2022/2023 Big Game Awards
2023 Big Game Awards results for trophies taken in 2022.
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MULE DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Bill Hilf | Greys River Outfitters | Tyson Hyde | 190 5/8 |
| The Sam Coutts Mule Deer Typical Rifle Award
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| 2nd | Blake Nelson | Greys River Outfitters | Isaac Welton | 183 2/8 |
| 3rd | Steve Talmadge | Greys River Outfitters | Matt Clark | 180 6/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Larry Ward | P Cross Bar Trophy Hunts | Mick Wolf | 177 6/8 |
| 5th | Robert John III | Rough Country Outfitters | Brandon Grey | 177 3/8 |
| 6th | Craig Young | Western Gateway Outfitters | Easton Sutley | 175 3/8 |
| 7th | Trent Dreese | Western Gateway Outfitters | Russ Roberts | 173 5/8 |
| 8th | Michael Transtrum | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 171 0/8 |
| 9th | Jarl Yager | Grizzly Outfitters | Colby Richins | 170 5/8 |
| 10th | Darren Barfield | Grizzly Outfitters | Pat Monroe | 170 1/8 |
MULE DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Grant Burson | Seven J Outfitters | Zack Pautz | 209 7/8 |
| 2nd | Danny Yonker | Rough Country Outfitters | Dennis Cease | 204 7/8 |
| 3rd | Kyle Gunsanls | Greys River Outfitters | Franco Simone | 202 7/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Nicholas Bockwinkle | Greys River Outfitters | Kelox Heiner | 199 7/8 |
| 5th | Michael Loper | Grizzly Outfitters | Bradley Borgialli | 195 7/8 |
| 6th | Greg Martinovich | Wagonhound Outfitters | Cougar Sanchez | 184 5/8 |
| 7th | Danny Crisp | Grizzly Outfitters | Jesse Troutman | 179 0/8 |
| 8th | Ron Engel | Barlow Outfitting | Bob Barlow | 178 2/8 |
| 9th | Ricky Ballenger, Jr. | Grizzly Outfitters | Bradley Borgialli | 178 0/8 |
| 10th | Frank Fello | Grizzly Outfitters | Tyler Benton | 173 4/8 |
MULE DEER: TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Adam Forne | Big Horn Outfitters | Tony Larsen | 169 5/8 |
| 2nd | Levi Morgan | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 167 7/8 |
| 3rd | Brian Ottis | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Rudy Riddock | 153 7/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Walter West | Big Horn Outfitters | Paul Morrison | 150 6/8 |
| 5th | Dennis Moss | Big Horn Outfitters | Tony Larsen | 146 5/8 |
MULE DEER: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Damon Larson | Greys River Outfitters | Matt Clark | 202 0/8 |
| 2nd | Matt Miller | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 162 2/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Larry Gleason | Big Horn Outfitters | Nolan Moxey | 139 4/8 |
| 2nd | Zach Herrington | Big Horn Outfitters | Nolan Moxey | 137 1/8 |
| 3rd | Bill Lindberg | Rough Country Outfitters | Dusty Schell | 134 5/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Mike Jubin | Rough Country Outfitters | Jim Schell | 131 7/8 |
| 5th | Brian Williams | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 130 7/8 |
| 6th | Joel Burlingame | Seven J Outfitters | Cole Simonson | 129 2/8 |
| 7th | Karen Zellner | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 123 7/8 |
| 8th | Earl Saucier | Rough Country Outfitters | Dusty Schell | 119 4/8 |
| 9th | David Hay | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 117 5/8 |
WHITETAIL DEER: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Ernie Dosio | Wagonhound Outfitters | AJ Henson | 148 1/8 |
| 2nd | Kyle Herrington | Big Horn Outfitters | Dustin DeCroo | 139 4/8 |
| 3rd | Gary Zellner | Wagonhound Outfitters | Fred Lehman | 121 5/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Judy Stevens | Grizzly Outfitters | Bradley Borgialli | 396 2/8 |
| 2nd | Travis Hofstetter | Big Horn Outfitters | Rich Sweeny | 369 0/8 |
| 3rd | Brad Draisey | Rough Country Outfitters | Travis Boam | 368 2/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | George Bentz | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Troy Laird | 368 0/8 |
| 5th | Jason Montgomery | Boulder Basin Outfitters | Carl Sauerwein | 363 1/8 |
| 6th | Mark Robertson | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 356 6/8 |
| 7th | Jonathon Dickerson | Waghonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 354 7/8 |
| 8th | Steve Weeks | Wagonhound Outfitters | Cougar Sanchez | 353 1/8 |
| 9th | Tyler Smith | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 351 0/8 |
| 10th | Lowrie Ruddell | Triple Three Outfitters | Bob Thuesen | 349 2/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL RIFLE
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Michael Yoder | Southfork Outfitters | Zeek Whiting | 390 1/8 |
| 2nd | Ivan Polus | Fiddle Back Ranch | Duaine Hagen | 354 1/8 |
| 3rd | Dan Wells | Wagonhound Outfitters | Bob Nielson | 333 2/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Randy Reber | Wagonhound Outfitters | Matt Kelly | 326 0/8 |
| 5th | Ben Barret | Wagonhound Outfitters | Cougar Sanchez | 319 0/8 |
| 6th | Tim Kellenberger | Wagonhound Outfitters | Dax McCarty | 310 7/8 |
| 7th | Terry Smith | Turkey Track Outfitters | Pat Souza | 307 1/8 |
| 8th | Luke Barnett | Rough Country Outfitters | Doug Shedd | 247 1/8 |
ELK: TYPICAL ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Scott Heckel | Triple Three Outfitters | Phil Rutt | 351 6/8 |
