Outdoors Notebook: Boone and Crockett reports potential new world record Roosevelt's elk
Feb. 10—MISSOULA, Mont. — The records department of the Boone and Crockett Club recently received a Roosevelt's elk entry, which, if confirmed by a judges panel, will be crowned the new world's record, the conservation group said Wednesday, Feb. 7.
The recent entry was killed by Timothy Carpenter on Sept. 21, 2023, in Humboldt County, California. With a preliminary score of 439 7/8 points, Carpenter's elk smashes the previous world's record of 419 6/8 points taken by Rick Bailey in British Columbia in 2015. No stranger to big elk, Carpenter has multiple Roosevelt's elk in the records, including a 2011 bull that scored 398 1/8, which is the current archery world's record.
Carpenter, 39, splits his work between guiding elk hunters in the fall and working as a wildlife biologist in the spring. He rarely gets a day to hunt for himself, but he is able to get out in the field often. "It is very rewarding to be part of any successful Roosevelt's elk hunt," Carpenter said. "It is that much more rewarding when we are able to take animals that are mature — or even past their prime — and are Boone and Crockett animals."
Roosevelt's elk are one of three subspecies of North American elk for which the Boone and Crockett Club keeps records. Named after club founder Theodore Roosevelt, Roosevelt's elk are found exclusively in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from northern California up through British Columbia's mainland and into Alaska.
They are the biggest elk subspecies, with bulls weighing as much as 1,100 pounds.
Before Carpenter's entry is official, Boone and Crockett Club procedures require that the final score of a potential world's record be verified by either an Awards Program Judges Panel or a Special Judges Panel. Awards Program Judges Panels are assembled once every three years, with the next awards judging panel being held in April 2025. Special Judges Panels are convened during the interim between Awards Program Judges Panels with the sole purpose of verifying and declaring a new world's record. In either case, two teams of two judges each measure the entry, and if the scores of both teams verify the original measurement, the panel will declare it a new record. — staff report
MINNEAPOLIS — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers has announced the launch of ticket sales for
Rendezvous 2024
, set for April 18-20 in Minneapolis. Rendezvous represents the annual gathering for the broader BHA community to celebrate the organization's focus on access to public lands and waters, conservation action and on-the-ground stewardship to restore the special places sought by hunters and anglers. The event is open to the public and welcomes outdoor enthusiasts who share a passion for BHA's mission.
This year,
Rendezvous 2024
will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis, marking the first time BHA's premier annual event will be held outside the northern Rockies. Of special significance this year is the celebration of BHA's 20th anniversary, marking two decades of work on behalf of public lands, waters and wildlife.
"We are excited to start bringing the Rendezvous experience to the BHA community across North America, this time to the Minnesota Heartland," Patrick Berry, president and CEO of BHA, said in a statement. "Rendezvous highlights our commitment to engage and celebrate the conservation-minded hunters and anglers who embody the BHA ethos. In the world of gatherings focused on hunting, fishing and conservation, there's nothing quite like Rendezvous."
Rendezvous
participants can enjoy fan favorites, such as the world-renowned Field to Table dinner, the BHA Chapter Wild Game Cook-off, as well as hunting, angling and outdoor seminars, panels and demonstrations. — staff report
BISMARCK — The North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade summer camp is June 3-7 at the 4-H Center in Washburn, North Dakota, the Game and Fish Department said in a news release.
The five-day camp is a hands-on immersive learning experience for youth ages 13 to 17 designed to educate participants about the importance of wetland ecosystems, waterfowl biology, flock dynamics, shooting skills and safety, stewardship, public speaking, leadership development and more.
The deadline to apply is March 15.
The camp is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors.
More info:
www.texasbrigades.org/applications
. — staff report
BISMARCK — The next guide and outfitter written examination is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than March 22 by calling the Department's enforcement office at (701) 328-6604.
In addition to passing a written exam, qualifications for becoming a guide include a background check for criminal and game and fish violations, certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and standard first aid and employment by or contract with a licensed hunting outfitter.
In addition to the guide qualifications, an individual must have held a hunting guide license for two years and have proof of liability insurance to become a hunting outfitter.
The test is given periodically to anyone interested in becoming a guide or outfitter in the state. — staff report
