WILDLIFE & OUTDOOR RECREATION DIVISION
2006 –Record Book Bulls
The results are in and… it doesn’t get much
better than this! With the conclusion of the 2006 season, the White Mountain
Apache Tribe’s world-renowed trophy elk hunting program, a total of 6 clients
harvested Rocky Mountain Bull Elk having antlers that exceed that minimum scores
needed to qualify them for entry into the All Time B & C Record Book. Of the 6
B&C bulls taken during this year’s trophy hunt three were “Typical” and three
were “Non-Typical”. Three of the bulls grossed above the 400-point mark! The
West End Camp near the town of Cibecue was the big winner in 2006, with 3
hunters taking bulls that potentially will surpass B&C record-book scoring
plateaus. The Sunrise Camp took 1 record-book bull and the Maverick Camp took
the other two. Howard Gilmore and his guide Preston “Jeep” Bourke harvested the
largest bull (413 gross – 403 net) from the West End Camp. According to the
tribal biologists, overall results of the White Mountain Apache 2006 trophy elk
season reflect a camp-wide average “gross” B&C score for all bulls harvested of
350 points! The Tribe’s Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation Division provide
fully-outfitted trophy elk hunts out of three separate camps in the 1.6 million
acre Fort Apache Indian Reservation during the mid-September to early-October
time-frame, which coincides with the peak of the elk rut. For additional
information on this year’s successful Trophy Elk season or on other high quality
big game hunting, fishing, recreation, and tourism services provided by the
White Mountain Apache Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation Division, contact:
Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation
Trophy Hunting Program
P.O. Box 220
Whiteriver, AZ 85941
(928) 338- 4385
