Prizes for shooting large numbers of animals

Many hunting groups such as Safari Club International (SCI) award prizes to hunters who shoot the most animals. They also encourage hunters to kill large numbers of animals in different categories.

SCI has some 80 different prize categories. A number of other hunting groups offer hunting prizes too.

Below are just a few examples of some of SCI’s prizes, and how many animals and which different species the hunter has to shoot in order to pick up that prize.

Hunting Achievement Award

Minimum Requirements:

• Copper: 10 species (bow: 5 species)
• Bronze: 30 species (bow: 15 species)
• Silver: 70 species (bow: 35 species)
• Gold: 100 species (bow: 50 species)
• Diamond: 125 species (bow: 65 species)

Global Hunting Award

• Minimum Requirement – Copper: 2 continents; Bronze: 3 continents; Silver: 4 continents; Gold: 5 continents; Diamond: 6 continents
• Animals per continent:

1. a) Africa: 17 species (bow: 5 species)
2. b) North America: 13 species (bow: 11 species)
3. c) South America: 4 species (bow: 3 species)
4. d) Europe: 6 species (bow: 3 species)
5. e) Asia: 6 species (bow: 2 species)
6. f) South Pacific: 4 species (bow: 3 species)

Top Ten Award

Minimum requirements:

Copper: 1 Top Ten trophy entry in SCI’s Record Book;

Bronze: 2;

Silver: 5;

Gold: 10;

Diamond: 15 Top Ten entries in SCI’s Record Book

African 29

• Minimum Requirement: 29 different species from Africa
• Eligible species include: Lion, Leopard, African elephant, Black or White rhinoceros, Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Pygmy antelope

North American 29

• Minimum requirement: 29 different species from North America
• Eligible species include: Jaguar, Cougar, brown bear, Grizzly bear, Polar bear, Black bear, Wolf, Walrus

European 25

• Minimum Requirement: 25 different species of European wildlife (15 species if shot with a bow)
• Eligible species include: Eurasian brown bear, wolf, European bison, English red deer, Scottish red deer, Moose, Reindeer

African Big 5

• Minimum requirement: all 5 species from the list below
• Eligible species: Lion, African elephant, Leopard, Black or White rhinoceros, African buffalo

Cats of the World

• Minimum Requirement: 4 different cat species (3 species if shot with a bow)
• Eligible species include: Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African wildcat, European wildcat, Asian wildcat, Jaguar, Cougar, Canada Lynx, Eurasian Lynx, African golden cat, Bobcat

Bears of the World

• Minimum Requirement: 5 different species of bear (4 species if shot with a bow)
• Eligible species include: Brown bear, Grizzly bear, Polar Bear, Black bear, Eurasian brown bear, Asian black bear

Predators of the World

• Minimum Requirement – Copper: 6 species (bow: 3 species); Bronze: 8 species (bow: 4 species); Silver: 10 species (bow: 5 species); Gold: 12 species (bow: 6 species); Diamond: 15 species (bow: 8 species)
• Eligible species include: Leopard, Cheetah, Lion, Crocodile, Hyena, Polar bear, Brown bear, Grizzly bear, Alligator, Black bear, Grizzly bear, Wolverine, Bobcat, Canada lynx, Eurasian lynx, Jaguar, Caracal, Serval, African golden cat, African civet, Wild cat, Cougar, Wolf, Genet cat, Bat-eared fox, Coyote, Jackal, Raccoon dog, Spectacled Caiman, Asian Wildcat

Animals of Africa

• Minimum requirement – Copper: 17 species (bow: 5 species); Bronze: 26 species (bow: 15 species); Silver: 49 species (bow: 21 species); Gold: 61 species (bow: 31 species); Diamond: 80 species (bow: 37 species)
• Eligible species include: Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African wild cat, African golden cat, African civet, Spotted hyena, Brown hyena, Striped hyena, African elephant, Black rhinoceros, Southern white rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Crocodile

Animals of North America

• Minimum Requirement – Copper: 7 species (bow: 5 species); Bronze: 12 species (bow: 6 species); Silver: 20 species (bow: 13 species); Gold: 27 species (bow: 18 species); Diamond: 32 species (bow: 28 species)
• Eligible species include: Jaguar, cougar, Canada lynx, Bobcat, Brown bear, Grizzly bear, Polar Bear, Black bear, Wolf, Alligator, Wolverine, Walrus, Bison, Mountain goat, Wild sheep, Elk, Moose, Caribou

Animals of Europe

• Minimum requirement – Copper: 6 species (bow: 3 species); Bronze: 9 species (bow: 4 species); Silver: 11 species (bow: 5 species); Gold: 13 species (bow: 6 species); Diamond: 16 species (bow: 8 species)
• Eligible species include: Eurasian lynx, brown bear, wolf, European bison, English red deer, Scottish red deer, Reindeer, Wild boar, Père David deer, Muntjac, European wildcat, Fox, Water buffalo.

Animals of Asia

• Minimum requirement – Copper: 6 species (bow: 2 species); Bronze: 9 species (bow: 3 species); Silver: 11 species (bow: 4 species); Gold: 13 species (bow: 5 species); Diamond: 15 species (bow: 6 species)
• Eligible species include: Eurasian lynx, Brown bear, wolf, Asian striped hyena, Jackal, Wolverine, Feral yak, Russian saiga, Himalayan tahr, Tur, Markhor, Blue sheep, Snow sheep, Mouse deer, Bearded pig.

Alternative Methods 24

• Minimum requirement: 24 different species, of which:

1. a) Muzzleloader rifle – 8 species
2. b) Handgun – 8 species
3. c) Bow or crossbow – 8 species

Multiple Methods

• Must use all 4 methods – Muzzleloader; Handgun; Bow or Crossbow; Rifle or Shotgun
• Up to 6 species per method
• Minimum Requirement – Copper: 8 species; Bronze: 12 species; Silver: 15 species; Gold: 20 species; Diamond: 24 species