Entry Requirements

Record Program Entry Requirements and Procedure (V.2)

When an extraordinary animal is harvested by a Crossbow Hunter, we encourage that hunter to submit the
animal for listing in the Bolt & Quarrel Clubs Records Program.
ELLIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for entry into the Bolt & Quarrel Club’s Records Program, the animal must have been
harvested:
• Using a Crossbow and Bolt as defined by the Bolt & Quarrel Club.
• Legally and compliant with the state/provincial hunting laws/regulations where animal is
harvested.
• In compliance with B&Q Club Rules of Fair Chase.
• The official measurement score must meet or exceed the minimum score requirement for that
species of animal.
• All antlered big game species in which the inside spread measurement is included in the final
score, the skull plate cannot be split or altered in any way, either by, intentional or unintentional
means and must be intact.
• No repairs or alterations to the antlers or horns, is acceptable.
PROCEDURE:
• Once an animal has been harvested, tagged, registered, or reported, the antlers/horns/skull must
complete a mandatory 60 day drying period. Before the drying period begins, completely clean the skull
plate of antlered and horned animals. In the case of bear or cougar skull, the drying period doesn’t begin
until the skull is completely cleaned of all flesh and membrane. During the mandatory drying period, the
antlers/horns/skull must remain at room temperature and normal atmospheric humidity, in an unaltered
state.
• Once the drying period has elapsed, the hunter gets in contact with one of the Club’s volunteer
official measurers and has the antlers/horns/skull scored. A complete list of all official measures is
available on-line.
• If the score meets or exceeds the entry requirements for that species, the bow hunter with the
assistance of the measurer completes and submits the necessary paperwork for submission to the records
program. All forms can be obtained from the on-line forms center.
Mail your completed packet to. Bolt & Quarrel Club (Attn: records dept). 2054 2nd St. #67211,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222 or electronically submitted to: biggamerecordsbnq@gmail.com

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RECORD PROGRAM ENTRY CHECKLIST:
1. For entry submission, the original score sheet (either B&Q), signed and dated by the Official
Measurer must be sent to the Club’s office, along with:
2. $40 (US funds) non-refundable Entry fee. $50 (US funds) for foreign Submissions. All payments
MUST be in the form of on-line payment, check, or money order.
3. Original Entry Affidavit completed and signed by the official measurer or notarized.
4. Clear photographs of the trophy skull from the front, right side, and left side of horns or rack, and
photographs of front, top, right side, and left side of skull.
5. Completed Hunter Guide and Hunt Information (HG-HIS) form.
6. Completed and signed Media Release form
7. Copy of harvesters hunting license, and the big-game tags used to take the trophy, or a completed
Affidavit of legal Harvest (ALH) form completed by an appropriate Game and Fish Department
representative must be completed verifying license and or tags were obtained.
8. In addition to the items mentioned above, a trophy harvested near a category separation boundary
(i.e., mule deer/black tail deer; grizzly bear/Alaska brown bear; etc.) the exact location of kill,
marked on a map, is required.

REVIEW SUBMISSION
Once a trophy has been officially measured there are a series of steps that need to be completed to insure
the efficient and accurate processing of the record submission
1. Check and ensure all required submission forms are fully completed, signed (by correct person),
dated and original documents where required. Photocopies of score charts, as well as incomplete
score charts, and out of date forms are unacceptable. When a submission is not on the correct and
fully completed forms, processing stops at that step until a corrected or finished form is received.
2. Ensure all required photos are there and clear.
3. Ensure your $40 or $50 (US funds) processing fee is enclosed, or include your check or money
order made payable to Bolt & Quarrel Club.
ENTRY FEE
• $40.00 (US funds) non-refundable processing fee for U.S. Submissions.
• $50.00 (US funds) non-refundable processing fee for Foreign Submissions.
• Check or money order only.
• If the entry fee is not included with the submission packet, or if the incorrect amount is sent, the
submission owner is notified, and processing is stopped up until the correct amount is received.

