Here' s a picture of the pope and young record, taken by Scott Moore. The cougar weighed 205 pounds and had a body over 9 1/2 ft. long. The picture that has been posted of the cougar at the beginning of this thread is indeed on the Boone and Crockett website. However, it is in their Trophy Watch News section. Here is the introduction to that section...." Heard a rumor in the wind about a new World' s Record trophy being taken, or has your trophy been stolen? Check out Trophy Watch where we research the rumors, separate fact from fiction and post photos and information on outstanding trophies, oddities, interesting stories from the field, and information on missing trophies. You never know. Those rumors might just be true!"

In other words a picture or other thing has been submitted to the organization. However as far as any verification that the cougar exists is still in doubt as even as recent as today nothing further has come forth that would collaborate the autenticty of the photograph. According to B&C there is no official score as of yet and they have only a picture to judge things by. An unofficial score of 15-12/16 has been attributed to the cougar but no one representuing B&C has measured the skull and the measurement given was provided by the same source as the photograph. Again I say would you care to explain how it is the P&Y WR has a body 9 1/2 feet long and yet this contender barely makes 6 1/2 feet. (and I' m assuming the guy holding him is 7 feet tall or better since the cougar only goes from his chin to his knees). Again there has been nothing other than a picture of this cougar received by B&C.