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Outstanding Male Hunter of the Year Award Criteria & Form OUTSTANDING MALE HUNTER OF THE YEAR AWARD APPLICATION CANDIDATE NAME: EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: YEAR OF ENTRY: NOMINATED BY: EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: The purpose of this award is to recognize the Outstanding Male Hunter of the Year for Houston Safari Club Foundation. ENTRY CRITERIA 1. The applicant must have hunted at least 100 species across 4 continents. 2. Prospective recipients must submit their application by November 1st of the year prior to the Award being given. 3. The applicant must be 21 years of age. 4. The applicant must be a voting, active member of Houston Safari Club Foundation, in good standing. 5. The applicant must be of good character and have a known ethical hunting standard. 6. Applicants will be judged on the following categories: a. Hunting Accomplishments: Number of hunts, quality of species; difficulty of hunts b. Membership/History with Houston Safari Club Foundation: Length of time as member of HSCF; service to HSCF and our programs by attendance at annual convention; monthly meetings, club events. c. Wildlife Conservation/Education and Humanitarian Efforts 7. Please submit your entry by mail or email to: Joe Betar HSCF Executive Director Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary’s Lane Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 [email protected] Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 I. Please list any accomplishments of merit, special awards and related activities in the field of big game hunting that you have received. Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 II. Please list the conservation clubs and hunting organizations in which you have been a member or in which you are currently a member. Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 III. Please list any conservation efforts in which you have donated to or participated in. Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 IV. Fill in each specie as you come to an animal you have harvested. The first page is a tally sheet where you will see listings for total specie count and number of countries hunted. CONTINENT Number of Number of Species Countries or States by Continent North America North America Introduced Exotics South America Africa Europe Asia Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Total *North America includes Canada, Mexico and Central America Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 Please note species taken and year taken for each. Animals of North America CATS CARIBOU □ Jaguar* □ Alaska-Yukon barren ground caribou □ Cougar (or puma, or mtn. lion) □ Central Canada barren ground caribou □ Canada lynx □ Arctic Islands caribou □ Bobcat □ Mountain caribou BEARS □ Quebec-Labrdor caribou □ Alaska brown bear □ Woodland caribou □ Common grizzly bear MULE & BLACK-TAILED DEER □ Barren ground grizzly bear □ Rocky Mountain mule deer □ Polar bear** □ Desert mule deer □ Continental (Inland) black bear □ Columbia black-tailed deer □ Coastal (Pacific) black bear □ Sitka black-tailed deer WOLVES □ Baja black-tailed deer □ Gray Wolf WHITE-TAILED DEER W OLVERINE □ Northwestern white-tailed deer □ Wolverine □ Northeastern white-tailed deer WALRUS □ Southeastern white-tailed deer □ Atlantic walrus □ Texas white-tailed deer □ Pacific walrus □ Midwestern white-tailed deer BISON & MUSKOX □ Anticosti white-tailed deer □ American bison □ Coues white-tailed deer □ Barren ground muskox □ Mexican white-tailed deer*** □ Greenland muskox ─ Gulf coast W ILD GOATS ─ Central plateau □ American mountain goat ─ Pacific coast WILD SHEEP ─ Texanus □ Dall sheep □ Central American white-tailed deer □ Stone sheep □ Columbia white-tailed deer □ Rocky Mountain or □ Carmen Mountain white-tailed deer California bighorn sheep BROCKET DEER □ Desert bighorn sheep*** □ Red brocket deer ─ North Baja □ Yucatan gray-brown brocket deer ─ South Baja PECCARIES ─ Sonoran □ Collared peccary (or javelina) ─ Nelson □ White-lipped peccary PRONGHORNS ALLIGATOR □ Pronghorn □ American alligator ELK MISCELLANEOUS □ Rocky Mountain elk □ Turkey □ Roosevelt elk □ Coyote □ Tule elk □ Fox MOOSE □ Alaska-Yukon moose □ Western Canada moose □ Eastern Canada moose □ Shiras moose *North America includes Canada, Mexico and Central America Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 Introduced Animals of North America □ Common lechwe □ Barasingha* □ Nile lechwe □ Brow-antlered deer* □ Black wildebeest □ Sika deer □ White-bearded wildebeest □ Sambar □ Blesbok □ Axis deer □ Impala □ Hog deer □ Grants gazelle □ European fallow deer □ Dama gazelle* □ Pere David deer □ Thomsons gazelle □ Reindeer □ Dorcas gazelle □ Indian muntjac □ Goitered gazelle □ Reeves muntjac □ Springbo+B20:B47k □ Feral