2019/2020 Big Game Awards
2020 Big Game Awards results for trophies taken in 2019.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our sponsors!
View the PDF from Wyoming Outdoors for photos of the trophies:
2020 Big Game Awards PDF
MULE DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Gary Zellner | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 189 4/8 |
| The Sam Coutts Mule Deer Typical Rifle Award
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| 2nd | Chris Cooper | Non-Typical Outfitters | Barney Helton | 188 6/8 |
| 3rd | Ken Keesee | Grizzly Outfitters | Patrick Monroe | 187 0/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Anthony Sanders | Barlow Outfitting | Colter Miller | 175 1/8 |
| 5th | Lonnie Stowe | Grizzly Outfitters | Tyler Benton | 175 0/8 |
| 6th | Dick Williams | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Steve Warner | 174 6/8 |
| 7th | Bill Skinner | Wagonhound Outfitters | AJ Henson | 174 2/8 |
| 8th | Matthew Robinson | Seven J Outfitters | Clint Schneider | 173 7/8 |
| 9th | Paul Couillard | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Pat Fiedor | 172 3/8 |
| 10th | Michael Carlile | Grizzly Outfitters | Colby Richins | 169 1/8 |
MULE DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Andrew Fabula | Non-Typical Outfitters | Cal Walker | 205 1/8 |
| 2nd | Terry Kohr | Non-Typical Outfitters | Robb Wiley | 197 6/8 |
| 3rd | Charles Kugel | Grizzly Outfitters | Patrick Monroe | 193 1/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Scott Tallman | Wagonhound Outfitters | Jeff Taylor | 190 6/8 |
| 5th | Charlie Etter | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Mick Wolf | 188 1/8 |
| 6th | Rhonda Smith | Wagonhound Outfitters | Jeff Taylor | 184 0/8 |
| 7th | Mark Hopkins | Non-Typical Outfitters | Barney Helton | 182 3/8 |
| 8th | James Conley | Grizzly Outfitters | Patrick Monroe | 182 3/8 |
| 9th | James Engel | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Pat Fiedor | 181 0/8 |
| 10th | Chris Vanegmond | Backcountry Hunting Logistics | Justin Dykes | 173 4/8 |
MULE DEER: TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Toby Medley | Great Plains Outfitters | Chance Marquette | 166 7/8 |
| 2nd | Andy Morgan | Big Horn Outfitters | Rich Sweeny | 160 3/8 |
| 3rd | Samantha Morgan | Big Horn Outfitters | Mike Millers | 159 1/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Eli Hendricks | Triple Three Outfitters | Raoul Morejohn | 156 3/8 |
| 5th | Jon Ferrell | Heart Spear Outfitters | Adam Bilek | 150 3/8 |
| 6th | Corey Heller | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause | 140 4/8 |
MULE DEER: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Dan McClean | Big Horn Outfitters | Rich Sweeny | 173 6/8 |
| 2nd | Dean Elbe | Big Horn Outfitters | Mike Miller | 164 7/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Caitlyn Flanagan | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Mike Wakkuri | 160 2/8 |
| 2nd | Ben Highhouse | Big Horn Outfitters | Paul Morrison | 147 0/8 |
| 3rd | Kev Gamadia | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Cardinal | 146 4/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Matt Wallace | Big Horn Outfitters | Paul Morrison | 144 4/8 |
| 5th | Randy Barrett | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 142 4/8 |
| 6th | Luke Farris | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Cardinal | 141 7/8 |
| 7th | Andy Seuser | Seven J Outfitters | Kenny Morga | 134 0/8 |
| 8th | Frank Dean | Seven J Outfitters | Jeff Smith | 132 3/8 |
| 9th | Doug Walters | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 131 5/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Charles Pascuita | Western Gateway Outfitters | Russ Roberts | 165 1/8 |
| 2nd | Joe Barty | Wagonhound Outfitters | Erick Mares | 158 4/8 |
| 3rd | Jessica Famiglietti | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 149 5/8 | Honorable Mention |
| 4th | Art Caputo | Big Horn Outfitters | Nolan Moxey | 148 4/8 |
| 5th | Gary Nelson | Big Horn Outfitters | Nate Winterland | 146 7/8 |
| 6th | Doug Stern | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Cardinal | 142 4/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | David Blanton | Seven J Outfitters | Conner Metz | 149 1/8 |
| 2nd | Justin Martin | Seven J Outfitters | Kenny Morga | 142 0/8 |
| 3rd | Dylan Christenberry | Big Horn Outfitters | Paul Morrison | 121 5/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Levi Morgan | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 142 3/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Tyler Gunnufson | Boulder Basin Outfitters | Carl Sauerwein | 401 6/8 |
| 2nd | Justin Harmond | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Tyler Sims | 351 6/8 |
| 3rd | Brandon Nimmo | Wagonhound Outfitters | Matt Kelly | 347 5/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Dave Melotte | East Fork Outfitters | Taylor Engum | 346 0/8 |
| 5th | Phillip Strom | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 343 5/8 |
| 6th | Amedo Bove | Seven J Outfitters | Karl Starkey | 342 0/8 |
| 7th | Jack Posey | Waghonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 339 4/8 |
| 8th | Douglas Smith | Rand Creek Outfitters | Peter Schneider | 337 3/8 |
| 9th | Sandee Miller | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 335 4/8 |
| 10th | Michael Mullins | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Terry Pollard | 333 7/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Matt Caudill | Jenkins Hunting Camp | Ted Jenkins | 383 4/8 |
| 2nd | Ken Canterbury | Boulder Basin Outfitters | Carl Sauerwein | 348 5/8 |
| 3rd | Reese Lasley | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 334 4/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Carl Kuwitzky | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 308 7/8 |
