Scoring

Although the venerable .30-06 and .270 remain among the favorites, Boone and Crockett Club big-game records show that hunters with a .300 Magnum are taking more North American trophies than any other caliber. 

Surprisingly, the second-most-popular trophy-taker isn’t a firearm—it’s a bow.

The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has formally endorsed the Boone and Crockett scoring system for measuring North American sheep taken by WSF members.

The move follows a unanimous vote by the WSF board of directors.

By official proclamation, WSF will use the Boone and Crockett scoring system—and its attendant ethical and fair chase standards--as the basis for its Ram Awards. The awards recognize WSF members who take trophy-class bighorn, California, Dall’s, desert or Stone’s sheep.

By unanimous vote of its board of directors, the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) has officially adopted the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system for measuring North American trophies taken by DSC members.