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2023 PENNSYLVANIA BIG GAME RECORDS

Want to know where the largest whitetail deer, black bears and elk are taken in Pennsylvania. This is the complete official listing of all trophy big game animals taken in the Keystone State. Visit "The Outdoor Shop" on the PGC's website at www.pgc.pa.gov or call 1-888-888-3459 to order.

PA Records

RECENTLY ACCEPTED INTO THE BOONE & CROCKETT CLUB

Two black bears that once roamed the fields and mountains of Bradford County were recently accepted into Boone & Crockett's 28th Big Game Awards program. The largest of the two was taken in Ulster Township in 2011 by Jeff Fassett of Ulster. Jeff's bear scored 21-11/16 and its estimated live weight (ELW) was 638 lbs. making it the heaviest bear in our records. The previous record was a 617 lb. bruin taken by Kelly Devine in Orwell Township. Of the 763 entries in the 2013 PA Record Book, Jeff's bear ranked No. 60. by skull measurement.

The second B&C entry was taken in 2011 in Asylum Township by Matt Santiago of Towanda. That skull measured 21-1/16 and its ELW was 473 lbs. Matt's bear currently ranks 10th by skull measurement, and 21st by weight in our records, and No. 164 in the state records.

These bears are awesome trophies that exceeded the 21-0/16 minimum for acceptance into B&C's all-time Records of North American Big Game. 19-0/16 is the minimum for acceptance into our Club and the PA Record Book.

Big Game Records

SHED ANTLER SINGLE BEAM (50-0 gross)