| 5th | Ernie Dosio | Wagonhound Outfitters | AJ Henson | 222 5/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Vini Cousins | Wagonhound Outfitters | Cougar Sanchez | 376 5/8 |
| 2nd | Joseph Harner | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Tony English | 375 1/8 |
| 3rd | Clay Erickson | Muddy Draw Outdoors | Josh Cozzens | 348 0/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Brian Blankenship | Triple Three Outfitters | Phil Rutt | 342 1/8 |
| 5th | Tim O’kelly | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 336 6/8 |
| 6th | Robbie Veurink | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 333 3/8 |
| 7th | Dale Jantzen | Triple Three Outfitters | Aaron Wuerker | 333 3/8 |
| 8th | Jason Moore | Wagonhound Outfitters | Clint Henson | 324 3/8 |
| 9th | Lew Davies | Wagonhound Outfitters | Ryan Selk | 320 3/8 |
| 10th | Tyler Higgins | Wagonhound Outfitters | Jeff Taylor | 320 1/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Steve Meng | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 349 6/8 |
| 2nd | Robert Kirstein | Seven J Outfitters | Kirby Nauta | 318 5/8 |
MOOSE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Kathy Pull | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Ryan Banigan | 319 7/8 |
| 2nd | Larry Corder | Bald Mountain Outfitters | TJ Horton | 309 7/8 |
| 3rd | Mark Gunnufson | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Mike Wakkuri | 301 7/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Mike Newton | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Cody Wilson | 283 3/8 |
| 5th | Tim Estes | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Travis Pollard | 278 4/8 |
| 6th | James Peterson | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Cody Wilson | 273 2/8 |
| 7th | Robert Taylor | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Ryan Banigan | 261 6/8 |
MOOSE: ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Steve Wiley | Barlow Outfitting | Jeremy Dickson | 293 6/8 |
BIGHORN SHEEP: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Cory Ideker | Stetter Outfitters | Dustin Stetter | 174 2/8 |
| The Courtney "Cort" Feeley Big Horn Sheep Award |
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| 2nd | Ronald Platt | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Mike Wakkuri | 173 4/8 |
| 3rd | Craig Power | Barlow Outfitting | JJ Jarrett | 171 0/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Martin Siebken | East Fork Outfitters | Bruce Kopperud | 167 0/8 |
| 5th | Tom Schneider | Constant Quest Outfitters | Dean LaVoy | 166 0/8 |
| 6th | Dave Magnuson | Lost Creek Outfitters | Jimmy Owens | 159 2/8 |
BIGHORN SHEEP: ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Harold Melotte | East Fork Outfitters | Taylor Engum | 172 0/8 |
ANTELOPE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Patrick Griffith | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Pat Fiedor | 86 5/8 |
| 2nd | Robert Price | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Benny Tillerson | 84 7/8 |
| 3rd | Thomas Dees | Massive Buck Outfitters | Matt Swartz | 84 1/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Jerel Wottrich | SNS Outfitters & Guides | John Miller | 82 6/8 |
| 5th | Erik Svensen | Lost Creek Outfitters | Mike Owens | 82 5/8 |
| 6th | Jerome Seymour | Massive Buck Outfitters | Matt Swartz | 81 2/8 |
| 7th | Drew McMillian | Lost Creek Outfitters | Mike Owens | 81 1/8 |
| 8th | Pete Friedmanski | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Troy Laird | 81 1/8 |
| 9th | Richard Fink | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Richard Fink | 80 6/8 |
| 10th | Alan Moore | Grizzly Outfitters | Garrett Monroe | 80 5/8 |
ANTELOPE: ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Walt Jones | Cole Creek Outfitters | Kody Glause | 83 4/8 |
| 2nd | Susan Stiles | Triple Three Outfitters | Ryan Afman | 75 7/8 |
| 3rd | Kirk Braun | Wagonhound Outfitters | Paul Herrera | 72 6/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Grant Braun | Wagonhound Outfitters | Paul Herrera | 69 2/8 |
BEAR |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Dennis Jensen | Mule Shoe Outfitters | Justin Wright | 19 10/16 |
| 2nd | Thomas McKinnis | Rough Country Outfitters | Brandon Gray | 19 8/16 |
| 3rd | Chris Boger | Rough Country Outfitters | Dusty Schell | 19 7/16 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Jiri Kummel | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 18 15/16 |
MOUNTAIN GOAT: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Masoud Yousefi | Lost Creek Outfitters | Bjoe Coy | 28 0/8 |
| 2nd | Gary Elmore | Lost Creek Outfitters | Jimmy Owens | 26 3/8 |
MOUNTAIN LION |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Mike Joyce | Five Star Expeditions | Marshall Balzly | 15 8/16 |
| 2nd | Joseph McKee | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Aaron Kirlin | 14 15/16 |
| 3rd | Darby McMartin | Red Desert Outfitters | Michael Clancy | 14 13/16 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Eric Schlidt | Heart Spear Outfitters | Adam Bilek | 14 11/16 |
| 5th | Mike Goschinski | Heart Spear Outfitters | Adam Bilek | 14 9/16 |
| 6th | Charles Crover | Heart Spear Outfitters | Adam Bilek | 14 5/16 |
| 7th | Matt Hein | Triple Three Outfitters | Phil Rutt | 12 12/16 |
ESTATE BISON |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Fred Alexander | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Mick Wolf | 71 7/8 |
| The Marion Scott Estate Bison Rifle Award
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| 2nd | Bill Pritchett | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Pat Fiedor | 70 2/8 |
| 3rd | Lynn Herbert | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Pat Fiedor | 67 2/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Shawn McDonald | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts, LLC | Mick Wolf | 66 3/8 |