The future of our wildlife and the habitats that support them depends on choices people make. The Boone and Crockett Conservation Education Program strives to offer perspectives that will foster shared use of natural resources, conservation, sustainable development, and stewardship of the land to build a common ground for sustaining healthy ecosystems.

Alaska 1955 — Armed with a .30-06 that he took on every hunt, Grancel Fitz was on a quest to find the biggest Alaska brown bear that Kodiak, Alaska, had to offer. Even though Fitz was never a regular member of the Club, his contributions to refining the Club’s scoring system produced serious hunting karma because this bear was an absolute monster.

Alaska 1959

Bowhunting legend and industry pioneer Fred Bear hunted all over the world with stick and string. In the late-1950s, his good friend and fellow Boone and Crockett Club member Glenn St. Charles found a hunting honeyhole in the wilds of Alaska. He shared that spot with Fred and a few others. What transpired was nothing short of a backcountry bowhunter’s dream come true.

Read more articles about conservation, hunting, and wildlife research by John Organ, Director Emeritus of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units, and current B&C professional member.

Fur Trapping and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

Kaush Arha (U of MT)
Dayna Baumeister (U of MT)
Thomas Baumeister (U of MT)
Jami Belt (U of MT)
Aniruddha Belsare (U of MT)
Leigh Bernacchi (TX A&M)

How one member of the Boone and Crockett Club (almost) single-handedly established Denali National Park.

How do some hunters always seem to find the big ones? Guides and fancy tags are one way, but there’s another, less expensive option thanks to the Boone and Crockett Club.