RANK	NAME	ADDRESS	TOWNSHIP	FOUND	SCORE
1	Larry Matthews	Ulster, PA	Burlington	2019	87-4
2	Doug Lantz	Monroeton, PA	Monroe	2018	83-2
3	Charles Watkins	Towanda, PA	Monroe	2017	80-6
4	Dennis Morgan	Troy, PA	Burlington	2018	74-4
5	John Kolesar	Rome, PA	Orwell	2017	73-6
6	Charles Johnson Sr	Towanda, PA	Asylum	2015	72-0
7	Glenn Kline	Troy, PA	Springfield	2017	71-7
8	PA Game Comm.	State Game Lands #12	Leroy	2010	71-2
9	Kevin Hadlock	Athens, PA	Troy	2017	70-7
10	Chris Staudt	Troy, PA	Columbia	2017	70-4
10	Frank Carr Jr.	New Albany, PA	Terry	2008	70-4
12	Jody Schaaf	Gillett, PA	South Creek	2017	66-6
13	Kyle Smith	Troy, PA	Troy	2006	66-3
14	Roger Brown	Col. X. Rds., PA	Springfield	2016	66-0
15	Kelly Devine	Rome, PA	Windham	2017	65-6
16	Emma Renninger	Milan, PA	Smithfield	2013	65-5
17	Logan Terry	Towanda, PA	Overton	2017	65-4
18	Jordan Kelly	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2015	64-6
18	George Bergmaier	Monroeton, PA	Franklin	2014	64-6
18	Reed Perkins	Rome, PA	Springfield	2015	64-6
21	Tyler Kravitz	Towanda, PA	Asylum	2016	64-3
22	Chad Barclay	Col. X. Rds., PA	Franklin	2016	64-0
23	Dustin Allen	Wysox, PA	Rome	2017	63-2
24	Jordan Kelly	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2014	63-1
24	Steve Leonard	Gillett, PA	South Creek	2012	63-1
26	Phil Holcombe	Mildred, PA	Wilmot	2011	63-0
27	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Springfield	2016	62-3
28	Roger Kingsley	Col. X. Rds., PA	Springfield	2007	61-7
29	Marty West	Granville Smt., PA	Granville	2017	61-5
30	Don Thatcher	New Albany, PA	Wilmot	2009	61-0
31	Michael Salsman	LeRaysville, PA	Rome	2019	60-5
32	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Springfield	2008	60-3
33	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2019	59-6
33	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2019	59-6
35	Vinny Baumunk	Sugar Run, PA	Wilmot	2018	59-5
36	Donald Morley	Athens, PA	Sheshequin	2018	59-2
37	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2018	59-1
37	Rex Kingsley	Ulster, PA	Monroe	2012	59-1
39	Joe Baranyk	Gillett, PA	South Creek	2016	59-0
39	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Leroy	2011	59-0
41	Delbert Lewis Jr.	Troy, PA	Columbia	2016	58-7
41	Jeremy Welch	Rome, PA	Orwell	2016	58-7
43	Liza Voorhees	Col. X. Rds., PA	Springfield	2017	58-6
43	Doug Moore	Rome, PA	Orwell	2014	58-6
45	Brooke Kolesar	Rome, PA	Orwell	2019	58-4
46	Jessica Brown	Rome, PA	Rome	2017	58-2
46	Reed Perkins	Rome, PA	Springfield	2014	58-2
48	Charles Johnson Sr	Towanda, PA	Albany	2003	58-1
49	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2019	58-0
49	Kathy Scheithauer	Towanda	N. Towanda	2016	58-0
51	Tess Wolfe	Ulster, PA	Burlington	2015	57-7
51	Eric Griffith	Towanda, PA	Towanda	2011	57-7
53	Bob Sherman	Troy, PA	Troy	2019	57-5
54	Tim Moore	Ulster, PA	Windham	2015	57-3
55	Logan Terry	Towanda, PA	Overton	2017	57-2
55	Tyler Kravitz	Towanda, PA	Wysox	2014	57-2
57	Logan Terry	Towanda, PA	Monroe	2018	57-1
57	Logan Terry	Towanda, PA	Franklin	2017	57-1
59	Chelsey Renninger	Milan, PA	Smithfield	2017	57-0
60	Kiah Johnson	Sugar Run, PA	Wilmot	2011	56-7
61	Latini and Crandell	South Mtn. Hunt Club	Leroy	2014	56-5
62	Jordan Kelly	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2014	56-2
63	James Brown	Rome, PA	Rome	2017	55-7
64	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Smithfield	2019	55-4
64	Bob Prichard	Sugar Run, PA	Wilmot	1981	55-4
66	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Leroy	2017	55-3
66	Eric Vargason	Athens, PA	N. Towanda	2009	55-3
66	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Canton	2017	55-3
69	Jason Lamphere	Monroeton, PA	Burlington	2007	55-1
70	Derek Parks	Troy, PA	W. Burlington	2010	54-7
71	Tyler Leljedal	Col. X. Rds., PA	Ulster	2019	54-6
71	Roger Kingsley	Col. X. Rds., PA	Springfield	2010	54-6
73	Cody Pedro	Towanda, PA	Windham	2013	54-5
74	James Brown	Rome, PA	Rome	2017	54-4
74	Tyler Kravitz	Towanda, PA	Monroe	2014	54-4
74	Austin Dietz	Sugar Run, PA	Wilmot	2013	54-4
77	Dreck Ford	Rome, PA	Orwell	2016	54-3
77	Kevin Kingsley	Milan, PA	Smithfield	2016	54-3
79	Ed White	Col. X. Rds., PA	Columbia	2017	54-2
80	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Leroy	2019	54-0
81	Kyle Renninger	Milan, PA	Smithfield	2015	53-7
82	Ed White	Col. X. Rds., PA	Columbia	2013	53-5
83	John Russell	Rome, PA	Orwell	2013	53-3
84	Matt Penell	Rome, PA	Warren	2018	53-2
85	Colby Cubbage	E. Smithfield, PA	Troy	2018	53-1
86	Kelly Devine	Rome, PA	Windham	2017	53-0
87	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Leroy	2010	52-7
87	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Canton	2010	52-7
89	Larry Matthews	Ulster, PA	Armenia	2015	52-6
89	John Kolesar III	Rome, PA	Orwell	2015	52-6
91	Barbara Kingsley	Col. X. Rds., PA	Springfield	2015	52-5
92	Tanner Barry	Chemung, NY	Rome	2017	52-4
92	Logan Terry	Towanda, PA	Franklin	2017	52-4
92	Brent Parks	Troy, PA	W. Burlington	2012	52-4
95	Jessica Brown	Rome, PA	Rome	2017	52-3
96	Craig Harkness	Milan, PA	Smithfield	2014	52-2
96	Toby Cole	Troy, PA	Springfield	2011	52-2
98	Craig Vukov	Cedarhurst, NY	Orwell	2013	51-6
98	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Springfield	2015	51-6
100	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Canton	2015	51-5
101	Steve Sharer	Laceyville, PA	Tuscarora	2015	51-2
101	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Leroy	2012	51-2
101	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Springfield	2009	51-2
104	Austin Perry	Wysox, PA	Wysox	2018	51-0
105	Steve Sharer	Laceyville, PA	Tuscarora	2016	50-7
105	Mark Matthews	Troy, PA	Columbia	2017	50-7
107	Louis Bump	Monroeton, PA	Monroe	2011	50-4
108	Steve Sharer	Laceyville, PA	Tuscarora	2015	50-3
108	Kelly Devine	Rome, PA	Orwell	2015	50-3
110	Gordy Wesneski	Troy, PA	Springfield	2016	50-0
110	Louis Bump	Monroeton, PA	Monroe	2011	50-0
110	Kiah Johnson	Sugar Run, PA	Wilmot	2011	50-0
110	Dan Bogart	Troy, PA	Springfield	2009	50-0

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