[3] The origins of the Junta can be found in 1950, when a group of Spanish noblemen, namely the Marquess of Valdueza and the counts of Yebes, Villada and Seefried designed formulas to establish a valuation of big game trophies by points.

[4] Since its creation, the Junta has published catalogues every quinquennium listing every measured medal trophy of the more than a dozen big game species that can be hunted in Spain (it has recently included the Balearean boc and excluded the Iberian lynx and the Cantabrian brown bear since 1973).

Hunting, like all forest harvesting, is an inherent part of the economic activity of the forestry sector under the jurisdiction of the Ministry de Agriculture, Fishing, Nutrition and Environment, due to its link to both rural development and nature conservation policies.

It defines the valuation formulas corresponding to each species, adjusting as far as possible those adopted by the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), and establishes the minimum scores required for the different categories (Gold, Silver and Bronze).

[15][16] For those harvested in the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, Cáceres (north of River Tagus), Madrid, Lugo, Ourense, Asturias, Tarragona, Barcelona, Castellón and Teruel.