On this hunt, you will see lots of antelope with a great chance at a record book animal. One was taken in coconino county in 2000, the other in mohave county in 2002. Antelope habitat in the unit is primarily found north of hwy 260. In addition to wyoming, theres always a great deal of trophy. December 2, 2002 we have little to go on at this point other than to say what an antelope. High plains adventures have been watching this buck for the past couple of years and had a good feeling this could be. Cpw issues hunting and fishing licenses, conducts research to improve wildlife management activities, protects high priority wildlife. The largest pronghorn ever recorded has been certified by boone and crockett club as a new worlds record.
Colorados 2008 pronghorn herd was estimated at more than 70,000. Colorado big game elk, deer, antelope hunting private. It was sometime around 1899 when john plute looked down the iron. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in 1950 into the current trophy scoring system. Im pretty sure im in somebodys record as the crazy antelope woman, she said. Call earl at 720 2184677 for questions or to book a hunt. San stiver has been a member of the record book committee since 1986 and has been involved compiling records since the inception of the program. Dream destinations include the arizona strip units a and b or kaibab plateau units 12a east, 12a west, and 12b, but the drawing odds are long, sometimes in the low single digits, ornoski said. Antelope hunting in colorado private land antelope hunts. Antelope hunters, welcome to eastern plains antelope guides and outfitters. This amazing buck scores 96 48 the left horn of the new record antelope measures 18 48 inches, and the right horn measures 18 38 inches. Brett cooter ross had a buck tag in his pocket and an antlered deer of unknown size in front of him.
Colorado is famous for its quantity and quality of pronghorn antelope. The robust population of colorado pronghorn is a game management. Western outdoor adventures is excited to offer you, some of the worldclass antelope hunting in colorado. Trophy antelope there is great opportunity for trophy antelope in colorado. Meat hunter unit 11 is also a really good unit to hunt antelope if you have the points i saw the biggest goat i have ever seen he was an easy bc this was in unit 120 last year and this is a unit it only takes 1 point to draw the catch it is all private land man that thing still haunts my dreams. And colorado parks and wildlife estimated the 2012 herd at 80,000. Brandon goodwin was the lucky winner of the colorado state wide antelope hunt. I will tell you right now that we dont grow them as big as they do in arizona or new mexico but we still push the record book with our trophy antelope. 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. Go diy hunting for trophy antelope in colorado with guy eastman. Western outdoor adventures is excited to offer you, some of the worldclass antelope hunting in colo rado.
The colorado record antelope scores an 85 in the pope and young record book, according to glenn pritchard, an official scorer for the pope and young club. Colorado s 2008 pronghorn herd was estimated at more than 70,000. Colorados new secondary draw gives big game hunters another chance to draw an elk, deer, pronghorn and bear limited license. So he settled his gun on back of his pack, took careful aim, and eased down on the trigger. Take a look at the boone and crockett record book and see. In addition to the world record, he has killed the top three pronghorns in new mexico. Many of the 90 inch bucks taken are never entered into an official record book, but we feel the bucks should be recognized. Price includes guiding, lodging, meals, and trophy care. Prime hunts, some of the finest private land big game hunting in northwest colorado. All of the bucks that weve guided to will have our watermark stamped on the photo. Wyoming has all of the top four counties to kill a recordbook antelope in north america. Top three states for trophy pronghorn antelope outdoors. Colorado antelope hunting outfitters, we are looking forward to our th pronghorn antelope hunting season we have some of the best antelope hunting on the eastern plains colorado.
