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2022/2023 Big Game Awards

2023 Big Game Awards results for trophies taken in 2022.
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MULE DEER: TYPICAL RIFLE
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
1st Bill Hilf Greys River Outfitters Tyson Hyde 190 5/8
The Sam Coutts Mule Deer Typical Rifle Award
2nd Blake Nelson Greys River Outfitters Isaac Welton 183 2/8
3rd Steve Talmadge Greys River Outfitters Matt Clark 180 6/8


Honorable Mention
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
1st Ron Maquire Bald Mountain Outfitters Travis Pollard 260 3/8
BIGHORN SHEEP: RIFLE
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
1st Patrick Heuer Elk Mountain Outfitters Mike Wakkuri 177 6/8
The Courtney "Cort" Feeley Big Horn Sheep Award
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
1st Shawn Sanders Barlow Outfitting Justin Jarrett 27 6/8
ANTELOPE: RIFLE
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
1st Jack Bunch SNS Outfitters & Guides Richard Fink 78 2/8
BEAR
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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
Place Hunter Outfitter Guide Score
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
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