| 2nd | Kent Wilson | Wagonhound Outfitters | Jeff Taylor | 345 2/8 |
| 3rd | Albert Haas | Wagonhound Outfitters | Cougar Sanchez | 341 5/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Wes Armstrong | Big Horn Outfitters | Rich Sweeny | 334 5/8 |
| 5th | Robert Nadler | Wagonhound Outfitters | Bob Neilson | 328 0/8 |
| 6th | Mason Mueller | Tyler Sims Outfitting | Troy Laird | 322 3/8 |
| 7th | Silvio Rossi | Triple Three Outfitters | Phil Rutt | 314 0/8 |
| 8th | Lindsay Hloska | Seven J Outfitters | Aaron Bina | 312 1/8 |
ELK: NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Mike Rossi | Triple Three Outfitters | Adam Todd | 380 5/8 |
| 2nd | Chris Fowler | Mule Shoe Outfitters | Justin Wright | 357 7/8 |
| 3rd | Ryan Duininck | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Tony English | 348 3/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Jim Botti | Rough Country Outfitters | Dennis Cease | 326 6/8 |
| 5th | Joey Holcomb | Seven J Outfitters | Kenny Morga | 324 7/8 |
| 6th | Morgan Miller | Wagonhound Outfitters | Matt Kelly | 282 0/8 |
| 7th | Jeremy Peelle | Rough Country Outfitters | Brandon Gray | 164 5/8 |
MOOSE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Jim Stotler | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Ryan Banigan | 347 5/8 |
| 2nd | John McRae | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Brandon Guterrez | 318 6/8 |
| 3rd | Dale Nunez | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Glen Edwards | 297 2/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Brain McDougal | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Travis Pollard | 280 3/8 |
| 5th | Steve Kyle | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Nycole Pollard | 256 2/8 |
| 6th | Larry Brown | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Terry Pollard | 229 5/8 |
MOOSE: ARCHERY
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Ron Maquire | Bald Mountain Outfitters | Travis Pollard | 260 3/8 |
BIGHORN SHEEP: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Patrick Heuer | Elk Mountain Outfitters | Mike Wakkuri | 177 6/8 |
| The Courtney "Cort" Feeley Big Horn Sheep Award |
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| 2nd | Chris Clark | Lost Creek Outfitters | Josh Taylor | 175 2/8 |
| 3rd | Dennis Riksen | Lost Creek Outfitters | Jimmy Owens | 170 3/8 |
MOUNTAIN GOAT: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Shawn Sanders | Barlow Outfitting | Justin Jarrett | 27 6/8 |
ANTELOPE: RIFLE |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Shaen Roeder | Western Gateway Outfitters | Russ Roberts | 83 0/8 |
| 2nd | Robert Leininger | Massive Buck Outfitters | Matt Swartz | 81 7/8 |
| 3rd: tie | Douglas Chapman | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Ken Decker | 81 1/8 |
| 3rd: tie | Lee Gregory | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Seth Wheeler | 81 1/8 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Sean Smith | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 80 5/8 |
| 5th | Thomas Perks | Massive Buck Outfitters | Tom Swartz | 78 4/8 |
| 6th | Gary Gauthier | Wester Gateway Outfitters | Easton Sutley | 77 5/8 |
| 7th | Rod Entwistle | Seven J Outfitters | Chris Wilcox | 77 5/8 |
| 8th | Jeff Mansfield | Massive Buck Outfitters | Matt Swartz | 77 1/8 |
| 9th | Kevin Ziesman | Massive Buck Outfitters | Matt Swartz | 77 1/8 |
ANTELOPE: ARCHERY |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Jack Bunch | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Richard Fink | 78 2/8 |
BEAR |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Gordon Miller | Meeks Brother Outfitting | Zane Meeks | 20 4/16 |
| 2nd | Stuart Gladden | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Riley Lloyd | 19 13/16 |
| 3rd | Sam Faggetti | SNS Outfitters & Guides | David Dandridge | 19 12/16 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Michael Topper | Greys River Outfitters | Tre Heiner | 19 10/16 |
| 5th | David Clutter | Wagonhound Outfitters | Erick Mares | 19 10/16 |
| 6th | Doug Zemler | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause | 19 0/16 |
| 7th | Robert John III | Rough Country Outfitters | Brandon Gray | 18 8/16 |
| 8th | Paul Wolfe | SNS Outfitters & Guides | Seth Wheeler | 17 7/16 |
MOUNTAIN LION |
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| Place | Hunter | Outfitter | Guide | Score |
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| 1st | Brian Goeden | Five Star Expeditions | Marshall Balzly | 15 5/16 |
| 2nd | Austin Anderson | Lost Creek Outfitters | Randy Edington | 15 3/16 |
| 3rd: (tie) | Harry Melotte | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause/Adam Bilek | 14 7/16 |
| 3rd: (tie) | Chris Cohagan | Heart Spear Outfitters | Adam Bilek | 14 7/16 |
Honorable Mention |
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| 4th | Isaac Henry | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause | 13 15/16 |
| 5th | Frank Noska | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause/Adam Bilek | 13 12/16 |
| 6th | Keith Rhine | Mule Shoe Outfitters | Cody Wright | 13 10/16 |
| 7th | Walter Jason Johnson | Mule Shoe Outfitters | Justin Wright | 13 10/16 |
| 8th | Dylan Wickham | Heart Spear Outfitters | Kody Glause | 13 9/16 |