer hunting enthusiasts know that the best arizona hunting for mule deer takes place on the arizona strip and kaibab plateau. When conditions are dry, water limited and temperatures warm, waiting in a ground blind near a windmill offers the best odds for success. Arizona archery deer hunts take place in september, december and january.