Bowhunting in Arizona Record Book deadline

[Redbeard]

The Bowhunting in Arizona Record Book is published every 8 years and 2008 is time for the fifth edition. The committee has been hard at work recording all the new entries, reviewing piles of applications, writing new articles, and compiling the hunting data stats. that make our book so valuable. We are very close to publishing but are trying to let as many people as possible get their entries in to this edition even though our official recoding period ended last summer. Our planned cutoff date was last Sunday April 20 but several hunters contacted us still trying to get some entries to us so we decided to put off the deadline to May 31. This will push back the publication date to Fall 2008 but since there won't be another book until 2016 we figured it would be nice to be sure we were as current as possible with this one.

 

If you are not familiar with the BIA book you should check one out. We have categories for all the traditional big game species plus javelina and turkey (Merriams and Goulds). We also have the Cochise and Kaibab Awards that are for hunters who take several different species with a bow including fox, bobcat, and coyote. There is much more information than just the records. There are stories about the state record animals, interesting articles about the history of bowhunting, how to information, and pages and pages of tables of harvest data that are very interesting and useful to improve your chances of taking a trophy class animal. And more...

 

Arizona is the best state for hunting many of the N. American big game and our great record book reflects that. We should all be proud to be Arizona bowhunters and entering your successes in this fine book is a great way to record the history of hunting in this state and to see your personal trophies recorded for posterity. This next edition will contain approximately 3000 entries from about 1400 hunters including some of the biggest names in bowhunting like Chuck Adams and Ben Pearson. This edition will also list several new State Records (some of which are also world records.)

 

If you have any trophies to enter in the best state record book in the country contact us a.s.a.p. The entry must have been taken in Arizona under Fair Chase with a legal bow and arrow. The entry fee is only $10 per animal and you must have the trophy scored by an official BIA, P&Y, or B&C measurer and submit it with the BIA forms and proper photos. You can go to bowhuntinginarizona.com for more information and contacts (except my email address on the website is outdated. It is bigsky@commspeed.net)

 

We plan to have a publication date set soon and will send out pre-buy letters so you can reserve a copy. I believe we will have only 2000 printed so they are just about guaranteed to sell out. If you want to purchase a 4th edition (Y2K) we have just a few regular eds. available but do have more numbered collectors copies. Each ed. has much more information than just the individual entries so they are truly a collectors item.

 

Thanks

 

Chris Dunn

[cbryant11]

the sight does not have a form for the elk typical is there another place to get this or can i use the p y score sheet i submitted to them? thanks carl bryant

[Arizona Griz]

the sight does not have a form for the elk typical is there another place to get this or can i use the p y score sheet i submitted to them? thanks carl bryant

 

 

You can use a copy of the P&Y score sheet.

[Extreme Coues]

I submitted my January buck then I did some follow up when I noticed the dead line and hadnt heard from anyone I was told that because of the score which was an official P-Y he would have to be panel scored by three official mesurers for BIA I made the suggestion to do it at the deer accosiation banquet but I still have not been contacted .If anyone has any info or can help thanks.

Jeremy Ulmer

[Arizona Griz]

I submitted my January buck then I did some follow up when I noticed the dead line and hadnt heard from anyone I was told that because of the score which was an official P-Y he would have to be panel scored by three official mesurers for BIA I made the suggestion to do it at the deer accosiation banquet but I still have not been contacted .If anyone has any info or can help thanks.

Jeremy Ulmer

 

Your deer must be big one.

 

Go to the BIA website (www.bowhuntinginarizona.com) and click on the measurer's tab. Scroll down to Marvin Zeiser and give him a call.

 

He will help you.

 

[Extreme Coues]

I submitted my January buck then I did some follow up when I noticed the dead line and hadnt heard from anyone I was told that because of the score which was an official P-Y he would have to be panel scored by three official mesurers for BIA I made the suggestion to do it at the deer accosiation banquet but I still have not been contacted .If anyone has any info or can help thanks.

Jeremy Ulmer

 

Your deer must be big one.

 

Go to the BIA website (www.bowhuntinginarizona.com) and click on the measurer's tab. Scroll down to Marvin Zeiser and give him a call.

 

He will help you. :)My follow up on my entry was a phone call to Marvin Zeiser .

 

[Redbeard]

Jeremy,

 

Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner. We talked about your buck at the last meeting. The rule is that any animal that the original score would put in the top 3 must be panel scored to be entered in the book. It seems kinda weird but it is the same way P&Y works. Marvin can explain why better than I can since he's been through it with his world record antelope. We have a couple weeks to get it done but the problem is getting everybody together (including you) we could probably get it done if we could arrange to meet somewhere in the middle but it will probably have to be in Phx. so we can get enough committee members there. The fact that you shot a great buck is good and bad I guess. We have a couple other heads to do for the same reason so we'd like to get them done at once. There are several really good trophies to enter in this next ed. for sure. I don't want to have to drive to Phx. to score your buck anymore than you probably do to get it done but that may be the only way. If you have questions call me or Marvin. Our numbers are on the bowhuntinginarizona.com site.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris Dunn

[Extreme Coues]

Thanks for all the info .I do understand about it having to be panel scored and I am more than willing to bring it to the panel I was just curious do to the talk about the deadline. This is new to me so Iam very excited.

[CouesWhitetail]

Jeremy,

 

I probably could still score it this Sat prior to the ADA banquet if you get the rest of the panel together. I know we talked about this before. Let me know if you get it worked out.

 

Amanda

 

[Extreme Coues]

Jeremy,

 

I probably could still score it this Sat prior to the ADA banquet if you get the rest of the panel together. I know we talked about this before. Let me know if you get it worked out.

 

Amanda

 

Iam not sure what the rules are and if their will be three official scorers showing up to the banquet early. I can be their at anytime.

so I guess Iam asking for volunteer BIA measurers that plan on being early

thanks

Jeremy Ulmer

[Redbeard]

I can't be there but you might give Marvin a call.