For picked up trophies, or trophies of unknown origin, or where the hunter/owner are different, please provide a short, detailed narrative describing how the trophy came into your possession. If picked up, please describe the circumstances and condition of trophy when found and include a copy of ownership permit, if required in your state of province.
*Only required for hunter-taken trophies.
SCORE CHART
The first item that should accompany any trophy entry is a fully completed, current, original score chart, signed and dated by an Official Measurer appointed by the Boone and Crockett Club. Entries submitted on photocopied of score charts or on score charts from another scoring organization will result in a delay in processing and acceptance. While the most recent Boone and Crockett Club score chart is preferable, we will accept previous versions for entry as long as it was prepared by a Boone and Crockett Club Official Measurer.
ENTRY FEE
A check or money order for $40 in U.S. funds payable to Boone and Crockett Club, or credit card information (i.e. card name, number, and expiration date), must accompany each entry to cover the entry fee. If the entry fee is not included with the entry materials, or if the incorrect amount is tendered, the trophy owner will be notified that the entry fee or the difference is needed, delaying processing.
ENTRY AFFIDAVIT
An original Entry Affidavit, properly signed and witnessed, is a necessary requirement for each hunter-taken entry. As of 2015, the correct Entry Affidavit is no longer on the back of the score charts; it is a separate form (download here). The correct and only acceptable Entry Affidavit has 2019 printed in the top left corner of the front page. The hunter’s signature on the Entry Affidavit needs to be notarized by a notary public, or witnessed by a B&C Official Measurer. If the Entry Affidavit is witnessed by a B&C Official Measurer, it does not have to be the same Measurer that scored the trophy. Any B&C Official Measurer can witness the hunter’s signature on the Entry Affidavit.
Once a trophy has been measured that makes the minimum score, the Official Measurer should give the trophy owner an opportunity to read the Entry Affidavit. Once the hunter is satisfied that the hunt meets all conditions and understands all aspects of the Entry Affidavit, they should sign it in the presence of the Official Measurer who should then signs acknowledging they witnessed the hunter’s signature. The Official Measurer must be present and see the hunter sign the Entry Affidavit before they sign it. Under no circumstances should the Official Measurer sign and date the affidavit before the trophy owner does. Finally, please note that the Official Measurer’s signature witnessing an Entry Affidavit is in addition to the Official Measurer’s signature on the score chart verifying his measurement.
In cases where the Official Measurer does not have personal contact with the trophy owner, Entry Affidavit copies suitable for submission can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking here. The notary public is still required in cases where trophy owners have no direct contact with an Official Measurer. For example, Measurers frequently do not meet trophy owners when they are scoring trophies for big buck contests, or when a friend, taxidermist, relative, or other individual delivers a trophy to a Measurer for the hunter. Canadian trophy owners only can also have their signature witnessed by an employee of a fish and game department or Commissioner of Oath’s, in lieu of the notary’s or Official Measurer’s signature.
PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS
Bear and cat skull photographs must include the front, left side, right side, and top views of the clean skull making sure the entire side is in view. Antler, horn, or tusk photographs must include a front, left-side and right-side photograph looking straight on and making sure the entire side is in view.
Digital photographs are acceptable for all trophy entries and may be uploaded to Trophy Section of the Club’s web site or uploaded through boone-crockett.submittable.com. In order to have proper resolution, typical file size for JPEGs should between 500k and 2mb.
