The biggest mule deer to come out of Kansas in more than 20 years was thanks, in large part, to a stubborn teenager and a broken down Dodge.

Roy Chapman Andrews was a hunter but not necessarily for big game. He hunted the past for bones and adventure. Hollywood rumors claim that he was the inspiration for Harrison Ford’s character in the Indiana Jones saga. Both men were archaeologists, fought bandits, hated snakes, and explored far-off lands. The parallels are uncanny, but there was one big difference. Indiana Jones was never a…

Conservation’s Most Unsung Hero

By PJ DelHomme 

No lawmaker to walk the halls of Congress has done more for wildlife than John F. Lacey, a member of the Boone and Crockett Club from 1898 until his death in 1913. His name is attached to the most important pieces of conservation legislation of our nation.

The man who brought us Kodak and revolutionized film photography was a big game hunter and Boone and Crockett Club member.

The Great American Zoologist

By Theodore J. Holsten, B&C Emeritus Member, excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine

As a scientist, mountaineer, author, and incredibly good liar, Clarence King led a secret double life that has only recently come to light.

Henry Fairfield Osborn was admitted in 1899 as an Associate Member (now called Professional Member) and by 1913 had been elected as an Honorary Life Member. As of 2021, only 42 Members have been so honored.