Here are two stories I found about a couple of big Washington bucks.
Pending World Record Archery Mule Deer?
October 15, 2006
On September 2, 2004 Thomas Adrian was bowhunting in Franklin County, Washington, he is a veteran bowhunter of twenty sixyears. Tom was hunting on public land near his home in Tri-Cities, Washington when he spotted a huge mule deer buck. Tom was able to stalk within bow range and arrow this impressive mule deer. After the mandatory sixty-day drying period it was measured by Gail Martin an offical measurer for the Pope & Young Club. Gail is also the founder of Martin Archery in Walla Walla, Washington. Gail measured the buck at 203 7/8 this exceeded the current world record score of 203 1/8. The buck was invited to the Pope & Young Club's panel measuring, Thomas was extra careful in crating his buck and shipped it to the Bass Pro Shop's store in Springfield, Missouri were the convention was held. Thomas was invited to attend the Pope & Young Convention but had prior commitments to do a missionary trip to the Philippine's so he wasn't able to attend. The buck was panel measured at 202 0/8 almost a full two inches smaller then the initial entry score. Now the bizarre twist to the story happens. Thomas received the crated buck back from ther convention with no external damage to the crate but inside was his potential world record buck in two pieces. The skull had been split in half and a cable was attached to each half of the antlers so the wouldn't be separated. When I first talked to Thomas I had just recieved his entry score into the Record Book for Washington's Big Game Animals he had submitted the Pope & Young's panel score of 202 0/8. I contacted him to let him know he had just submitted the new Washington archery state record for typical mule deer. Of course he knew that it was but he never mentioned anything else about the circumstances surrounding the buck. He sent me a photograph of him and his deer, that we used in the 2nd Edition of the Record Book for Washington and it was entered at 202 0/8. It wasn't until January of 2006 that I met Thomas at the Tri-Cities Sportsmen's Show. I asked Thomas if he would be interested in letting us show his buck in the 2007 Tour of the Northwest's Big Game Animals. I was both shocked and surprised as he told me the story about his buck. He told me that after he opened the crate and found his buck in two pieces he contacted the Pope & Young Club and asked what the circumstances were about the accident . I was shocked when he told me what they said. They were unaware that there was any damage done and after further investigation on behalf of the Pope & Young Club and Bass Pro they could not find anyone who knew anything about it. What I surprised about was how calm and understanding Thomas Adrian was about the situation. I was saddened by the difference I seen in this man and how the expression on his face had changed from his elated smile in his field photograph to utter disappointment. Thomas has been a member of the Pope & Young Club for quite sometime and appreciates all of the clubs involvement and dedication to bowhunters in North America. But he is extremely disappointed that someone didn't just simply accept the responsiblity for the accident. As for now he is more concerned that the same thing might happen to someone else rather then being bitter about the situation. I know what type of person Thomas is and I know he has already forgiven whoever is responsible.
It is our policies regarding entries that qualify for the top ten in the state record books to conviene a judges panel. The Record Book for Washington's judges panel made up of five official B&C measurer's scored Thomas Adrian's buck at 204 4/8. It will be entered at this panel score. I told Thomas that since Gail Martin is also an official Boone & Crockett measurer to have him submit his initial entry score of 203 7/8 to Boone & Crockett. Hopefully the buck will be invited to the B&C panel in Fort Worth, Texas this spring to resolve it's place in history. The Thomas Adrian buck has been entered and accepted in the Record Book for Washington's Big Game at 204 4/8 and will be featured in the 2007 Tour of the Northwest's Big Game Animals.
Written by David M. Morris
Issues of differences in scoring arise from time to time and it can only be resolved by the consistency in the scoring method. I am very confident in our judges panel and measurer's in their consistency in our scoring method. In other words each animal is scored with reasonable consistency between measurer's.
New Washington State Record Mule Deer Black Powder
December 30, 2006
Lucas Edler was hunting in Franklin County, Washington in the fall of 2005 when he harvested the new state record black powder mule deer.? The buck scores 203 0/8 B.C. with a 206 1/8 net typical score.? He is tied for number two in the North America with Doug White's buck from Harney County, Oregon killed in 1994.? The world record black powder mule deer measurer's? 205 and is from Utah, (what if it wasn't for one abnormal point.) This is the'second 200 inch typical buck harvested from from Franklin County, WA the other one is the Thomas Adrian buck taken with a bow in 2004.?(See pending world record archery mule deer.)
