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In July of
1981 Ken Perry, Lawrence Redel, Dwayne Allen, Ed Davidson, Paul Hilgedick
and Ron West formed the club we know as Archery Big Bucks of Missouri.
Since then it has been the record-keeping organization for
antlered-whitetail bowkills in Missouri. It was determined, that the
purpose of the club is to recognize and honor exceptional whitetail deer
antlers that have been taken by bow and arrow; provide assistance to
individuals in registering trophy heads with the Pope and Young Club;
encourage the use of the bow in hunting all legal game; cooperate with all
recognized archery associations in securing local and statewide hunting
privileges and conditions for bowhunters; and cooperate with all
conservation organizations in the conservation of wildlife and the
observance of game laws.
Since that
time Archery Big Bucks of Missouri not only succeeded in accomplishing these
goals, but far surpassed them. As a sponsor of the Missouri Deer Classic,
ABBM has had the opportunity to promote bowhunting to a wide variety of
Missourians and their families. It has allowed them to fund multiple
bowhunting projects, such as the National Archery in Schools Program, Share
the Harvest, Urban Bowhunting to the benefit of the bowhunters and residents
of this state.
In 2005 ABBM,
along with Missouri Bow Hunters and United Bowhunters of Missouri formed the
Missouri Bowhunting Council to protect the rights of bowhunters by
presenting a united front when addressing bowhunting concerns. ABBM also
represents the bowhunters of Missouri as members of the North American
Bowhunting Coalition.
In recent
years the average score of trophies submitted for entry has risen
consistently. This is attributed to better management and new regulations,
such as limited buck harvest and the 4-point rule instituted in 29
counties. As a result of these and other pending changes, ABBM reviewed
their original requirements to determine how best to respond to the changes
the state is experiencing. As a result of this review the entry
requirements were changed to 115 0/8 typical and 135 0/8 non-typical.
Another change prompted by this review was the elimination of point
categories. As a result of this change, there will be no point category
awards, however awards will continue to be given for the #1 and #2 typical
and #1 and #2 non-typical in the recording period.
Other
noteworthy changes are recently redesigned trophy certificates, a 2-year
recording period and a new recording period closing date - December 31.
Entry fees are $10 per entry.
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