{"id":125330,"date":"2020-03-02T16:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=125330"},"modified":"2024-08-03T20:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:51:53","slug":"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"886\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM.png\" alt=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\" class=\"wp-image-125333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM.png 1044w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM-353x300.png 353w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM-1024x869.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM-150x127.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-02-at-4.04.06-PM-768x652.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><figcaption>(<em>Photo: Pope &amp; Young Club<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official!&nbsp; There is a new world record for the biggest bow-harvested black bear taken in North America!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special panel of judges for the Pope &amp; Young Club (P&amp;Y) confirmed the record during the Great American Outdoors Show in Harrisburg, PA earlier this month. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weighing in at over 700 pounds and with a final score of 23\u201d 5\/16 (size of skull) bowhunter Jeff Melillo\u2019s bear deposed the previous record holder, with a score of 23 3\/16, taken by Robert J. Shuttleworth Jr. in Mendocino County, California on September 4th, 1993.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melillo bagged his bear in Morris County, New Jersey on October 14th, 2019.&nbsp; The New Jersey resident spoke to<a href=\"https:\/\/pope-young.org\/information\/news_detail.asp?news=188\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\"> P&amp;Y <\/a>about the life-changing hunt. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been an inspiring journey, to say the least,\u201d said Melillo. \u201cNew Jersey, my home state, has its First-Ever World Record Animal! Many years ago, I read an article in Outdoor Life Magazine stating that the New World Record Black Bear will most likely come from New Jersey. They were spot on, and I never doubted it for one second.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very grateful that I get to be a part of all this. Pursuing bears with bow and arrow is a passion of mine,\u201d he continued, while also giving praise to organizations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/fgw\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\">NJDFW<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubnj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\">UBNJ<\/a>)&nbsp; that help preserve and protect hunter\u2019s rights in the Garden State. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/hunt365-namibian-government-campaign-trophy-hunting-bans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\">Namibian Government Launches Campaign to Combat Trophy Hunting Bans<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope &amp; Young Club Records Director Ed Randall was duly impressed with the bear. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I knew I was going to be looking at an impressive Black Bear skull, as it was officially measured at over 23 inches and weighed in at 700 pounds,\u201d explained Randall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was not prepared for the amount of mass the skull possessed, not only was the skull huge, but the bone structure was the heaviest I had ever seen,\u201d he added.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Jeff Melillo on harvesting this outstanding black bear. This is a true testament to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and a shining beacon of what can be accomplished with efforts and funds being dedicated to wildlife,&#8221; Randall concluded.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The life-size mount of this incredible animal will be on display as a part of the Bass Pro\/Cabela&#8217;s Trophy Tower at the Pope &amp; Young Annual Convention in Chantilly, VA, March 26th- 28th.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with Melillo\u2019s bear, visitors can see over 20 other big game, bow-harvested world-record setters, including Bighorn, Typical &amp; Non-Typical Whitetail, Brown Bear, Mountain Goat, Rocky Mountain Goat. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For tickets and information visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pope-young.org\/convention\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-new-jersey-man-world-record-bow-harvested-black-bear\" title=\"New Jersey Man Sets World Record for Bow-Harvested Black Bear (700 pounds!)\">Pope-Young.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> This article was written by Michael Johnson Jr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s official!  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