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.
The Complete History of the Records Program
The intentions of the Club in establishing and popularizing a big game scoring and record keeping system were greater than arriving at a score, and honoring animals and hunters. The beginnings of record keeping had other purposes, conservation and the recovery of our big game species, and insisting on ethical sportsmanship.
Honoring Where We’ve Been
In 2022, both the Boone and Crockett Club’s National Collection of Heads and Horns and one of B&C’s great partners, Federal Premium Ammunition, celebrated their centennial anniversaries. The building that housed the National Collection was dedicated in May 1922 and marked a critical time in turning the tide toward wildlife conservation. Federal Cartridge Company was incorporated in April…