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The Long Lost Whitetail State Record of Pennsylvania

Mature whitetail deer learn to play hide and seek with hunters when they’re alive. This buck mastered the game for decades—even after it died. 

Today, the the Kyress buck is part of the King of Bucks collection at Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri.
 

Funding a System of Conservation - B&C Impact Series

Members of the Boone and Crockett Club were key players in laying the groundwork for both conservation of game species and generating the funds to pay for it—a system that we still use today. 

More to the Score – 14 Unreal B&C Entries – Volume 4

Summer 2022 Edition

With the 31st Big Game Awards right around the corner, the anticipation of seeing so many conservation success stories under one roof is electric. What follows is just a sample of some of the great trophies the Boone and Crockett Club will celebrate in Springfield Missouri, July 21-23, 2022.

State Auction Tags - The Great PR Challenge

Presented by Eldon “Buck” Buckner, Vice President Records Division, Boone and Crockett Club

To Western Association Game and Fish Agencies, Newport Beach, CA July 12, 2009

Indiana’s Big Whitetail Buck Revival

In the near future, we will be hearing more about record-book whitetails coming out of Indiana.

Boone and Crockett Club Celebrates Centennial of National Collection of Heads and Horns; New Bighorn Sheep Ram Added to Collection

MISSOULA, Mont. (May 25, 2022) –May 25, 2022, marked the centennial anniversary of the opening of a building housing the National Collection of Heads and Horns at the Bronx Zoo in 1922. Organized by several Boone and Crockett Club members, the Collection was intended to raise visibility for declining wildlife species and was officially dedicated “In Memory of the Vanishing Big Game of the…

Wild Sheep Foundation's Return to the Tendoys

The years of planning, maneuvering, collaboration, and fundraising finally culminated in a historic event for wild bighorn sheep in Montana; the reintroduction of the nucleus of a new herd in the Tendoy Mountains. Wild bighorns in the Tendoys have had a rocky past, but through the persistence of many stakeholders, their next chapter is being written with new hope.

Sam Hamilton - New Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today praised the Senate’s confirmation of Sam D. Hamilton as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Sam is a veteran manager, innovative leader, and strong advocate for sound science,” Salazar said. “His three decades of experience with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission, responsibilities and programs will enable him to firmly…

Literary Critics Honor Boone and Crockett Club Book

Hunting usually isn’t top-of-mind conversation in America’s literary circles, but that may be changing as a book published by Boone and Crockett Club continues to garner national honors and awards.

The Biggest Tule Elk in the Book

Native to California, tule elk are the beach bums of the elk world. In 2021, one North Dakota hunter was able to break a nearly 20-year old record and fill his tag with the largest hunter-killed tule ever recorded.