boar □ Blackbuck □ Gaur (or Indian gaur) closed □ Chamois □ Yak □ Himalayan tahr □ Water buffalo □ Bezoar/Persian ibex □ European bison □ Alpine ibex □ Nilgai □ Nubian ibex □ Common eland □ Asian ibex □ Bongo □ West Caucasian tur □ Greater kudu □ Markhor □ Common nyala □ Hybrid ibex □ Sitatunga □ Feral goat □ Sable antelope □ Aoudad or Barbary sheep □ Roan antelope □ European mouflon □ Gemsbok □ Armenian mouflon □ Geisa oryx □ Red sheep □ Scimitar-horned oryx* □ Afghan urial □ Arbian oryx* □ Transcaspian urial □ Addax* □ Hybrid sheep □ Waterbuck □ Texas Dall sheep □ Hawaiian black sheep □ Multi-horned sheep** Houston Safari Club Foundation 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 265 Houston, TX 77079 Animals of Africa BIG CATS SPIRAL-HORNED ANTELOPES HARTEBEESTS WATERBUCK SHEEP, GOATS □ African lion □ Central African giant eland □ Cape or red hartebeest □ Common waterbuck or ringed □ Nubian ibex*** □ African leopard*** □ Cape eland □ Coke hartebeest □ Sing-sing waterbuck □ Aoudad or Barbary sheep*** □ African cheetah*** □ Livingstone eland □ Jackson's hartebeest □ East African defassa waterbuck CHEVROTAINS SMALL CATS & AFRICAN CIVET □ East African eland □ Kenya highland hartebeest □ Crawshay defassa waterbuck □ Water chevrotain □ Serval □ Western bongo □ Neumann hartebeest □ Angolan deffasa waterbuck HIPPOPOTAMUSES □ Caracal □ Central African bongo □ Lelwel hartebeest PYGMY ANTELOPES □ Hippopotamus □ African wild cat □ Eastern bongo (Kenya) □ Western hartebeest □ Klipspringer W ILD PIGS □ African golden cat □ Southern greater kudu □ Lichtenstein hartebeest □ Common oribi □ Warthog □ African civet □ Eastern Cape greater kudu DAMALISCS □ Haggard oribi □ Giant forest hog HYENAS □ East African greater kudu □ Korrigum □ Steenbok □ Bushpig □ Spotted hyena □ Abyssinian greater kudu □ Tiang □ Cape grysbok □ Red river hog □ Brown hyena □ Western greater kudu □ Topi □ Sharpe grysbok □ Barbary wild boar □ African striped hyena □ Mountain nyala □ Tsessebe □ Livingstone suni CROCODILES THICK-SKINNED GAME □ Common nyala □ Hirola or Hunter antelope □ East African suni □ Nike crocodile □ African elephant □ Zambezi sitatunga □ Blesbok □ Royal antelope GIRAFFE □ Black rhinoceros*** □ Forest sitatunga □ White blesbok □ Bates pygmy antelope □ Giraffe □ Southern white rhinoceros*** □ East African sitatunga □ Bontebok DIK-DIKS OSTRICH □ Cape buffalo □ Sesse Islands sitatunga IMPALAS □ Salt dik-dik □ Ostrich □ Nile buffalo □ Lesser kudu □ Black impala □ Harar dik-dik ZEBRAS □ Central African savanna buffalo □ Harnessed bushbuck □ Black faced impala □ Guenther dik-dik □ Burchells zebra □ West African savanna buffalo □ Nile bushbuck □ East African impala □ Kirk dik-dik □ Mountain zebra □ Dwart forest buffalo □ Abyssinian bushbuck GAZELLES □ Damara dik-dik INTRODUCED ANIMALS OF AFRICA SABLE, ROAN ANTELOPE □ Menelik bushbuck □ Southern Grant gazelle □ Phillilps dik-dik □ Addax (non-indigenous) □ Common sable antelope □ East African bushbuck □ Roberts gazelle BUSH DUIKERS □ African lion (South Africa) □ Roosevelt sable antelope □ Chobe bushbuck □ Northern Grant gazelle □ Southern bush duiker □ Scimitar-horned oryx □ Western roan antelope □ Limpopo bushbuck □ Bright gazelle □ Angolan bush duiker (closed) (non-indigenous) □ Sudan roan antelope □ Cape bushbuck □ Peters gazelle or Tana □ East African bush duiker □ Bongo (non-indigenous) □ East African roan antelope ORYX □ Soemmerring gazelle □ Western bush duiker □ Blackbuck □ Southern roan antelope □ Kalahari gemsbok □ Red-fronted gazelle or Korin FOREST DUIKERS □ Feral boar WILDEBEESTS □ Angolan gemsbok □ Heuglin gazelle □ Yellow-backed duiker □ Hog deer □ Black wildebeest □ Golden gemsbok □ Thomson gazelle □ Abbott duiker □ European mouflon sheep □ Blue wildebeest □ Beisa oryx □ Mongalla gazelle □ Bay duiker □ Arabian oryx □ Cookson wildebeest □ Scimitar-horned oryx □ Sahara dorcas gazelle □ Peters duiker □ Red deer □ Nyasa wildebeest □ Fringe-eared oryx □ Egyptian dorcas gazelle □ Weyns duiker □ Javan rusa □ White-bearded wildebeest REEDBUCKS & RHEBOK □ Eritrean gazelle □ Gabon duiker or white-bellied □ American bison LECHWE, KOB, PUKU □ Common reedbuck □ Isabelline gazelle □ Black-fronted duiker □ Common lechwe □ Common lechwe □ Eastern bohor reedbuck □ Kalahari springbok □ Ogilby duiker (South Africa & Namibia) □ Kafue Flats lechwe □ Abyssinian bohor reedbuck □ Angolan springbok □ Zebra duiker □ Aoudad or Barbary sheep*** □ Red lechwe □ Sudan bohor reedbuck □ South African springbok □ Black duiker (non-indigenous) □ Black lechwe □ Nigerian bohor reedbuck □ Black springbok □ Harvey red duiker □ Water buffalo □ Nile lechwe □ Nagor bohor reedbuck □ White springbok □ Natal red duiker □ European fallow deer □ White-eared kob □ Southern mountain reedbuck □ Copper □ Red-flanked duiker
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