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New York Big Buck & Bear Scoring Organizations The following organizations handle Big Buck & Bear records for New York State and North America. The requirements are briefly outlined with links to the organization to get score sheets and learn more.   New York State Big Buck Club - Website The New York State Big Buck Club is the recognized organization for tracking and scoring New York's biggest whitetails and bear. The entry fee for a deer or bear is $15.00. To qualify for the New York State Big Buck Club in the Whitetail category your buck must meet the following ANTLER measurement requirements. Taken with GUN Typical - 140 Non-Typical - 165 Taken with BOW Typical - 120 Non-Typical - 145 Taken with MUZZLELOADER Typical - 140 Non-Typical - 165 The New York State Big Buck Club also handles State records for bear. To qualify for the New York State Big Buck Club in the Bear category your bear must meet the following SKULL measurement requirements. Taken with GUN 18 inches Taken with MUZZLELOADER 18 inches Taken with BOW 17 inches Click the link below to review the rules, obtain a score sheet, and find a scorer in your area for entry in to the New York State Big Buck Club. New York State Big Buck Club   Pope & Young Club - Website Pope & Young are the recognized organization for big game taken with BOW ONLY. They handle all North American big game species. The entry fee for Pope & Young is $25.00. DEER Typical - 125 Non-Typical - 155 Bear (SKULL measurement) 18 inches The complete Pope & Young Minimum Score list for all North American Big Game Species can be found here: Pope & Young Minimum Score Requirements   Boone & Crocket - Website Boone & Crocket are an organization that are recognized for keeping North American Big Game records for only the biggest of North American Big Game. Their scoring requirements are a lot higher than other organizations. Entries are regardless of method (firearm or bow). Recently, Boone & Crocket added an "Awards Category" that has scoring requirements that are less than their standard "All-Time Minimum" requirement. Entries in the "Awards Category" are listed in the Awards book but ARE NOT listed in the North American Big Game Records (i.e. are not considered an all-time record). DEER Awards Minimum Typical 160 Non-Typical 185 All-Time Minimum Typical - 170 Non-Typical - 195 Bear (SKULL measurement) Awards Minimum 20 inches All-Time Minimum 21 inches The complete Boone & Crocket Minimum Score list for all North American Big Game Species can be found here: Boone & Crocket Minimum Score Requirements   This Website is privately owned and not associated with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. © 2008 Empire Hunting www.empirehunting.com