2016/2017 Big Game Awards
2017 Big Game Awards results for trophies taken in 2016.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our sponsors!
View the PDF from Wyoming Outdoors for photos of the trophies:
2017 Big Game Awards PDF
Antelope | Mule Deer | Whitetail Deer | Elk | Moose | Bighorn Sheep
Bear | Mountain Goat | Mountain Lion | Estate Bison
MULE DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Kevin Jackson | Non-Typical Outfitters | Cal Walker | 189 7/8 |
| The Sam Coutts Mule Deer Typical Rifle Award
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| 2nd | Jason Cappaert | Butte Creek Outfitters | Max Provost | 180 1/8 | 3rd: Tie | Milton Cowart | Non-Typical Outfitters | Rob Wiley | 180 0/8 |
| 3rd: Tie | Patrick R. Griffith | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts | Mick Wolf | 180 0/8 |
MULE DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Hawkins Gebbers | Non-Typical Outfitters | James Sciascia | 218 7/8 |
| 2nd | Robert Smith | Non-Typical Outfitters | Jeff Trangmoe | 205 4/8 |
| 3rd | Brandon Bafus | 5K Outfitters | Hunter Whitney | 203 2/8 |
MULE DEER: TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Fier | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause | 176 4/8 |
| 2nd | Kevin Ely | Table Mountain Outfitters | TJ McCulloch | 144 3/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Skinner | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 153 3/8 |
| 2nd | Wes Ward | Rough Country Outfitters | Dusty Schell | 151 7/8 |
| 3rd | Richard Wallace | Great Plains Outfitters | Dirk Jenkins | 139 4/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Morgan Thompson | Wagonhound Outfitters | Matt Kelly | 157 0/8 |
| 2nd | Art Caputo | Big Horn Outfitters | Nolan Moxey | 150 0/8 |
| 3rd | Michael Moore | Rough Country Outfitters | Dusty Schell | 121 0/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | John Godwin | Seven J Outfitters | Kenny Morga | 151 0/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | George Joest | Boulder Basin Outfitters | Carl Sauerwein | 386 7/8 |
| 2nd | James McCummings | Wilderness Trails, Inc. | James Waxe | 384 4/8 |
| 3rd | Mike McCabe | Tyler Sims Outfitting, LLC | Troy Laird | 381 7/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Justin Raymer | Boulder Basin Outfitters | Carl Sauerwein | 385 5/8 |
| 2nd | Loren Evans | Wolf Lake Outfitters | JJ Butler | 333 5/8 |
| 3rd | Jason Cappaert | Butte Creek Outfitters | Ron Lineberger | 314 2/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Charles Conzatti, Jr. | Wyoming Expeditions | Shane MeneFee | 375 2/8 |
| 2nd | Michael J. Benda | Wagonhound Outfitters | Matt Kelly | 354 3/8 |
| 3rd | Heriberto Martinez | Triple Three Outfitters | Bryce Burnett | 335 5/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Ramiro Martinez | Triple Three Outfitters | Robert Thuessen | 371 7/8 |
| 2nd | Ricky Hurst | Wyoming Country Outfitters | Talon Cooper | 315 6/8 |
| 3rd | Clark Lewey | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 303 5/8 |
MOOSE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Gary Dickau | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Nycole Pollard | 382 7/8 |
| 2nd | Steve Kinker | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Team Elk Mountain Outfitters | 371 7/8 |
| 3rd | Richard Hooper | Barlow Outfitting | Nate Rogers | 312 7/8 |
BIGHORN SHEEP: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Charles Wolcott | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Mike Wakkuri | 175 3/8 |
| The Courtney "Cort" Feeley Big Horn Sheep Award |
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| 2nd | Tom Korenstra | Stetter Outfitters | Stephen Hoadley | 173 1/8 |
| 3rd | Shawn MacFarlane | Lost Creek Outfitters | Greg 'Griz' Turner | 170 2/8 |
ANTELOPE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Joe Denig | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Cardinal | 86 3/8 |
| 2nd (tie) | Jack Madren | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Richard Fink and Devin Cardinal |
82 7/8 |
| 2nd (tie) | Justin Semadeni | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Randy George | 82 7/8 |
| 3rd | John Laughlin | Turkey Track Outfitters | Pat Souza | 82 5/8 |
ANTELOPE: ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Kenneth Pfierman | Table Mountain Outfitters | Scott Denny | 81 4/8 |
| 2nd | William Bosserman | WYCON Safaris | Wynn Condict | 77 3/8 |
| 3rd | Troy Spolum | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 77 0/8 |
BEAR |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Gary Ouellette | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 20 0/16 |
| 2nd | Robert Carey | Big Country Outfitters | Melanie Peterson | 19 11/16 |
| 3rd | Mike Hemmer | Seven J Outfitters | Mike Aberle | 19 0/16 |
MOUNTAIN GOAT: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Stoker Nuenschwander | Wild Man Adventures, Inc. | Carter Downing | 29 1/8 |
| 2nd | Bill Chitwood | Lost Creek Outfitters | Tanner Allen | 27 2/8 |
MOUNTAIN LION |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Heather Adels | Lost Creek Outfitters | Tanner Allen | 15 4/16 |
| 2nd | Chris Butler | Great Plains Outfitters | Tyler O’Brien and
Chance Marquette |
14 15/16 |
| 3rd | Andrew Steinour | Five Star Expeditions | Marshall Balzly | 14 13/16 |
ESTATE BISON |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Fred P. Burd | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts | Pat Fiedor | 72 5/8 |
| 2nd | Dan Parker | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts | Mick Wolf | 69 2/8 |
| 3rd | Dale L. Sperl | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts | Pat Fiedor | 68 1/8 |