I'm the current Big Game Chair, so if you know of anyone that has completed the Big 8, 9 or 10, and may not be on the list, let me know!
Early on, we just noted the rank, bow hunter and date completed. When Jake Powell completed it twice in 1986, evidently a comments column was added to record that. As time went on other comments were added, such as "Late Entry", (which also means that some are "out of order" as it is impossible to reorder all the previous awards), "First NR", "First Woman", etc.
In 2010, we added a column for last species taken to complete it because some complete the Big 8 and 9 at the same time with a Big 8 species. I went back and tried to fill in some of the blanks for the added info when I was the Big Game Chair, but there are many blanks before 2010.
Thanks for everything you've done for the CBA and for your work as Big Game Chair. You have definitely made it easier on myself and anyone interested in the records!
Just for reference, the Big 9 has been completed 51 times by 46 different bowhunters, including one woman and one non-resident. The Big 10 has been completed twice.
Lots of hunting and good fortune to draw sheep and goat tags on my part And even more fortunate to have arrowed a Shiras moose in WY and a Desert Bighorn in NV on tags I drew.
I’d like to see the posted lists of them if you could? It would be nice to see all the successful bow hunters that have done them since I left a dozen years ago. Thanks! And good hunting! Kurt
Eric did you get my big 9 record ?? Lyle Willmarth
Eric did you get my big 9 record ?? Lyle Willmarth
Lyle, I got your entry. Thank you and congratulations!