Pending World Record Archery Mule Deer?
October 15, 2006
On September 2, 2004 Thomas Adrian was bowhunting in Franklin County, Washington, he is a veteran bowhunter of twenty sixyears. Tom was hunting on public land near his home in Tri-Cities, Washington when he spotted a huge mule deer buck. Tom was able to stalk within bow range and arrow this impressive mule deer. After the mandatory sixty-day drying period it was measured by Gail Martin an offical measurer for the Pope & Young Club. Gail is also the founder of Martin Archery in Walla Walla, Washington. Gail measured the buck at 203 7/8 this exceeded the current world record score of 203 1/8. The buck was invited to the Pope & Young Club's panel measuring, Thomas was extra careful in crating his buck and shipped it to the Bass Pro Shop's store in Springfield, Missouri were the convention was held. Thomas was invited to attend the Pope & Young Convention but had prior commitments to do a missionary trip to the Philippine's so he wasn't able to attend. The buck was panel measured at 202 0/8 almost a full two inches smaller then the initial entry score. Now the bizarre twist to the story happens. Thomas received the crated buck back from ther convention with no external damage to the crate but inside was his potential world record buck in two pieces. The skull had been split in half and a cable was attached to each half of the antlers so the wouldn't be separated. When I first talked to Thomas I had just recieved his entry score into the Record Book for Washington's Big Game Animals he had submitted the Pope & Young's panel score of 202 0/8. I contacted him to let him know he had just submitted the new Washington archery state record for typical mule deer. Of course he knew that it was but he never mentioned anything else about the circumstances surrounding the buck. He sent me a photograph of him and his deer, that we used in the 2nd Edition of the Record Book for Washington and it was entered at 202 0/8. It wasn't until January of 2006 that I met Thomas at the Tri-Cities Sportsmen's Show. I asked Thomas if he would be interested in letting us show his buck in the 2007 Tour of the Northwest's Big Game Animals. I was both shocked and surprised as he told me the story about his buck. He told me that after he opened the crate and found his buck in two pieces he contacted the Pope & Young Club and asked what the circumstances were about the accident . I was shocked when he told me what they said. They were unaware that there was any damage done and after further investigation on behalf of the Pope & Young Club and Bass Pro they could not find anyone who knew anything about it. What I surprised about was how calm and understanding Thomas Adrian was about the situation. I was saddened by the difference I seen in this man and how the expression on his face had changed from his elated smile in his field photograph to utter disappointment. Thomas has been a member of the Pope & Young Club for quite sometime and appreciates all of the clubs involvement and dedication to bowhunters in North America. But he is extremely disappointed that someone didn't just simply accept the responsiblity for the accident. As for now he is more concerned that the same thing might happen to someone else rather then being bitter about the situation. I know what type of person Thomas is and I know he has already forgiven whoever is responsible.
It is our policies regarding entries that qualify for the top ten in the state record books to conviene a judges panel. The Record Book for Washington's judges panel made up of five official B&C measurer's scored Thomas Adrian's buck at 204 4/8. It will be entered at this panel score. I told Thomas that since Gail Martin is also an official Boone & Crockett measurer to have him submit his initial entry score of 203 7/8 to Boone & Crockett. Hopefully the buck will be invited to the B&C panel in Fort Worth, Texas this spring to resolve it's place in history. The Thomas Adrian buck has been entered and accepted in the Record Book for Washington's Big Game at 204 4/8 and will be featured in the 2007 Tour of the Northwest's Big Game Animals.
Written by David M. Morris
Issues of differences in scoring arise from time to time and it can only be resolved by the consistency in the scoring method. I am very confident in our judges panel and measurer's in their consistency in our scoring method. In other words each animal is scored with reasonable consistency between measurer's.
New Washington State Record Mule Deer Black Powder
December 30, 2006
Lucas Edler was hunting in Franklin County, Washington in the fall of 2005 when he harvested the new state record black powder mule deer.? The buck scores 203 0/8 B.C. with a 206 1/8 net typical score.? He is tied for number two in the North America with Doug White's buck from Harney County, Oregon killed in 1994.? The world record black powder mule deer measurer's? 205 and is from Utah, (what if it wasn't for one abnormal point.) This is the'second 200 inch typical buck harvested from from Franklin County, WA the other one is the Thomas Adrian buck taken with a bow in 2004.?(See pending world record archery mule deer.)
