2008 Bouchard Summit Award
At our 2008 convention, two new awards were introducded to our Trophy Awards program. The Bouchard Summit Award is named after hunting legend and long-time GSCO board member Francis X. Bouchard and is given to the top rifle-taken ram each year. The award culminated in a tie with Russ Young (inside left) and Terrell McCombs (inside right) sharing the honors. Joining the recipients on stage to present the award were GSCO board members Hugh Jacks (far left) and Executive Director Dennis Campbell (far right). Russ is shown above with his fantastic desert ram taken in 2006.
2008 Bouchard Summit Award
At our 2008 convention, two new awards were introducded to our Trophy Awards program. The Bouchard Summit Award is named after hunting legend and long-time GSCO board member Francis X. Bouchard and is given to the top rifle-taken ram each year. The award culminated in a tie with Russ Young (inside left) and Terrell McCombs (inside right) sharing the honors. Joining the recipients on stage to present the award were GSCO board members Hugh Jacks (far left) and Executive Director Dennis Campbell (far right). Terrell is shown above with his tremendous 2007 Stone ram.
2008 FROST-HOFFMAN SUMMIT AWARD
The Frost-Hoffman Summit Award was also awarded for the first time at the 2008 convention. The award is named after legendary bow hunters Jack Frost and Ton Hoffman. Each year the award recognizes the top archery-taken ram. First year recipient is Archie Nesbitt (center). Joining Archie on stage to present the new award were GSCO board members Hugh Jacks (left) and Executive Director Dennis Campbell (right).
Below is the complete list of Trophy Awards recipients for 2008.
| North American Archery | ||||
| Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter/Guide |
| Diamond | David Behrens | Dall Sheep | 159 7/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Platinum | Robert “Grub” Matthews | Dall Sheep | 156 0/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Gold | Wayne Farnsworth Jr | Dall Sheep | 154 5/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Silver | Tom Foss | Dall Sheep | 150 4/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Bronze | Joel Johnson | Dall Sheep | 134 1/8 | Nahanni Butte Outfitters – Cam Lancaster |
| Diamond | Matthew Liljenquist | Stone | 157 2/8 | High & Wild Wilderness Safaris – Barry Tompkins |
| Platinum | Brian Ham | Stone | 153 7/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Troy Creyke |
| Gold | Anthony Mudd | Stone | 152 3/8 | BC Safaris |
| Silver | J. Camp Newton | Stone | 151 1/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Jerry Creyke |
| Bronze | Richard Kirkland | Stone | 149 1/8 | High & Wild Wilderness Safaris – Kelly Powell |
| Bronze | Joel Johnson | Stone | 142 4/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Leonard Creyke |
| Diamond | Archie Nesbitt | RM Bighorn | 183 4/8 | Guinn Outfitting – Jonas Guinn |
| Platinum | Frank Noska IV | RM Bighorn | 172 3/8 | Self Guided |
| Gold | Tom Foss | RM Bighorn | 166 4/8 | Self Guided |
| Silver | Jay Small | RM Bighorn | 165 0/8 | Horn Fork Guides |
| Bronze | Anna Norris Vorisek | RM Bighorn | 164 6/8 | Simpson’s Stone Sheep – Frank Simpson |
| Diamond | Wayne Farnsworth Jr | California Bighorn | 153 1/8 | Grand Slam Safaris – Roy Lerg |
| Diamond | Robert Delaney | Desert | 157 1/8 | Oganazacion Vida Sivestre – Gaspar Bautista Figueroa |
