Trophy Awards
For 2013, both North American Summit Awards categories resulted in a tie. James Brogan’s amazing Rocky Mountain bighorn brought him the honor. He is pictured above receiving the award from GSCO board member Keith Hite (L).
Michael J. Carpinito’s fantastic Desert Ram gave him equal share of the 2013 Bouchard Summit Ram Award for rifle taken rams. Presenting the award to Michael is GSCO board member Mark Hampton (R).
The 2013 Frost-Hoffman Summit Award for archery taken rams also resulted in a tie for 2013. Long-time Yukon outfitter Dan Reynolds was recognized for his amazing Dall sheep. Award namesakes Jack Frost (L) and Tom Hoffman (R) presented the award.
Jim Hens was also honored as a Frost-Hoffman Summit Award recipient for his outstanding Stone sheep. Jim’s guide Dustin Roe (middle left) joined him on stage for the presentation.
Award winner Troy Sheldon (R) was all smiles as he received the Donald Cox International Capra Award for his fantastic American mountain goat.
Richard Sand was awarded the first-ever Golabchi International Sheep Award for his tremendous Hangay argali. He is joined on stage by guide Kaan Karakaya (L) as Award namesake Soudy Golabchi (R) presents him with the plaque.
Below is a complete list of recipients recognized at the 2013 Trophy Awards Banquet for North American sheep taken by firearm.
Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter / Guide |
Diamond | Bryce McGough | Dall Sheep | 173 6/8 | Self-guided |
Platinum | Mike A. Carpinito | Dall Sheep | 169 3/8 | Ram Head Outfitters |
Gold | Michael J. Carpinito | Dall Sheep | 166 1/8 | Ram Head Outfitters |
Gold | Clay Colwell | Dall Sheep | 166 1/8 | Reynolds Outfitting |
Silver | Doug Sayer | Dall Sheep | 165 3/8 | Arctic Red River Outfitters |
Diamond | J.C. Hover | Stone Sheep | 171 5/8 | Yukon Big Game Outfitters |
Platinum | Richard L’Esperance | Stone Sheep | 170 5/8 | Yukon Big Game Outfitters |
Diamond | Walter Chuck | California Bighorn | 178 3/8 | Self-guided |
Platinum | Thomas J. Little | California Bighorn | 178 1/8 | Self-guided |
Gold | Chuck Duffy | California Bighorn | 167 7/8 | Virgil’s Desert Bighorn Hunts |
Silver | Bruce Moe | California Bighorn | 166 6/8 | Self-guided |
Diamond | James Brogan | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 205 2/8 | Chase Hill Outfitters |
Platinum | Glenn Martin Jr. | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 197 5/8 | Self-guided |
Gold | Doug Sayer | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 195 0/8 | Self-guided |
Silver | Nick Best | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 194 4/8 | Self-guided |
Bronze | Kirby Edens | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 190 4/8 | One-on-One Outfitters |
Bronze | Thomas Martini | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 187 2/8 | Self-guided |
Bronze | Clay Perschon | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 185 4/8 | Chase Hill Outfitters |
Bronze | Matthew Jurad | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 184 2/8 | Backcountry BC & Beyond |
Bronze | Thomas Lemmerholz | Rocky Mountain Bighorn | 183 3/8 | Altimus Adventures |
Diamond | Michael J. Carpinito | Desert Bighorn | 194 3/8 | H & H Outfitters |
Platinum | Gustavo Arvelo | Desert Bighorn | 185 4/8 | Little Horn Outfitters |
Gold | Roman DeVille | Desert Bighorn | 185 1/8 | Amigos Guides and Outfitters |
Silver | Esteban Larragain | Desert Bighorn | 185 0/8 | Desert Hunt |
Bronze | Derral Crance | Desert Bighorn | 183 7/8 | Southwest Hunting Adventures |
Bronze | Kenneth Gerhardt | Desert Bighorn | 183 6/8 | Hide-N-Seek Outfitters |
Bronze | Al Hankins | Desert Bighorn | 183 2/8 | Subdireccion de Vida Silvestre |
Bronze | Ernest Bunch III | Desert Bighorn | 182 1/8 | Little Horn Outfitters |
Bronze | Mark T. Miller | Desert Bighorn | 181 5/8 | Double H Outfitters |
Bronze | Kenneth W. Nelson | Desert Bighorn | 180 5/8 | Rancho Puerto Posados |
Bronze | Timothy Rogers | Desert Bighorn | 176 0/8 | Little Horn Outfitters |
Bronze | Laurel Leavitt | Desert Bighorn | 173 5/8 | High Desert Outfitters |
Bronze | Michael Smith | Desert Bighorn | 172 1/8 | High Desert Outfitters |
Bronze | J.D. “Des” Woods | Desert Bighorn | 171 3/8 | Altimus Adventures |
Bronze | David Turchanski | Desert Bighorn | 171 2/8 | Desert Hunt |
Bronze | Mike Adams | Desert Bighorn | 170 5/8 | Ejido Alfredo V. Bonfil |
Below is a complete list of recipients recognized at the 2013 Trophy Awards Banquet for North American sheep taken by archery.
Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter / Guide |
Diamond | Dan Reynolds | DALL SHEEP | 174 2/8 | Self-Guided |
Platinum | Frank Noska IV | DALL SHEEP | 160 5/8 | Self-Guided |
Gold | Tharen Soroka | DALL SHEEP | 154 0/8 | Mackenzie Mountain Outfitters |
Silver | Bill Tittle | DALL SHEEP | 151 1/8 | Ram Head Outfitters |
Diamond | Jim Hens | STONE SHEEP | 180 6/8 | Big Nine Outfitters |
Platinum | Edward (Ned) Greer | STONE SHEEP | 154 5/8 | BC Safaris |
Diamond | Brian Ham | ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN | 174 3/8 | Self-Guided |
Diamond | Edward (Ned) Greer | DESERT BIGHORN | 149 0/8 | El Fuerte Outfitters |
Below is a complete list of recipients recognized at the 2013 Trophy Awards Banquet for International species taken by archery.
Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter/Guide |
Diamond | Wayne Farnsworth Jr. | Gredos ibex | 90 1/8 | Giuseppe Carrizosa |
Platinum | Tharen Soroka | Gredos ibex | 77 0/8 | Giuseppe Carrizosa |
Gold | Tharen Soroka | Iberian mouflon | 110 6/8 | Giuseppe Carrizosa |
Below is a complete list of recipients recognized at the 2013 Trophy Awards Banquet for international sheep and Capra taken by firearm.
Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter |
Diamond | Richard Sand | Hangay argali | 247 1/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Platinum | Mike Adams | Himalayan blue sheep | 132 7/8 | Nepal Wildlife Adventures |
Platinum | Renee Snider | Yakutia snow sheep | 162 7/8 | Kulu Safaris |
Gold | Joshua Spies | Gobi argali | 215 1/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Gold | Daryll Hosker | Marco Polo argali | 224 1/8 | Yuri Matison |
Silver | Daryll Hosker | Afghan urial | 137 3/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Silver | Darryl Hastings | Blanford urial | 130 6/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Bronze | Alejandro Reyes | Hangay argali | 226 2/8 | Mogol Tours |
International Capra | ||||
Rank | Name | Animal | SCI Score | Outfitter |
Diamond | Troy Sheldon | American mountain goat | 35 7/8 | NW Ranching & Outfitting |
Platinum | Rose Rackman | American mountain goat | 32 7/8 | Self-guided |
Platinum | Ronald Volrath | Carpathian chamois | 29 3/8 | Point Blank Hunts |
Platinum | Alejandro Reyes | Gobi ibex | 114 2/8 | Mongol Tours |
Gold | Robert Duhadaway | Pyrenean chamois | 25 3/8 | Trophy Hunting Spain |
Gold | Jerry Bush | Bezoar ibex | 120 2/8 | Caprinae Safaris |
Gold | Savara Hastings | Sindh ibex | 109 2/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Gold | Alan Brimacombe | Gredos ibex | 93 0/8 | Giuseppe Carrizosa |
Silver | Jesus Viego Gonzalez | Canabrian chamois | 21 6/8 | Espacaza |
Silver | Darryl Hastings | Southeastern ibex | 82 0/8 | Fernando Saiz |
Silver | Savara Hastings | Bezoer ibex | 116 2/8 | Shikar Safaris |
Silver | Pete Mowbray | Ronda ibex | 71 4/8 | Toquero Hunting |
Bronze | Alejandro Reyes | Mid Caucasian tur | 145 4/8 | Anton Tonchev |
Bronze | Bela Hidvegi | Mid Caucasian tur | 145 2/8 | Vladimir Treschov |
Bronze | Farley Daniels | Altay ibex | 107 0/8 | Juulchin |
Bronze | Mike Adams | Sindh ibex | 99 7/8 | Caprinae Safaris |
Bronze | Brian Hauck | American mountain goat | 30 5/8 | McConnell & Company |
Below is a complete list of recipients recognized at the 2013 Trophy Awards banquet for international introduced species.
Rank | SCI Score | Name | Animal | Outfitter/Guide |
Diamond | 116 5/8 | J.D. “Des” Woods | Bezoar ibex | Pronghorn Guide Service |
Platinum | 120 3/8 | Pete Mowbray | Red sheep | McBride Hunting Service |
Platinum | 138 2/8 | Dan Parks | Aoudad | Running H Hunts |
Gold | 116 5/8 | Pete Mowbray | Armenian mouflon | McBride Hunting Service |
Silver | 25 7/8 | Joseph P. Sebo Jr. | New Zealand chamois | New Zealand Mountian Hunting Ltd. |
Bronze | 42 4/8 | George Harms | New Zealand tahr | New Zealand Mountian Hunting Ltd. |