The Club also maintains the universally recognized repository for the records and statistics on North American big game animals harvested with a bow and arrow.Ĭontact the Pope & Young Club office at: or P.O. The Pope and Young Club is a non-profit North American bowhunting and wildlife conservation organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of our bowhunting heritage and values, and to the welfare of wildlife and habitat. New world’s records are verified and proclaimed, and awards are presented to these outstanding animals during the Pope and Young Club’s biennial convention and awards banquet. This is the first new and official Pope and Young Club World Record of the 31st Recording Period and the first-ever using the new procedure of calling for a Special Panel on potential World Records.Īt the close of every biennial recording period, numerical awards and honorable mentions are awarded to the most outstanding bow-harvested animals in each species category that have been entered during this two-year recording period. This incredible animal has been entered into the 31st Recording Period–the biennium representing entries accepted into the P&Y Records Program from Januto December 31, 2019. The Special Panel event was filmed and posted on the Club’s Facebook page during the 30 th Biennial Convention. The resulting score of 205 6/8 tops the previous typical mule deer World Record scoring 205 0/8, making it the new Pope and Young Club World Record.
It’s great to know that deer of this caliber are still roaming the wilds of North America.”Ĭheeney’s typical mule deer was measured by two separate panels, each having three highly experienced measurers and a Boone & Crockett representative. Congratulations to Frank Cheeney and to the Nevada Department of Wildlife for using successful wildlife management practices. “The score was authenticated and this tremendous mule deer was declared the new Pope and Young Club World Record typical mule deer.
#WORLD RECORD DEER 2017 VERIFICATION#
“This was the first time the Pope and Young Club has used a Special Panel for verification of a potential World Record trophy,” said Ed Fanchin, Records Chairman for the Pope and Young Club. Pope and Young Club Records Chairman, Ed Fanchin, called for the Special Panel to measure a potential World Record typical mule deer taken by Frank Cheeney of Pioche, Nevada in August of 2016.
The first-ever Pope And Young Club Special Panel was convened during the Club’s 30 th Biennial Convention in St. It’s about teaching my three kids to be ethical hunters and conservationist so that they can pass these same traditions on to their children.” It’s about sharing a campfire, good food and, even better, stories with family and neighbors. It’s about passing on skills and traditions that are a part of our heritage and way of life. It’s always been about the time spent together with friends and family preparing for and carrying out hunting activities. We have always looked for nice bucks, but score has really never meant that much to us. In my family hunting has never been about killing a high-scoring trophy. He passed on his knowledge and love of hunting to me, and it has always been important to me to continue that tradition. I drew my bow and with the deer in my sights I let the arrow fly.”įrank went on to add, “I grew up in the outdoors hunting and trapping with my dad. As fate would have it, the biggest buck stood up from his bed. As luck would have it, the breeze was blowing straight in my face as I headed towards the bucks. I reluctantly kicked off my shoes and crouched down behind the taller brush and began my approach. As we watched them, we noted that they were calm and looking in the opposite direction. Putting a stalk on a group of bucks with sagebrush as your only cover usually does not end well for the hunter, but Aaron felt strongly that I could put the sneak on them and end up with a good shot. “We spotted a bunch of bucks bedded down in a sagebrush flat and after some discussion (I use the word “discussion” lightly), Aaron decided that I needed to try to put a stalk on the bedded bucks in the hopes of getting a shot.
“My son Aaron and I headed out a bit late that morning, and we began glassing the area as soon as we arrived,” said Frank Cheeney. Pope And Young Club Names New World Record Typical Mule Deer During First-Ever Special PanelĬhatfield, MN – On the 13 th of August, 2016 under clear blue skies amidst the sagebrush of southeastern Nevada, Frank Cheeney, accompanied by his son Aaron, arrowed the largest typical mule deer ever taken with a bow.
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