Moffatt is considered to be a top tier producer with genetics to prove it. Colorados booming pronghorn population is running hornsfirst into. How to score a blackbuck antelope gone outdoors your. There are categories for rifle, archery, archery velvet, black powder, and shed antler. There were 67 total pronghorn entries listed meeting the minimum score requirement of 70 points. Northwest colorado is famous for its large herds of antelope and is consistently producing record class animals. The new record breaks a tie between two specimens from arizona. Located west of craig, colorado in moffat county, colorado. Incidentally, that 1972 record mule deer shot in southwest colorado by texan doug burris is on display at the cabelas store in kansas city, mo. The rancher has elk vouchers that allow the hunting of bulls with. In that moment, the bullet exploded from the barrel, the buck disappeared in a flash, and ross hunting life changed forever. With a mild winter and a wet spring, this area should be back to its old big buck producing ways this year. Colorados booming pronghorn population is running horns. We also have a seperate youth division for animals taken between the ages of 1217.
A longstanding first place tie in the boone and crockett club record book has been broken. This state is consistently producing recordclass animals. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at pronghorn antelope new mike gallo 20 the boone and crockett club officially certified the world record pronghorn, which came from central new mexico. The most recent antelope trap and relocation took place in 2010, when wildlife managers brought animals from southeastern colorado to the gunnison basin because a particularly harsh winter in 20062007 had killed off many antelope there. But how does the state rank in terms of trophy quality for record book pronghorn. Trophy antelope colorado hunting wapiti outfitters. Like utah, arizona is famous for producing recordbook mule deer. San developed our record database, enters and formats the records for the book. Now with local trail closures and alerts to find new trail opportunities in your community, use the free cotrex app on. Hunters should concentrate from hwy 77 to west of the aripine road forest road 332. Here at sns outfitter and guides, we are particularly proud of our record book antelope hunts. Northwest colorado is famous for its large herds of antelope and is consistently producing recordclass animals.
During 2010, a record 12,301 pronghorns were taken by hunters, marking the first time the harvest surpassed 12,000. We have been informed that the buck was taken in unit 105 near kiowa, colorado. High plains adventures have been watching this buck for. With all of our hunts at wapiti outfitters we are after the trophy antelope. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in.
The agency manages 42 state parks, all of colorado s wildlife, more than 300 state wildlife areas and a host of recreational programs. The prongs measure 7 inches on the right and 6 58 inches on the left. In the case of these pending world records, the panel score became the animals official score. Unit 2201 takes 19 years or 19 preference points to draw. The agency manages 42 state parks, all of colorados wildlife, more than 300 state wildlife areas and a host of recreational programs. Jack shot his beautiful antelope in central arizona. Nw colorado trophy antelope hunting steves outdoor. Our colorado antelope hunts are conducted on some of the finest private ranches in the white river valley. I shot my first ever antelope buck in moffat county, colorado in 1993. We manage some of the best leases in wyoming for our record book antelope hunts, and we carefully limit hunting on these properties.
Nw colorado trophy antelope hunting steves outdoor adventures. In 1932, a herd was introduced to kerr county, texas. The blackbuck antelope antilope cervicapra is a small exotic game animal native to india and pakistan. Colorado parks and wildlife is a nationally recognized leader in conservation, outdoor recreation and wildlife management. Boone and crockett announced friday that a huge pronghorn antelope taken by mike gallo in socorro county, n. He retired from the nevada department of wildlife in 2003 after a 30year career, as the upland game staff biologist. Our colorado ranches are managed for amazing hunting, and our antelope hunters have had an incredible 100% opportunity rate on trophy bucks. The 1932 book was followed by the 1939 records book that included informative chapters on a variety of subjects related to big game and hunting. Look for antelope in any of the bigger natural openings and juniper pushes. Colorado shooting up record book charts the denver post. It was opening day in colorado and ross family and friends were all on. Here are the biggest pronghorn kills in the record books.
In total, there have been 3,859 entries into the all time records book, 33% of those. Here is a photo of the current co state record archery pronghorn. The nevada wildlife record book celebrates the big game animals we have in our state and recognizes the achievements of the hunters harvest. The 85 buck taken back in 1983 by judd cooney once stood as the pope and young world record for a time. Our guides have been on these ranches for years hunting antelope, elk, and mule deer their expertise will get you trophy game.