Jeff Samson's World Record Woodland Caribou (Photo courtesy of Pope & Young Club)
May 05, 2015
By Pope & Young Club
CHATFIELD, Minn. – Jeff Samson, from Middle Ridge, Newfoundland has been awarded the coveted Pope & Young Club’s Ishi’ Award, the highest honor the Pope and Young Club can bestow upon a bowhunter. This honor is awarded only when a truly outstanding North American big game trophy animal is deserving of recognition.
In 1962, the Pope and Young Club introduced the idea for a special bowhunting award, named in honor of Ishi since he had instilled in Pope and Young the love of the bow and its use as an efficienthunting tool.
The award was designed by Fred Bear with assistance from Chuck Kroll. The Ishi award plaque is a very fine, select...