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ENTRY AFFIDAVIT:
Original Entry Affidavit, properly signed and witnessed required
The hunter’s signature on the Entry Affidavit needs to be notarized or witnessed by the Official Measurer.
Once a trophy has been measured and meets the minimum score, the Official Measurer should have the
trophy owner read the Entry Affidavit. Once the hunter is satisfied that he/she understands and meets all
requirements of the Entry Affidavit, he/she should sign it in the presence of the Official Measurer who
should then witness the hunter’s signature by signing and dating it in the spaces provided on the score
chart. The Official Measurer must be present and see the hunter sign the Entry Affidavit before the
measurer signs it, or the Entry Affidavit is unacceptable.
The notary public is required when submission owners have no direct contact with an Official Measurer.
I.E., measurers frequently do not meet the owners when they are scoring trophies for big buck contests, or
when a friend, taxidermist, or other individual delivers an animal to a measurer for the hunter. Canadian
owners only, can also have their signature witnessed by an employee of a fish and game department, in
lieu of the notary’s or Official Measurer’s signature.

PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS:
All bear and cat entries must be accompanied with clearly focused, close-up photos (black and white or
color) of the front, left side, right side, and top of the clean, dry skull. All submissions with antlers, horns,
or tusks must be accompanied with clearly focused, close-up photos of the front, and left side and right
side of the animal. Slides are not acceptable.
Field photographs submissions are highly desired but not required for Record Program acceptance. We
accept all submissions and published photos showing the hunter with the animal in the landscape where
the hunt took place (excluding vehicles or structures).
A Completed and signed Media Release form is required.
Digital photographs, are acceptable in place of regular print photographs but must meet the following
Criteria:
• Printer - digital photographs must be printed at 1,200 DPI or better.
• Paper - digital photographs must be printed on glossy, photo-grade paper.
• Photo size - 3"x4" or 4"x6" singly or three or four photographs per page on 8"x10" or 8.5"x11" are
acceptable.

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HUNTER, GUIDE, AND HUNT INFORMATION FORM:
Each entry that was taken by a hunter must also include a completed Hunter, Guide and Hunt form
(HG&H), even if the services of a guide were not employed on the hunt. The hunter simply needs to
complete the parts of the HG&H form that apply to his trophy. The HG&H form and all other required
forms are available from the Official Measurer (or from the online documents center).

LICENSE AND/OR TAG:
A copy of the appropriate hunting license (and tags, if applicable) must accompany each entry that was
taken by a hunter. If a copy of the license and tags (if applicable) are no longer available, an ALH form
completed by an appropriate Game and Fish Department representative who will certify that a license
(and any required tags) were obtained and possessed by the hunter at the time the trophy was taken. If the
Game and Fish Department do not have records at its disposal verifying the purchase of a license, section
C of the ALH form must be completed.
Incidentally, up to four people can be listed in the records book as the hunter for a single trophy.
However, to list more than one person, each hunter must submit a signed and witnessed fair chase
statement, as well as a copy of his or her hunting license/tag, for the trophy being entered. There are no
special requirements to list more than one owner.
• Once the Club accepts the Records Program submission entry into the Record Book and it is
processed, the animals score becomes “official”, and is then listed in the next published record book for
all time.
• Once the entry is processed, the crossbow hunter will receive a certificate, and a free invitation to
the annual awards weekend, where he will receive a plaque commemorating his trophies induction.
* Animals can be measured and submitted for entry into the Records Program after the 60-day
drying period. The year harvested Must be within the states year of legalization where harvested
use in the regulations.

ENTRY MATERIALS (FINAL CHECK):
The following materials are to be submitted to the Club’s headquarters for each animal being entered into
the Records Program:
• Original scoring form completed by the official measurer.
• Entry Affidavit completed and signed by the bow hunter and signed by a witness.
• Three (3) photographs of the antlers, horns or skull (a view from the front, a view from the left and
a view from the right).

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• A field photo (of the animal and the hunter), if available.
• $40 or $50 (Check or Money Order) recording fee, payable to the Bolt & Quarrel Club.
Mail your completed packet to Bolt & Quarrel Club, Attn. Records Program
2054 2nd St. #67211, Cuyahoga Fall, Ohio, 4422
Or submit electronically: biggamerecordsbnq@gmail.com

Recognition Awards for Record Book Animals
Once an animal has been entered into the Bolt & Quarrel Club Records Program, we will honor your
entry with the official Bolt & Quarrel Club Crossbow World Book entry certificate.
The Current Top Entry in each category will receive free admission for themselves plus 1 at the next
awards banquet.
All entries can purchase a plaque commemorating your achievement.
All #1 entries will be honored at the following semi-annual banquet. All top 10 entries will receive an
invitation to the banquet.