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The Black Bear is one of the most prized big game animals in North America. In Ontario, a
large mature boar will weigh in at 350 to 500 pounds.
With some rare cases over 600.
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Records
for Black Bear are scored according to their skull size. As with all trophies, a sixty day
drying period is required to allow for shrinkage. There are only two measurements required
for bear. One is taken from the back of the skull to the front of the upper teeth.
The other is the greatest width of the skull. These measurements are taken in a straight line,
not over the curve of the skull, and are taken to the nearest 1/16". The two measurements are
totalled to derive the score.
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FROW is an organization of volunteer sportsmen dedicated to public education about
Ontario's rich wildlife resources with special emphasis on big game animals. FROW
publishes Big Game Record Books for Ontario available on this site.
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The Canada Moose is the largest member of the deer family in the world and is an eagerly sought after Ontario trophy.
Scoring of moose, like deer, are to the nearest 1/8". Measurements included in the scoring of moose
include outside spread, number of points on each antler, length and width of each palmated antler
and the narrowest circumference of the main beams. As with all our trophies, the Boone & Crockett scoring system is used.
FROW divides the record book entries into five catagories - Archery, Crossbow, Muzzleloader, All Time, and Modern Firearm.
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The Whitetail Deer is the most popular big game animal in Ontario. Matching superb eyesight with
phenomenal hearing and with an astounding sense of smell; the deer is the ultimate challenge to hunt.
The accessibility to the average hunter, relatively inexpensive cost, and trophy potential make hunting
the Whitetail deer the most appealing of all Ontario hunts. Scoring of the Whitetail Deer takes
symmetry and mass into account. Inside spread, length of main beams, length of each tine, and four
circumference measurements are used in coming up with a score for deer. Any side to side differences
in the measurements are deducted from the final score.
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The antlers on Whitetail Deer are the most variable in the deer world. Many Whitetails display
racks with abnormal or non-typical points. A typical point is described as a point growing up
off the main beam and is matched by a point on the other main beam. Extra points on the ends of
the main beam, growing upwards in a normal manner, are considered typical even if not matched. Any other point is considered
non-typical - that is
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points growing off the burr, multiple brow points, points growing off
other points (forks), and points growing down (drop tines). How these extra non-typical points
are factored into the scoring determines if the deer is recognized as a typical or non-typical
for entry into the record books. For typical deer the non-typical points are deducted from the
net typical score and for non-typical deer the non-typical points are added to the net typical
score. If the deer has at least 1" of non-typical antler it can be called a non-typical but as
the minimum entry scores are higher for non-typical deer to make the record book it usually
takes from 10" to 12" of non-typical antlers to make it worth entering as a non-typical.
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