| Platinum | Frank Noska IV | Desert | 154 5/8 | Oganazacion Vida Sivestre – Gaspar Bautista Figueroa |
| Gold | Tom Foss | Desert | 135 1/8 | El Fuerte Outfitters – Ty Miller |
| North American Archery | ||||
| Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter/Guide |
| Diamond | David Behrens | Dall Sheep | 159 7/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Platinum | Robert “Grub” Matthews | Dall Sheep | 156 0/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Gold | Wayne Farnsworth Jr | Dall Sheep | 154 5/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Silver | Tom Foss | Dall Sheep | 150 4/8 | Ram Head Outfitters – Stan Simpson |
| Bronze | Joel Johnson | Dall Sheep | 134 1/8 | Nahanni Butte Outfitters – Cam Lancaster |
| Diamond | Matthew Liljenquist | Stone | 157 2/8 | High & Wild Wilderness Safaris – Barry Tompkins |
| Platinum | Brian Ham | Stone | 153 7/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Troy Creyke |
| Gold | Anthony Mudd | Stone | 152 3/8 | BC Safaris |
| Silver | J. Camp Newton | Stone | 151 1/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Jerry Creyke |
| Bronze | Richard Kirkland | Stone | 149 1/8 | High & Wild Wilderness Safaris – Kelly Powell |
| Bronze | Joel Johnson | Stone | 142 4/8 | Kinaskan Lake Outfitters – Leonard Creyke |
| Diamond | Archie Nesbitt | RM Bighorn | 183 4/8 | Guinn Outfitting – Jonas Guinn |
| Platinum | Frank Noska IV | RM Bighorn | 172 3/8 | Self Guided |
| Gold | Tom Foss | RM Bighorn | 166 4/8 | Self Guided |
| Silver | Jay Small | RM Bighorn | 165 0/8 | Horn Fork Guides |
| Bronze | Anna Norris Vorisek | RM Bighorn | 164 6/8 | Simpson’s Stone Sheep – Frank Simpson |
| Diamond | Wayne Farnsworth Jr | California Bighorn | 153 1/8 | Grand Slam Safaris – Roy Lerg |
| Diamond | Robert Delaney | Desert | 157 1/8 | Oganazacion Vida Sivestre – Gaspar Bautista Figueroa |
| Platinum | Frank Noska IV | Desert | 154 5/8 | Oganazacion Vida Sivestre – Gaspar Bautista Figueroa |
| Gold | Tom Foss | Desert | 135 1/8 | El Fuerte Outfitters – Ty Miller |
| International Sheep | ||||
| Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter / Guide |
| Diamond | Gary Hansen | Gobi Argali | 226 3/8 | Mongolia |
| Platinum | Marc Hansen | Kamchatka Snow Sheep | 174 3/8 | Russia |
| Platinum | Carlos Nachon | Marco Polo Argali | 225 0/8 | Tajikistan |
| Gold | Jerry Brenner | Konya Mouflon | 136 3/8 | Turkey |
| Silver | Wolfgang Falkensammer | Armenian Mouflon | 134 7/8 | Iran |
| Silver | Rick Leitheiser | Kamchatka Snow Sheep | 172 3/8 | Russia |
| Bronze | Fred McDonald III | Blanford Urial | 124 1/8 | Pakistan |
| Bronze | Alan Means | Gobi Argali | 207 6/8 | Mongolia |
| International Capra | ||||
| Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Where Taken |
| Diamond | Mike Adams | Dagestan (Eastern) Tur | 171 1/8 | Azerbaijan |
| Platinum | Thomas Lemmerholz | Astor Markhor | 107 2/8 | Pakistan |
| Platinum | Rex Baker | Mid-Caucasian Tur | 150 5/8 | Kabardino Balkarya |
| Gold | Scott Weisenburger | Alpine Ibex | 101 3/8 | Switzerland |
| Gold | Thomas Lemmerholz | Cantabrian Chamois | 22 7/8 | Spain |
| Silver | Bruce Tatarchuk | Gobi Ibex | 101 2/8 | Mongolia |
| Silver | Bela Hidvegi | Sindh Ibex | 110 0/8 | Pakistan |
| Bronze | Bruce Tatarchuk | Altay Ibex | 112 5/8 | Mongolia |
| Bronze | Bruce Tatarchuk | Dagestan (Eastern) Tur | 163 1/8 | Azerbaijan |