Measuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies (Measuring & Scoring North American Big Game Trophies) - Softcover

Nesbitt, William H.; Wright, Philip L.

9780940864634: Measuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies (Measuring & Scoring North American Big Game Trophies)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0940864630 ISBN 13: 9780940864634

Publisher: Boone & Crockett Club, 2009

Boone and Crockett Club is pleased to announce the highly anticipated third edition ofMeasuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies, the definitive manual for anyone wanting to learn the Club’s world-famous big game measuring system — now available in convenient paperback edition.

This edition of Boone and Crockett Club’s official measurer’s manual provides the most up-to-date information and techniques about the proper methods of measuring and scoring North American big game. In addition to chapters on how to measure all 38 big game categories recognized by the Boone and Crockett Club, there are also chapters on the history of the Boone and Crockett Club, the Big Game Records Program, category boundaries, general policies of the Club’s records program, and general measuring techniques.

This manual is written in simple, straightforward language so any hunter can learn to score his or her trophy. Dozens of illustrations compliment the text and official score charts provide the reader with guidance on how to measure their trophies to see how they stand up to Boone and Crockett standards.

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About the Author:

Eldon L. “Buck” Buckner is the current Chairman of the Boone and Crockett Club’s Records of North American Big Game Committee. First appointed an Official Measurer in 1968 while serving as a U.S. Forest Service range conservationist in Arizona. He has served as Judges Panel Chairman, Consultant, and Judge for Boone and Crockett Club Awards Programs since 1990. He lives in Baker City, Oregon.

Jack Reneau is a certified wildlife biologist who has been Director of Big Game Records for the Boone and Crockett Club since 1983. He was responsible for the day-to-day paperwork of the Boone and Crockett Club’s records-keeping activities from 1976 to 1979 as an information specialist for the Hunter Services Division of the National Rifle Association (NRA) when NRA and Boone and Crockett Club cosponsored the B&C Awards Program. Jack earned a M.S. in Wildlife Management from Eastern Kentucky University and a B.S. in Wildlife Management from Colorado State University. He resides in Missoula, Montana.

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