Boone and Crockett Club’s Poach & Pay Project Recommended to Receive Multistate Conservation Grant
MISSOULA, Mont.
B&C Fellow - Sonja Smith Andersen
University of Montana - Masters - Graduated 2011 | Winter habitat use by mule deer in Idaho and Montana
Bass Pro Shops Joins B&C's 'Trailblazer in Conservation'
Bass Pro Shops has joined the Boone and Crockett Club's new Trailblazers in Conservation initiative to help the hunting community rise to the challenges of a changing world. If sporting lifestyles--and the conservation successes funded through hunting--are to thrive in the future, then today's sportsmen must find a way to balance climate change, increased energy development, unmitigated urban…
The Fight to Save Florida’s Key Deer – B&C Impact Series
You won’t find Key deer in the Boone and Crockett Club’s records. There isn’t even a hunting season for these tiny deer living in the Florida Keys. That doesn’t mean Boone and Crockett Club members turned a blind eye to this whitetail subspecies that was going extinct in the 1940s. B&C members Jay N. “Ding” Darling and C.R. Gutermuth worked to end market hunting of Key deer and protect…
Federal Forest Health - Restoring America’s Largest Natural Climate Solution
Boone and Crockett Club is actively engaging in the policy discussions centered on improving the health of forests that are stressed by lack of management and a changing climate. Read on forinformation the Club recently developed for a conservation policy factsheet on forest health.
New State Record: Youth Hunter Takes Massive Elk in Virginia’s First Elk Hunt
A raffle ticket earns a young hunter (and his dad) the chance to chase elk in Virginia. A historic hunt ensues, ending with a big bull and bigger memories.
By PJ DelHomme
Collaborative Conservation as Part of 30 by 30
Theodore Roosevelt noted that, “Conservation means development as much as it means protection,” and embracing a balance of both approaches through collaboration and partner engagement will be critical to meeting Hunt Fish 30 x 30 goals. Collaborative conservation efforts are already being embraced by local communities while making a difference for biodiversity and land conservation.
Boone and Crockett Club Calls for $45 Billion Infrastructure Investment in Forest Management and Restoration on Federal Lands
The Boone and Crockett Club released a new factsheet outlining the need for $45 billion in federal infrastructure investments in forest management and restoration on federal lands over the next decade. The document notes that the U.S. Forest Service has over 80 million acres of land at moderate to high risk from catastrophic fire and that there are millions of acres in need of…
Boone and Crockett Club Supports Senators Manchin and Barrasso’s Inclusion of Forest Restoration Title in Proposed Infrastructure Bill
The Boone and Crockett Club today thanked Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) for including a strong forest restoration title in the proposed infrastructure bill pending in the Senate. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Senator Manchin with Senator Barrasso as the ranking member, marked up the legislation and passed it out of committee today.…
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
Boone and Crockett Club Helps Form Alliance
In 2001, the Boone and Crockett Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Mule Deer Foundation formed a partnership alliance to address chronic wasting disease (CWD). The organizations agreed to pool resources and collaborate on ways to positively address the CWD issue.