Minimum Scores for Bolt & Quarrel Club Big Game
The chart below gives the required minimum scores for all North American big game given recognition by the Bolt & Quarrel Club. Trophies meeting the required verified score will be added to the Bolt & Quarrel Club records book, and recognized at the bi-annual Banquet.
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| black bear | 18 |
| grizzly bear | 19 |
| Alaska brown bear | 19 |
| polar bear* | 23 |
| American typical elk | 300 |
| American non-typical elk | 330 |
| cougar | 13 |
| Jaguar | 13 |
| Tule elk | 250 |
| Roosevelt’s elk | 225 |
| typical mule deer | 150 |
| non-typical mule deer | 170 |
| typical Columbia blacktail | 90 |
| non-typical Columbia blacktail | 115 |
| typical Sitka blacktail deer | 75 |
| non-typical Sitka blacktail | 85 |
| typical whitetail deer | 130 |
| non-typical whitetail deer | 145 |
| typical Coues’ deer | 85 |
| non-typical Coues’ deer | 90 |
| Canada moose | 135 |
| Alaska-Yukon moose | 170 |
| Shiras’ moose | 120 |
| mountain caribou | 300 |
| woodland caribou | 220 |
| barren ground caribou | 340 |
| Central Canada b-g caribou | 300 |
| Quebec-Labrador caribou | 300 |
| pronghorn | 70 |
| bison** | 95 |
| Rocky Mountain goat | 40 |
| musk ox | 90 |
| bighorn sheep | 145 |
| desert sheep | 150 |
| Dall’s sheep | 140 |
| Stone’s sheep | 140 |
| Atlantic Walrus | 95 |
| Pacific Walrus | 100 |
* Must be taken and/or possessed in full compliance with the Marine Mammals Act/ Endangered Species Act and/or other federal and state laws.
** From lower 48 states, eligible only if recognized by state as a game animal, with hunting season and license specified.